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    Recycling Spot

    3.7 (61 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    1 year ago

    Close to Costco, what else can you ask for? They also take wine bottles, and milk cans

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    6 months ago

    Convenient, right behind Costco in Irvine. Their posted hours don't match the online times.

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    4 years ago

    Cheaper payout compared to valley locations. Not friendly people at all, so one feels robbed and cheated.

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    3 years ago

    There was no wait. I was in and out of there within 5 minutes. The employee even helped me sort through my different kinds of recyclables !

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    The quickest recycling spot I've been to. And it's great that they also recycle milk jugs. Will be back again.

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    7 years ago

    Great service. Easy location. Fair trade prices. Now that Replanet closed down, look for them to get busy.

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    Hate this place, long wait time.and half the time they are not accepting glass or plastic because their containers are full.

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    Do I need to separate the plastics by type e.g. HDPE, PPE, etc and by CA CRV, or just lump them together?

    Yes. Material need to be separate. And prices are different.

    Do you recycle cardboard boxes?

    No. Not at all

    Do they recycle corrugated carton?

    No. Not at all

    I have aluminum chairs that I don't need anymore. Do you guys recycle that as well? It's about 20-25 aluminum chairs.

    No. We don't but there are other bigger recycling centers that take them. We only accept CRV materials.

    Do they recycle plastic grocery bags?

    We don’t recycle plastic grocery bags. Take them to any grocery store and they can help you recycle them.

    Do I need to separate my cans and plastic bottles before getting there?

    Yes please.

    Do they pay by the piece or by the pound?

    We count up to 50 per material. Anything over 50 pieces we pay by weight.

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    It is a little different than replanet as they separate plastic and aluminum in orange mesh bins and glass in blue trash cans.

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    Ponce Recycling Center - Hours and pricing as of June 2025

    Ponce Recycling Center

    (16 reviews)

    I got to this spot 8:55am (5mins before their posted opening time) and no employees to be seen :(…read more I waited until 9:10am then 2 workers pulled into the lot and strolled over. Ricardo, that opened the bin, saw i was waiting first and i asked him how much time he needed to get ready to open and he said '5 minutes and I'll help you out' so i waited for him before starting to stack my bottles. While he was setting up, I asked if it was okay if I gave them a case waters that they can keep for the heat and he said ok, took the waters, then walked away from the bin and stared a conversation with some towing guy nearby. The other guy (Angel i think? It was hard to understand his words) finally mustered the courage to come to work as well, and he put out the barrels and asked who was first and everyone pointed at me. I said I was ready--then he proceeded to help out the 2 other customers :( 'Angel' and 'Ricardo' were disappointing on this Friday Aug 22, 2025. I am no judge of their character but the odor they had, the slurring in their speech, and the speed at which they moved woulda had me guessing they were hungover or drugs :( I'm not even sure they typed in the numbers correctly--the way they both were standing there staring at the keyboard. Maybe the waters shoulda went to some homeless folks...

    I've had nothing but exceptional service here with Angel and Ricardo. They go out of their way to…read moreassist clients with the bins and have always been personable, patient, and professional. This location is very convenient, and since many communities don't offer recycling bins in the area, you can collect your $ back by ensuring you take your recyclables to the right place. Even though the lines can be a bit long at times, it always moves at a quick pace. There are definitely many regulars that return to this center, which speaks for the quality and efficiency of its services.

    Global Metal Recycling

    Global Metal Recycling

    (47 reviews)

    Santa Ana, Ca. One of the things I do to occupy my time…read moresince retirement is to strip clean, copper wire and brass products. I kind of like doing it and Global pays cash right after weigh in. I have settled on Global as my only recycle business because of horribly dishonest experiences with several other recycle establishments. One place even had rigged scales. Global offers up the latest competitive prices, and while on any given day you might find a higher price, it just might not be worth it. I've become familiar with the Global process, I know to use the wheeled containers for metals, NOT the cages. For small amounts, your 5 gal. Bucket is fine, they know how much it weighs, and they return it to you. After weigh in, take your ticket to the cashier window and slip it under the window with your drivers license. Get paid and leave. If it's your first time here you may have to wait several days for your money, after that you're good to go! The receipt you get breaks down the weight and price for each group of metals. It's not immediately understandable, but with a bit of study it makes sense.

    For about 7 years I have been coming here dropping off copper, usually best price hands down…read more Today was not one of those days, the boys working the line are incompetent, copper heat exchangers same ones I have been turning in for 7 years they decided today they were bronze and robbed me of several 100 dollars, their response.... You can pack it all back up.... Its was nearly 1000lb of copper they decided wasn't copper and knew I wouldn't want to load that all back up. Unreal criminal crooks. They are copper heat exchangers all day every day from pool heaters not bronze or brass or whatever else they wanna call it that day. Only reason they get 2 stars is they have a good track record but not today. Hopefully this is one bad day..... w one idiot working and they re train him properly. I'll try once more once I get another large load. I've sent countless coworkers here for copper recycling won't be doing that anymore. Shady business today shady business

    Ponce Recycling - Recycle

    Ponce Recycling

    (28 reviews)

    Fast, clean, and friendly service every time. I have never waited more than ten minutes, even when…read moreit is busy. The staff is always helpful and quick to answer questions if you are not sure what qualifies. They took the time to explain what to keep and what actually pays out, especially with the newer California rules that now include more container types. I had no idea that one gallon juice jugs, wine boxes, and other odd-shaped containers are now eligible for CRV. Good to know. The process is simple. Signs are clear. Sort your material, they weigh it and pay cash on the spot.

    I strongly believe this location is not accurately paying people for their recycled goods…read more Consistently I have received FAR less than I was owed based on their listed prices. Today I brought in 4 & 1/2 trash bags full of items which consisted of one whole trash bin full of aluminum cans, one half trash bin full of plastic #1 and one half trash bin full of plastic #2 as well as a handful of glass items. Usually I could get anywhere from $8 (MINIMUM) to $12 depending on the items/price/etc. But I received $3.85 for it all. I asked to confirm with the person running the recycling area whether or not they included all of my items because it looked a lot less than it was supposed to be and they assured me that they did. On the receipt it shows a lot of my items have been zeroed out meaning they didn't pay me for what they should have paid me for. Instead they chose to scrap it or something else. When I go to a alternate location of this exact company I get twice as much money consistently. Someone at one of these locations is doing something severely wrong, whether that be overpaying at one location or severely underpaying patrons at one location. It's infuriating. I wasted my time and my effort and potentially my money because I turned in recycling that only netted me less than $4. This is ridiculous.

    Recycling Spot - recyclingcenter - Updated May 2026

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