Provided a fantastic rate and great experience with copper cable recycling. Genuinely kind people!read more

Best prices in town. Best service. They buy all metals and have a truck scale for quick service.read more

I am a sparkling water / Coke Zero fiend, and Cash For Cans is now subsidizing my addiction :)…read more Working from home has accelerated my accumulation of cans and bottles, and while recycling through my apartment's waste management has historically been the norm, I thought I would try Cash For Cans out. I went on a Saturday around 1pm and there was minimal wait - I was in and out within 10-15 minutes. The workers were helpful in guiding this newbie, and they have a super efficient process. After you sort your recyclables into the trash cans (recommend pre-sorting as others mention), a worker inside will weigh your respective loads, calculate the payment, and hand you a slip of paper with the amount. You then collect your payment outside. I believe the rates are similar if not the same as the 2020 image someone posted. For reference, I received ~$18 for 3 trash bags of cans and 2 trash bags of plastic bottles (not crushed). Did I expect more? Maybe. But still enough for two 12-packs of Coke Zero and a trip to the Taco Bell value menu!

1sr time here and I was a little overwhelmed bc I didnt know their procedure with selling cans and…read morebottles. Customer service was very helpful! Youngster, I forgot his named walked me through the whole process! His service was so good I tipped him $5. He was so surprised but he definitely deserved it! Will be back! PS, area is a little sketchy!

- Good stop for small and big jobs - Good prices and nice…read moreselection, displayed well - Amazing service, knowledgeable and helpful ( even younger guys like Messiah and Manny are respectful and understanding) I went with children and all the staff were considerate and friendly. It's an industrial space with large trucks coming through. I was able to landscape my entire front yard in two days with their supplies and some advice.

I've gone a couple of times with my husband to recycle clean concrete. It's super fast, pretty…read morereasonably priced and we were in and out fairly quickly. This is how it worked for us: you drive up onto the scale, they weigh your vehicle and ask what you're recycling, you pay and go to the area of what you're recycling. We backed up and tossed the clean concrete in the pile and then you just drive out. We've also purchased landscape rocks and for this you order the quantity you want at the main warehouse, they give you the receipt and then a worker puts the rock into your truck. Easy, peasy, lemon squeezy.

They were very helpful, answering all my questions . And dropping off my papers was so easyread more

Great service! Documents go in the shredder and one can watch on the portable camera that is…read moreattached to the shredding machine. Reasonable price.

I had a terrible experience at CalWest Recycling. The owner was incredibly rude and unprofessional…read morefrom start to finish. Not only was he cursing at me, but he also called me a "dick," which is completely unacceptable behavior for someone running a business. To make matters worse, I was instructed to unload and move my own pallet of batteries for recycling. After I had already done the work, I was suddenly told I couldn't continue because I was wearing Birkenstocks. If that was actually a safety policy, one of the employees could have easily told me before I started unloading instead of waiting until I was finished. When I was told I had to wait in my car, I simply walked over to my vehicle, and the owner continued insulting me by calling me a "dick" as I left. Customer service and basic professionalism were completely absent. There are plenty of other recycling businesses that treat their customers with respect. I would definitely recommend taking your business elsewhere.

Called in for a price on clean copper and once I arrived to location they said owner wasn't there…read moreand they gave me a different price per lb on the copper. Man said he was going based off what was in the computer. After seeing the price difference I wanted to separate the copper to make a couple extra dollars since I had it mixed. I asked the man handling the transactions that told me a different price on the copper if he can lend me some clippers and he said he cant let me borrow them yet he had my ID and I was going to do it right in front of him. Words cant explain how frustrated I was. I ended up taking a loss at the end of the day and affected me mentally due to financial struggles.

This is always my first choice for a recycling center in Oakland, they have a private lot, pay the…read morehighest prices per pound, and accept almost every kind of glass or metal you could possibly want to sell. You don't need an ID to recycle small amounts of glass or aluminum here, but be sure to bring all the proper identification and paperwork to recycle large amounts of copper or scrap metal. Also, time your visit properly, if you come during lunch or break hours expect a moderate wait time before you get service.

My husband and I took two huge garbage bags of plastic bottles and aluminum cans for recycling…read more They have large receptacle containers for us to separate the plastics from the aluminum items. The business may not be in the best area of Oakland, but it is the best in paying us for recycling compared to other places. Our two bags netted us $9.50. We're content with their service.

This is a friendly and easy location to drop off recycling. They take aluminum can, all types of…read moreplastics but not glass. The staff will give you easy to load containers and give detailed receipt. As of June 2026 I earned $1.60 per pound of aluminum. They paid me in cash on the spot.

Quick and tentative. Employees were more than willing to help and prices are fair. One of the best…read moreplaces to trade in your bags.

Ok! Monday it was!…read more Got here during their lunch. When they open, you just go inside, grab a cart with available bins & sort out your recycle. The bins are very dirty so I suggest using gloves & bringing hand sanitizer. Plastic bottles: They advice removing the caps from the bottles. You just take them off & keep them in the bin with the bottles. No biggie. Glass bottles: They don't usually accept them. Since it was my first time, I didn't know this. Instead they put glass in the bigger containers, raised & moved around forklifts. The workers are quite friendly & helpful. The man helped me & explained everything. You will need a valid ID in order to get a receipt. There is a little window labeled "CASHIER." When you get the receipt, the window is blocked off with blinds. Someone is behind but you never see their face. They pointed at the signature part of the receipt with a gloved finger. Moments later, they just hand you the money... and that's it! The homeless people are quite harmless. They didn't bother or harass me. So it's all right. I actually enjoyed my experience. :) Fair warning!!!! They are moving glass bottles with a forklift, lifting heavy bins full of glass bottles that shatter loudly! So bring earplugs at your discretion.

This place has been super hard to contact. Since COVID I understand they have been closed but as…read morethings slowly re-open I can't seem to get a hold of anyone to see if they're accepting recycling from the public. I've tried to call and email from their website and have gotten no response from them. Prior to COVID this place was great. Friendly workers and easy to drop of recycling.

This place is crazy busy. You have to be aggressive to get someone's attention. For a large bin…read morewave someone down. For smaller stuff go grab a cart from the alley. They do give the best prices in town

Alco metal recycling is pretty good in pricing but once you drop your Metal off, they will want to…read moresee your ID take a picture of you get your signature and your fingerprint which I think is not safe to give out other than that. The prices are really good and the workers are very respectful.

My go to for metal recycling! Highly recommend! Can get kind of busy so get there early!read more

A great resource for keeping metal out of landfills. They pay by the Pound, but I usually opt to…read moreflag down and pass my my scraps to one of the trucks waiting outside the facility.