Drove out of my way to get here before closing. Turns out it is now SOS RECYCLE CENTER, and of…read morecourse with totally different hours than what's listed for C&J Recycling. It's still right behind Del Taco in the parking lot though as someone previously mentioned. I'm posting pictures so people know and can find this yelp review to avoid wasting time and gas. I'm sure they are great people, but have no notice of this. They need to update all this online and hopefully this gives them their own "SOS" message to get to it!! Quite literally.

This place was terrible. The scale readouts were located where you couldn't read them. The amount…read moreI received was far lower than any other recycling place I have been to in Bakersfield.

I go to sos recycle monthly and ALWAYS have a good experience. I have been to multiple locations…read moreand the staff is friendly and facility is clean. I would recommend sos for your recycling needs!

They were open on a Saturday morning. They were the ONLY recycler who was available. Not sure why…read morenobody else was willing to take my cans and bottles. At any rate, efficient, pleasant people, and the folks who were waiting with me were very pleasant. I had to move their bins about 25 yards because of how busy they were. Wish they were open even earlier, but that is a mild complaint.

Awesome service. They came to the car and even took things out of the trunk for me. They recycle…read morejust about anything, except for the alkaline batteries I had, which I took to the Kern Bulk Waste office. It was free for the items I dropped off. I highly recommend them.

I have taken recycling here several times now. Someone has always come to my car before I can even…read moreget out. Each visit I have been greeted in a very friendly manner. Also they have removed my recycling from my car. Service here is great! Thanks Alianza Recycling!

I took 3 huge sheets of clean MLC aluminum. Measuring 115 1/8in x 54 1/4in 2 3/8in, 99 7/8 x 54…read more1/4in x 2 3/8in, & 99 7/8in x 39 7/8in x 2 3/8in. All 1/4 of an inch thick. They paid it as if it was painted aluminum, which is less than clean MLC aluminum. I went to MEC Recycling and took the rest of the clean mlc I had left, and they paid it right. I suggest you skip this place and go over to MEC Recycling instead!! They were very helpful and, most of all, honest.

Very easy process to recycling. Very helpful and cheerful staff. I would recommend this business…read more Very fair on prices.

This location was referred by a local tire company to recycle some rims. Great service and…read morefriendly employees. Easy in and out. It's close to WM recycling center on south Betteravia. I'll be using them more often.

This place rips you off. I went in with 2 large black bags of smashed cans along with 4 bags of…read moreplastics today. They only payed me for half of the cans. I was recommended the place by a coworker but he said after the fact that you have to record them to keep them honest.

They do not do document shredding as Yelp led me to believe. Waste of time and fuel. I ended up as…read moret ADS in SW Bakersfield and they were very professional and reasonable.

From the owner: As a leading recycling company in Bakersfield, California, we are dedicated to promoting…read moreenvironmental responsibility and serving the community we proudly call home.