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Our Planet Recycling

3.8 (29 reviews)
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Anna T.

This place is great for recycling cans, glass and bottles with a decent payout. Park in the lot, sort your recycles in their cans, then get in line to have them weighed. A receipt will be printed which you will take to the cashier. The receipt will say to have change ready to round up the amount due to you. If you don't have the change, a voucher will be issued for the coins since they pay in bills only. Wear gloves. Their cans are very dirty.

Recyclables sorted by customers on right goes into the cages and down the chute to be compacted
Elaine Y.

Pros: Long, open hours Commercial & non-commercial welcomed Will take bottles with caps on Cons: Residual Juice/Soda coated everything Little parking Loud operation We come maybe once a year to try and cash in on our little recycling pile at home. We used to go to a local Safeway, but the operation closed. It also wasn't nearly as efficient as this center. When you first drive into the lot, there isn't much parking space, so many people just pull over somewhere. Everyone was fairly accommodating even if a car had to block his/her own for a moment in time. Once you get out, the raw stench of recyclables/garbage will hit you. There's no avoiding it, but you will adapt. Here are some tips: 1. Bring earplugs. As you get closer to the recycling processing area, it is incredibly loud and the sound of crashing metals and glass is jarring. 2. Bring gloves and maybe wipes. Everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING is coated in a million layers residual dried liquids making it all super sticky. When you finish the hand sanitizer they provide will just look like a joke. 3. Sort completely. While you wait, make sure recyclables are fully sorted by crv (aluminum cans, plastics, amber glasses, clear glasses, etc). If not, you'll be asked to pull off to the side at the front. This center will take bottles with caps on. You also don't need to grab the green bins if your bags are hearty enough to hold the weight while being lifted (think heavy duty black bags). Any bag that may spill over should be put into the green bins though. 4. Go with a friend. This is optional, but once we were at the front for processing, I peeled off to the next line to redeem the cash voucher. By the time my dad's recycle weight was processed, I was first in line for voucher redemption. It saved us some time. After giving everything a good wipe down (hands, shoes, even the car interior for good measure) we were able to continue on our day with little interruption. Some, more enclosed, recycling centers will make you smell like a dumpster diver coming out, but you won't have that ill consequence here. We just spun around the corner to the Alemany farmer market to be honest. Would come back to this center for future recycling efforts.

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Soledad M.

Stopped into this place on Saturday last week - I called first actually didn't get through as it's a recording. but I checked online and it seem pretty good . What the heck, I've been looking for a recycling center in San Francisco for months. I went ahead and I headed over and spoke to some people that were unloading their cars w bags of cans and plastic and I asked how the procedure went there. They were very nice people and said all you do is have your cans with the cans or bottles with your bottles and plastic with a plastic and you do not need to crush the cans or water bottles. You get in line wait your turn. I system was quite fast. Workers are friendly and swift and polite. it was very easy , parking provided in the premises. I took in a total of 20 bags -- which I have accumulated through this pandemic (everything was closed). and I came out with $101 which was pretty surprising. I'll be back there as it was better than I expected. By the way, recology on tunnel avenue in San Francisco appears to be closed permanently. This is as of (5-12-2021) I have called weekly and this is what the phone clerk insinuate. Note: GO early , wear gloves, as it's kind of stinky wet place.

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5 years ago

Great recycling place! They are helpful, fast and easy to deal with. Their payouts are nice too!

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6 years ago

It was easy day and the workers are fast and friendly. This is the great place to maximize your recycle with big amount of money

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10 years ago

The Good :Open 7 days a week. Fast moving lines. Parking. The Bad: some of the regulars their can be a little weird.

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Good customer service, and a nicer place to spend your time than most recycling centers.

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9 years ago

Nothing special...they do what they need to do. It's not pretty, but they do their work efficiently and help generate a little extra income.

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7 years ago

just a bunch of good people.wishing them all.a happy thanksgiving merry christmas 2019...

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I've been coming here for years & it is the most organized recycling center I've ever been to.

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Is Our Planet Recycling open on Sunday's right now(06/21/20)?

The website says they are closed Sundays.

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Yes, they are still open as of today, 5/18/2021

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I wanted to express my gratitude to Rebecca for her exceptional service during a challenging…read moresituation over the weekend. My daughter had a birthday party, and we mistakenly placed all her gifts in a large black trash bag. Unfortunately, we mistakenly gave these bags to the garbage man, believing they were all trash. Upon returning home, we realized we couldn't find the gifts. I explained the situation to Rebecca and eventually she was able to locate the driver, who confirmed that the gifts were all crushed. This was devastating news to hear. The next morning, one of my friends messaged me, saying that Rebecca from Recology had reached out to her and wanted to get in touch with me. One of the packages had my friend's name and address on it. Rebecca was able to track and locate her on social media. After getting in touch with Rebecca, she was able to locate and retrieve the gifts. We drove over and were able to pick them up. Unfortunately, a few of the gifts were crushed, but they were still intact and in good condition. Rebecca went above and beyond to help us. She informed the driver to come back and went through the truck herself to check if the gifts were still there. All of the gifts were accounted for and she went through each and every bag to make sure nothing was missing. Her dedication and effort truly made a difference. I can't thank her enough for her exceptional service and for saving the day. I wanted to make sure she received the recognition she deserved. Thank you so much for everything!

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