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SOS Recycling

3.9 (20 reviews)

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John M.

I'ver been to many recycle places, this one is convenient, fast and easy, helpful staff!

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Tiana L.

Arrived at 5:15pm on Friday Dec.1st and they were already locking the gate. Took me 45 min to drive to this recycling center. Bummer and waste of gas. Please update your hours. Guy I talked to closing up the gate was really nice and apologized and lmk he will be talking to business about updating to correct operating hours. He was exceptionally nice.

Gabe O.

My last two regular recycling locations had closed and I fortunately found SOS nearby. I appreciate that there is plenty of available parking on the street as well as inside the property. The staff is always quick. Plus, I always make sure to have my bottles, plastic, and aluminum pre-sorted and it definitely helps to make sure I get in and get out.

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Great staff and friendly workers and very helpful. This is one of the few recycling centers that does a wonderful job.

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Amazing hardworking people. Really glad I found something close by. Will come back for certain.

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3 years ago

Excellent service and fast .Hours are great . I get the cash from my Recycable's and enjoy the rest of my day s ahead .

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5 years ago

Since they replaced the original cashier / front guy , this place is more comfortable . Staff is great and Helpful..

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Since I was nearby on an errand and had some recycling in the trunk, I searched for a nearby…read morerecycling center and this came up. It's in the same plaza as Ralphs, off of Emerson Ave. This isn't my usual recycling place. So it was a surprise to me to find out that they accept wine bottles and even those Ragu jars! (Be sure to clean the inside since the workers have to break it down themselves.) My regular recycling center didnt take those so I've been just tossing it in the trash. (My garbage company says they will separate it out but somehow I am skeptical.) Since finding this place, I've been bringing all of my wine bottles and glass jars here. As for the value when it comes to these glass items, I'm not sure if I am getting a fair price or not since I have nothing to compare it to. But at least in my situation, I am getting a little something instead of absolutely nothing when I toss it in the trash. The lines go quickly at this location. It's definitely a shorter wait time compared to my usual place. And the staff here are friendly. I've been back and will keep coming back!

I have been coming here for the past two years mainly because it is convenient and close to my…read morehouse. It's at the parking lot right next to Ralph's with about 6 parking spots right in front of it. The people working there are nice. They go on lunch break from 12pm-1pm I believe. Last time I did go about after 1pm and they were not there yet so keep that in mind. They now take glass bottles individually instead of by weight and the pricing changed since my last visit but I don't pay too much attention to the prices since this is just extra money to me. The process is easy - just separate your cans, bottles, and glass. This location doesn't take gallon milk cartons but the montebello location does.

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I usually go to the Monterey park location and did not realize they have a location in San Gabriel!…read moreThe service was good! And the wait wasn't too bad! Would definitely come back here to recycle my bottles and cans.

This is my go to recycling center. There is only one guy working there so be patient. There is…read moreusually a line of people who wait, so to secure your spot, start by placing a few bags that you can hold and bring them over to the line. I brought a small dolly with glass bottles and a little bit of plastic bottles and 4 cans (which i gave to someone who collected more than me). Pro tip: separate your glass by color. Brown, green, clear, etc. Prior to coming to this location. They also do not accept milk cartons and olive oil glass bottles. They separate their glass by color, and if you dont have them separated, they will make you do it there. The only hard part is that you can't separate them until they have bins available for you to use and separate them. Suggestions: you may want to bring some ear plugs because the clinging of the glasses can pierce your ear drums. A hat is always nice because they only have one canopy to provide shade. A small portable chair to sit as you wait for others to turn theirs in and maybe a fan of some sort for the hot days. They dont have many trash cans to throw away your bags or cardboard boxes, so you may need a clean bag to store all these and dispose of it at a later time. Hand sanitizer or gloves because you will be grabbing dirty trash cans or these wired baskets as you bring your piles to the guy. They weigh your piles by categories and pay you cash in the end. Carry some spare change, some of each would be good (pennies, dimes, nickles, quarters) because they may just round up and give you a solid bill.

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