I've become responsible for a Hoarder House. My hoarder loves dumpster diving and bringing home pieces of metal to keep in the yard. I load up the pickup and drop off the metal rubble at Sims on Industrial because they have a Donations dumpster conveniently located up front. Every time I visit, a pleasant smiling man sees this little old lady hard at work and offers to help me. Their customer service is something to cheer a person up. read more

I had some copper from a plumbing remodel and the pricing was fair. The workers were all very helpful and kind, directing me to a location that buys back aluminum cans. What really stands out about the people working at this location is their willingness to help when my car would not start following my transaction. They tried with a couple of different pieces of heavy equipment and heavy duty cables, to no avail. Very friendly and went out of their way to get me on my way, even after they closed and their shifts ended. I am grateful for the kindness of the people working here. read more

My co-worker, and I, came to this facility to recycle some end-of-life equipment. Since this facility accepted it without us having to pay for disposal, we gladly waited in the line to enter the yard - a little patience was needed because they only have one lane to enter and exit the yard. When entering the yard, they told us that we needed to wear hardhats, and told us to use the ones they had on a shelf by the entrance. If I had known about this requirement, I would have bought my own. Once properly hatted, we offloaded our items under a canopy, which reminded me of a circus tent. Afterwards, we got back into our van and drive to the line for the exit, which was another test of patience. There really wasn't much contact with the workers there. This just told us the place to go to and reminded us of the hat rule. It was basically self-disposal and patience to get in and out! I would return again in for disposal of used machinery because they do not charge us! Also, McDonald's is across the street from this facility - great place for a nice cup of coffee after this visit to the yard! read more

Sims Metal - Hayward - A mountain of recylables behind me! - Recycling Center Near Me - Hayward, California

My first time and everyone was very helpful and organized! I hope they never stop recycling because since Covid, most businesses out there are no longer recycling. I don't understand why if you take precautions and get vaccinated, there is no reason to stop recycling services. Unless these businesses don't want to bother with it anymore read more

This place sucks they took my photo finger print Id, license plate I dumped steel muffler 45lbs spend 15 mints got paid 1.75cents treated me like criminal never go to any recycle please again they are all same shy....t read more

Sims Metal - Hayward - They took my photo finger print photo of my ID , license plate I dumped muffler 45lbs steel I got paid 1.75 cents wasting time - Recycling Center Near Me - Hayward, California

Negative or no stars at all. Here at 2:30pm on a Friday, Gates are closed, no one is here and it supposed to close at 3pm. Shame on them. *Dumping heavy metals for recycling to get $ back. read more

This place is a rip off!! I cant believe these people i was just ripped off by them. I had a aluminum awning and they only paid 120 lbs of it. It was at least double 120 lbs!! They said i could reload it and they would weigh it again we dont have time for this bullshit so we just got paid on the 120lbs they were not even busy there is no excuse why they didnt write the weight down. The employees must be pocketing the difference. I will never come back here ever again. Horrible company!!! read more

THIS IS THE BEST PLACE EVER!!! Try taking it elsewhere and you will see ...This place pays Top Dollar and takes EVERYTHING. No taking caps off plastic,,No Bullshit... BEST PLACE EVER.... read more

Kind and quick. Recycled our cans, glass bottles, and plastics and enjoyed the experience and they have a relatively higher return

Short hours, rude staff, low prices, open only 7 hours a day and then closed for one hour for lunch -- in a hurry oh well just wait -- got there at around 3PM within normal hours but told they were closed come back another day -- for best metal prices try Schnitzer Steel on Oakland waterfront end of Market St. read more

First: This review is for the Redwood City Seaport Blvd location. My husband is a small contractor and was sick of PAYING to dump water heaters and appliances at the local dumps. Another contractor friend recommended trying Sims. He's been going for a while now...but last week I got to tag along! It was so FUN! (Granted, the dumps is one of my favorite places to go...EVER!) The men were super friendly, dumping of small appliances is free and if you bring scrap metal a ton at a time they pay you! I even got a PINK hardhat to wear while I watched the men upload the van. It was a good experience. You even get to drive through a NUCLEAR WASTE detector. So high tech! read more

Every time I come here the cashier are always rude. She is miserable person to deal with. Always trying to give you less than what it is worth at the weigh station. read more

They've definitely cleaned this place up recently! Fresh paint, better prices, and the employees are friendly. If you're recycling more than cans and bottles be prepared to have your ID. I feel very comfortable recycling here because you can tell they follow the law. When I first went here they were more than willing to show me the ropes, it made for a very comfortable first visit. Recommended! read more

I took my mom to Sims because she had some recycling to do. Happy to say that the service provided by the 2 ladies in the office was amazing. They were so professional and upbeat. I'll definitely come back to this location! read more

Fast and good system. Go to dump out cans and bottles in machines first. Then being tickets to lady in another station to sign. Then bring to an ATM-like machine for payout. Don't need to unscrew bottle caps, but separate glass bottles by color. read more

As of July 27, 2018- No longer accepts aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and glass bottles.

This place is a joke. They close on week days at 3pm and aren't open over the weekend! So I must take my business somewhere else... How do you make money closing so early! read more

Excellent place to recycle CRV cans, glass and plastic bottles. After Safeway shutdown their's and Lucky's took almost an hour, this place is 5 stars as it took only 10 minutes! Only two people in line on a Tuesday afternoon, unlike the other's where you might be fifth or sixth in line. I found the scanner a little hard to read my ticket, but got it on the third try and there's $37.00 @ $2/lb which is pretty good! read more

The cement speed bump at their entrance is too high and can easily damage the bottom of your vehicle unless you go EXTREMELY slow and angle your car to avoid damage. Once inside the overall service is very good. read more

Its a good place to sell your recyclings,but i am little concern about the way they weigh your items,and the accuracy of weight is questionable,the empty containers are not confirmed and you dont know how they charging you...and the Spanish Guy on the scale has big attitude as well..using the excuse of NO ENGLISH...and will do as he want to do...and off course you are not paid by the actual weight of your items....Please shop around always..... read more