Good place to bring your returnable bottles and cans for a refund. The staff are friendly. Counting…read moreis quick and accurate. If you're like me and prefer to use your own bags or bins, rather than having to purchase proprietary bags, South Portland Redemption Center is a good option in a convenient location.

A fantastic resource in Portland. A place to recycle almost everything in your house. My favorite…read moreis leaves and brush. So easy to check in and unload. The staff is always friendly and polite. The ability to pick up loam and mulch which is made on site I believe is a service. Just drive up and they do the work to load your truck.

Often closed when they are supposed to be open. When they are open usually there is a long line,…read morewait time of an hour or so sometimes. They don't accept all returnables.

Very nice, reliable staff. Some staff make conversation, others do not, that doesn't really bother…read moreme either way. In general, people move pretty quickly through here, so I'm never left waiting for too long. I do think the area where cars line up could be larger somehow, or if there were some more organized way to do this, but overall, given the space they have, they do a pretty good job managing. The counts are usually on par, and they pay in cash. Very easy and convenient.

Arrived today (Sunday) at 3:45pm to redeem 6 grocery bags of cans and bottles. I brought in 3 bags…read morethen went out to get the other 3. The manager came outside and warned me not to bring in any more bottles because they close at 4:00pm and will not allow anyone to put a bottle into the machines after that; told me I'd have to cart all my bottles back out again. I could have done them all in the 15 minutes but I told him I would go in and get my bottles and leave. Basically, he told me not to bother and that customer service was the last thing on their mind. I've been patronizing this redemption center every two weeks for the three years we've lived in Old Orchard Beach and I will not go back... ever. I recommend never going here because you're rewarding bad service and rude management.

The facility is very clean and the staff is more than willing to help when needed. Each machine…read moretakes all types of containers and that that the machine won't the counter help at cash out of your receipt does do.

Family affair business with a competent young woman at the helm. Her father and helper took apart a…read moresleeper sofa that was assembled and had been brought in through a window. They were very efficient and careful with dismantling and removal (through the house, not a window!) The cost was reasonable, particularly considering the recycling part--they reassemble sofa beds and donate them.

From the owner: We strive to recycle most of what we get! Whether it be donated, reused, or repurposed we strive…read moreto keep things out of landfills!

This is a well organized, well groomed business. All signs are detailed in what can and cannot be…read morerecycled. Price lists are fair. Staff is always pleasant and professional. If unable to recycle item(s), referrals are often made. Thank you for keeping our city clean.

Great place but the Swap Shop has gone to hell. They used to stock serviceable items people could…read moreuse. Now it's filled with cast-off trinkets from your great aunt's attic. And moldy books.

Like bottle return great way to save money and drop off close by for me nice to see money…read moreaccumulated in my account so if I am short on cash during the week I have my Clyick to fall cack on great idea.

1. Door tension on the container is very dangerous and can cause injury. My daughter was helping…read moreme hold the door (it takes two to manage the bag and the door) and when she let go it caught her hair and pulled a large chunk out. I wrote to Clynk and they said they would sevice the doors... never happened. 2. Yesterday, I went to drop of 3 large bags... container full except for one door accessible. After unloading my bags, it would not open. Then the Clynk truck comes and waits for me to put my bags back in car and move. Asked if he could take them for me..."nope. You gotta come back later." 3. Not accessible for all users.

Great facilities, and the tour was both fun and informative! If you're a local, or want to know…read moremore about how recycling works then you'll like these guys.

Do you know where your trash and recycles go? I toured ECO Maine today and I must say it is an…read moreamazing place.when you first enter the lot, you notice bales of plastic, metal cardboard and paper. Did you know that there are seven different types of plastic am that can be recycled. I also learned that until recently we shipped all of our bales of paper to China. They aren't taking any paper now, however ECO Maine is hoping they open up again soon, as they are storing all the paper at the plant. bext, We toured the facility itself and what a remarkable place. You see conveyors moving items arond. You see magnets attracting metal. You see air puffing only on certain types of plastic containers separating them. You even see people hand separating the items. My biggest thrill out of all there dynamic machines was the front loader pushing and lifting recycled items onto the conveyor belt. I just brought the kid out of me as I remembered playing with those Tonka Trucks. As the tour wound down I saw where all the trash ends up. It gets put in a hopper that is six, count them, six stories high. There the trash falls into one of two incinerators that heats up to 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit and burns into an ash. Unfortunately, no one has invented a good use for this ash, so it simply gets put in a land fill. This tour has opened my eyes as to how much goes into my recycles and trash once they leave my curb. I will certainly work hard at making sure items end up where they are supposed to!