I came here on a weekday afternoon and there were not many people here. There were several staff…read morecasually walking around and after speaking to one of them, I was finally getting helped. He grabbed a couple of bins over to my trunk and told me to unload. A few seconds later, another car drove in and the same worker immediately walked over to help him unload his cans instead. Maybe the guy was a frequent customer but damn, the differential treatment was hella obvious. The worker helped him unload everything and helped him carry everything to the weighing station. It all happened so quick that he even skipped me in line. When I was done unloading, I asked for some help carrying the bins over to the weighing stations (as I saw workers help other people), but I was just told to carry the glass bottle bins myself. Umm sure that would make sense if the other customers small in stature like me too but they were literally men who seemed big enough to not need the help. Regardless, they're nicer if you know Spanish. They're friendlier if you've buddied up with them before. Ironically the workers make it seem like some boy's club catering to their own yet their bosses are Asian. It's too much of a hassle dealing with their behavior that I'd much rather recycle elsewhere next time.

My neighbors and I had missed a week of recycling pick-up in our neighborhood, so I figured I'd…read morejust let it collect for another week then take it elsewhere to get recycled with a little cash in return. Danny's Recycling Center was a sufficient option. The process was quick and fairly easy, though I did need a little bit of instruction since it was my first time here. Luckily there were plenty of staff to help out on a Saturday afternoon. Basically, once you enter, you park in the spaces on the right hand side. Then bring out your recycling and organize your items in large bins (the typical commercial round plastic trash cans) which are provided by staff. Next, they walk the bins to the machine which counts and crushes your recyclables (you can watch it go up the conveyor belt and come out the other side). Afterward, they give you a slip of paper with numbers printed on it, and you take this to the cashier windows across from the machinery where it is exchanged for cash and a receipt to sign (along with a customer copy). It was a very straightforward process. I was paid by weight (per pound) for my aluminum cans, but paid per item for my plastics, probably cuz I had less than 15 bottles. A stress free experience overall.

Attentive and helpful staff. Even when it's busy, the lines move quickly and smoothy. Highly…read morerecommended place to recycle. Just make sure the CRV labels aren't off the bottles and cans and to pre-sort to make it easier on everyone especially the hard working staff.

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Can-Do Spirit A…read morelocal chain of five recycling centers located throughout the Bay Area, with this one being in SJ's Cambrian neighborhood. Normally, I couldn't care less about saving cans to turn in, but about six months ago I got tired of the old lady who takes the cans from our bin every week, and I decided, "Why don't we start saving them instead of giving away money?" Let's see how that idea turned out: The Good: * Convenient location at the Lunardi's shopping center on Branham & Meridian. * Lots of free parking. * They pay you cash on the barrel-head. No checks, no electronic payments. Just cold hard cash. * Open seven days a week. * Employees were affable enough, even though they seldom look at you, let alone say anything to you. But, I will say, I don't mind dispensing with pleasantries on occasion. The Meh: * Arrived shortly after opening and we still had to wait over an hour to finally turn our cans in. This place is always busy. * Closed between 1 - 1:30 for lunch. The Ugly: * One of the bad things with collecting cans is you have to store them someplace in the meantime, and my garage is only so big and it gets to be a real PiTa after a while. * Now, I'm not saying that they're scamming you, but their method for tracking the weight of all your stuff is very, very suspicious. They just weigh it, but I don't see them log the numbers down on anything. So how they come up with the final weight and dollar amount is a mystery to me, unless the dude handling the scale has a photographic memory. Which is possible. Unlikely, but possible. Conclusion: Well, I've had some pretty hare-brained schemes in the past, but this might be up there. Six months' worth of cans (2 1/2 of their bins full) and we got a measly $20! Hell, it wasn't even $20--$19.85, to be exact. The moral of the story is, if your time is worth more than $20/hr then just leave the can turning in to the old lady.

We've been going to Jado for a while. It's more convenient that other places, plus it's close to…read morehome. Similar to other locations, the aluminum cans are $1.65/lb. On this particular day, on a Monday afternoon, it was quite busy. It is generally in and out and quick. All the times we've been here, we haven't received bad service. They're just doing their job and they do work hard, Be sure to put a tip in their can to show your appreciation. We always do.

Favorite place to recycle cans. I had tried using those Olyns machines before but every time I…read morewould go, they'd be broken or get full before my turn in line. I only use the can machine here. It doesn't matter if the cans are crushed or not -- it's by weight. Just bring your cans over to the guy who helps place them in the machine to weigh them. It's super quick. Then you take your receipt to the Cashier to cash out. The line can get long, but I've never waited more than 10 minutes if there are 4 or 5 people in front of me. People who work here are really chill and nice. My mom is addicted to drinking diet sodas, so the equivalent of about 3 trash bags of her cans (about 8 pounds) made me $14! Someone's trash can be another person's treasure.

Since I recycle at RTRC but once a year, I have to re-learn their process which includes lots of…read moregrunting and pointing. With every section you visit (ie. cans, plastic, glass, scrap metal), you receive a receipt which you keep. When you're done visiting the different stations, you take all your receipts to the cashier, who moves at the pace of a sloth, show your ID, sign a document, and receive your recycle cash. When I come here, one of my biggest gripes is that I take the time to separate my recyclables in bags and the employees throw them in a container with either cans falling out or glass bottles breaking when they don't make it into the weighing container and I lose out on my weight. Because I want to reclaim all the CRV that I paid on my wine bottles, distilled water bottles, and cans and plastic from my last party, I begrudgingly come here year after year. Recycling on a weekday is less crowded than a weekend. Lastly, be careful of all the fork lifts zooming about and people parking.

I dropped off a load of my electronics stuffs this morning based on the yelp's high rating. It's…read moretrue, they were very helpful! Thanks!

Well organized and very easy to drop things off. The workers are very cordial and helpful. Will…read moredefinitely continue using this service.

First, the official name is the Stanford Recycling Dropoff. It's open to the general public,…read morealthough as of Nov 2018, a Stanford online ID is required to access its website - go figure! I've uploaded photos of ALL the different dropoff container signs - as you can see, they want everything fully sorted by type. It's a great place, though, with easy car access off Serra Drive and no charge for parking or to leave recyclables. Big thanks to Stanford for making this available to the community!

I'm only giving the two stars because I can't see where to report that they are closed and doesn't…read moreeveryone love to read a low rating? Oh yes you do. So this is a great place when it's open but since Covid 19 came along they have had to close temporarily. A call today revealed that they have no idea when they will reopen as it's up to the County Health Officer. Save yourself a trip. All of heir social media indicates they are open. They are not. The phone number on the website is an outgoing message only so don't bother unless you want to know what they don't accept (None of it! Cuz we're closed!) The number for updates from a live and very tired sounding person is 650-322-4236

Starting at the beginning of 2013, they request you to remove all lids and caps from plastic and…read moreglass bottles prior to turning them in for redemption. A little more work, but that's okay. If you want to maximize your return, remember to separate by 50 pieces of each type (glass, plastic, tin, aluminum) and either you'll get $2.50 or $5 per 50.

Open Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Place gets very busy so I usually go an hour or so…read morebefore closing time. Keep in mind there is a constant sour smell from all the recyclable drippings that seems to be on everything such as ground, containers that they use to weigh recyclables and the surrounding bins full of recyclables. I really haven't figured out why we pay full price for CRV items but when I take them to the recycler I'm paid less for my bulk recyclables. Everything is weighed separately but still I always feel like I'm getting ripped off. Well I guess its the way of the world...pay Peter and be robbed by Paul. I think its a better deal to save up 50 items each of plastic bottles, glass bottles and aluminum cans cuz if you cash in that way at least they will pay full CRV price but then on the other hand you are limited.

I come here approximately twice a month with our cans, bottles and glass. They have a QR code to…read morescan with instructions on how to do everything in an efficient way. It's busy but they move pretty quickly and I have no complaints. I'm helping the environment and getting back some of what I paid previously. They also have a wash station and hand sanitizer to use. Win win!

My second time coming here, the staff more courteous & helpful. When 2 workers seen that I was…read moreapproaching slowly with a cane. The other worker alert the other worker with my disability. They gave me 2 bins. I got 2 more kitchen size thrash bag left in the car. Coz I could only carry 2 bags with me. When I came back I needed 2 more empty bins but it's hard to pull out the bins when it's 4 to 5 bins are all piled up. The worker seen I was struggling, he did helped me. ***First time I came here, 12/16/2023. When I emptied the thrash bag into the bin. Plastic bottles went all the place I had a hard time picking it up coz I have my cane on my other hand. ***The next customer was a couple I did heard the wife asked her husband to helped me picked them up A guy kind of supervising the lady at the express lane. When the lady handed my receipt. The guy didn't wait till I'm safe out of the way. He did yelled at my face for the next customer. I found it so rude. And no planning on coming back here. But Coz of my disability, I have no choice, this recycle place is close to my house