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    Vaca Recycling

    4.5 (11 reviews)
    Open • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    2 months ago

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    3 years ago

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    2 years ago

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    1 year ago

    Made everything easy and seem less. Was in and out in 10 minutes. They also emailed me very quickly when I had a question about recycling.

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    5 years ago

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    3 years ago

    Accommodating staff and fast transactions . We went to the recycling area before it closes so the queue is not that long

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    6 years ago

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    3 years ago

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    6 years ago

    Really fast service! Even when theres other people in line, the staff keeps moving. I guess the number of available plastic bins helps.

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    6 years ago

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    Ask the Community - Vaca Recycling

    How much is aluminum cans per lb?

    $1.65/lb

    Do they take cardboard?

    NO they don't

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    Review Highlights - Vaca Recycling

    “I stopped by today to unload all my empty aluminum cans, plastic and glass bottles to recycle.”

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    Recycling Zone - The cash ladies doing the receipt & money. (Left lady is the jipper!!!!)

    Recycling Zone

    (54 reviews)

    Decent recycling center. Don't expect much lol there's always a line. Would be faster if they had…read moretwo weigh machines to expedite process and a canvas for rain/wind protection while u wait in line.

    I believe I got a nice chunk of money for how much recycling I brought!…read more But the cash lady!? WATCH OUT FOR HER!!!! Let's start at the beginning, there was a LOT FULL sign at the entrance, not blocking at all & I saw no attendant there bringing cars in from other lot or anything so I wasn't going to trust that, I slowly pulled in & surprisingly found ONE singular spot open right in front! I wasn't sure if it was a walkway to the front but the line wrapped around the next 3-4 spots so I knew I wouldn't be in any way. I got all my recycling in the first two wired bins I could snag near me, it wasn't until I was in line that I noticed a small sign, not even near the empty cans, that described what materials they wanted placed in specific bins. (There's wired & blue plastic ones) I don't believe I followed what they wanted exactly but they still took my materials! So that's good. I had a broken beaker in my glass & mentioned it to the gentleman doing the weighing & he told me they'd take it I'm fine! I watched as he weighed out my minimal amount of materials & then wrote me out a receipt of sorts. I got to the front, the lady on the right took my clipboard & then said the lady on the left will give me my cash. NOW, I had read Yelp reviews on this place before going & a person said a lady fitting this one's description had jipped her $10 ! Off of a $65 total! Insane! So I made sure to check my money before even turning around to leave, I could tell my amount was $11 & I flipped up the 10 & said politely, "this is only $10, I'm supposed to have $11?" She got flustered & apologized while digging out another dollar for me. I'm glad I read reviews bc I might've walked off & got in my car before realizing, then probably would've been too scared to say something! So that lady being a serial jipper & the state of the parking lot, potholes & no attendant are the reasons for stars knocked off! This place is so far east in Fairfield I might as well just go to VacaRecyling, I enjoyed that place!

    Calwest Recycling - High grade gold plated pins

    Calwest Recycling

    (15 reviews)

    I had a terrible experience at CalWest Recycling. The owner was incredibly rude and unprofessional…read morefrom start to finish. Not only was he cursing at me, but he also called me a "dick," which is completely unacceptable behavior for someone running a business. To make matters worse, I was instructed to unload and move my own pallet of batteries for recycling. After I had already done the work, I was suddenly told I couldn't continue because I was wearing Birkenstocks. If that was actually a safety policy, one of the employees could have easily told me before I started unloading instead of waiting until I was finished. When I was told I had to wait in my car, I simply walked over to my vehicle, and the owner continued insulting me by calling me a "dick" as I left. Customer service and basic professionalism were completely absent. There are plenty of other recycling businesses that treat their customers with respect. I would definitely recommend taking your business elsewhere.

    Called in for a price on clean copper and once I arrived to location they said owner wasn't there…read moreand they gave me a different price per lb on the copper. Man said he was going based off what was in the computer. After seeing the price difference I wanted to separate the copper to make a couple extra dollars since I had it mixed. I asked the man handling the transactions that told me a different price on the copper if he can lend me some clippers and he said he cant let me borrow them yet he had my ID and I was going to do it right in front of him. Words cant explain how frustrated I was. I ended up taking a loss at the end of the day and affected me mentally due to financial struggles.

    Vaca Recycling - recyclingcenter - Updated October 2026

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