Nice people great service only eight cents for a beer so if you got a lot of beer can don't go if…read moreyou got beer cans but otherwise it's a Depot

I like this Recycling Depot. The reason being is that its very organized. I go in get an available…read moretable, then grab the trays underneath and start stacking. After I am done bring it to the counter and get my bottle recycling money back. So easy. Every time I am here, I have never once needed to wait for a table to be available. Its busy but never super busy. I also like the fact that there is free parking behind. Another thing to note the Recycling Depot entrance is located at the back and not the front. As well the front doesn't look like a recycling depot but the back is like a whole different story.

I went there today (Apr 20, 2025) with a couple hundred or so bottles and cans that accumulated…read moreover the last while. I was also getting over being sick the past few days and had some errands that accumulated, so time was of the essence. When I arrived, there was only 1 cart and no trays. I grabbed the cart and wheeled it into the customer receiving/counting area but there was no one there. I waited a couple of minutes and no one came out even though I saw at least one worker eyeball me from back inside of their work area. I figured no one was coming so I decided to wheel the cart to my vehicle. I then stacked my bottles and cans as neat as I could, 12 per row. By the time I finished I was concerned that if I wheeled it to the customer service area, that the cans and bottles would tumble over into a mess. Earlier I saw that a worker came out to another customer's car and seemed to do the count there, for the same reason since that customer also didn't have any trays. I left the cart at my car and walked into the customer service area. Again, no one was there. I could see a worker or two who looked at me, however no one came out. A few literal minutes later, another customer drove in and came in through the other (north) door. Shortly thereafter a worker came out but instead of asking me if I needed help, the employee immediately asked the other person if he needed assistance. Fine, I thought, I'll wait until he was done. He mentioned something about needing a pallet but I really didn't pay attention. After he left, I expected that the worker would help me, however by this time 2 other customers came in after me, both with carts, and the employee started helping them without saying anything to me or even thinking to herself why this person had been standing in the area for the last several minutes. I realized that by the time the worker finished with the other customers and got to me, a significant amount of time would have passed and quite frankly I still had other errands to run. I calculated things out and determined it would be quicker for me to simply pack up my items and load them back into my car- which is exactly what I did. The whole time I reloaded everything back into my car, no one came out to check on me or even ask if I was stealing these items. Ironically after loading everything, I noticed that there was a scruffy looking person who arrived on a bike, who looked like he was in fact stealing bottles and cans. I was loaded up and ready to go, and given my experience was not motivated to speak up about this. Even if I wanted to, I don't think I could have gotten the attention of any employee even if I fired a flare into the sky. I'm happy to find another place to offload my items and just need to ensure that wherever I do business is not linked to this chain or mother company.

I drove here twice during the past six months to get rid of non-functional/broken appliances…read more Before discovering this place (here on Yelp, of course!) I really had no idea what to do with my old vacuum cleaner and my crockpot from the dinosaur age. Seriously, it's not easy to get rid of this kind of stuff anymore! So I was thrilled to find this place, and the whole process of unloading this kind of stuff was so easy! Finding the place is the most difficult part of the whole process; it's in an industrial area, parallel to Terminal Ave, just a few minutes away from the Science Center. Luckily, there is a sandwich-board sign by the road, marking the entrance to their huge, unpaved parking lot. Once I found the place, I pulled up to a large, opened garage door on the warehouse there, and I saw a guy loading stuff into various bins. I asked him if I could just put my stuff down by the bins and he said sure. I dumped my stuff and left. I mean, how much easier can offloading your junk be? I believe this place is open every day of the year, and the have long hours, too. Can't beat that! (Writing this, I am reminded that I have a broken NutriBullet I should bring there soon. Glad I found this place, as my condo doesn't have the storage to keep broken appliances hanging around).

It's a big deal. Staff is nice. Takes back electronics and all stuff like that parking is in the…read moreback so just so you know gives five cents for beer cans or eight cents I'm not sure I can't remember. Just don't bring beer to this location beer cans.

I had a few bags of bottles and cans to recycle and with the pandemic, the usual places I dropped…read morethem off have stopped accepting them. Turned to google and found out Return-It depots are opened to accept items for recycling. This outlet is near metrotown on imperial. Parking is at the rear. The place is spacious with tables spread out. There is a sink with soap dispenser available to wash your hands. Trays are there for you to put your recyclable bottles/cans for easy counting and carrying to the counter. It is very efficient. As recycling is more of my purpose rather than the refund of the deposit, I did not really pay attention to the actual amount I should get. Plus it all happened so quickly. This place also accepts clothes (or textiles), paint, lightbulbs, batteries, small household appliances and electronics for recycling. This will be my go to place to recycle those textiles and other items in future. Plus I really like it that this place is clean.

I can't say enough of this place. I will drive from Vancouver to Richmond just to recycle at this…read moreplace. The place isn't big compared to other places, but the service is simply amazing! I have been here a few times and consistently, the staff is courteous, upbeat and friendly. For only two staff working, they are fast, efficient and organized. During the down times, I see them sanitize the countertop and check the garbage. There is also a touch free basin to wash and dry your hands. Bonus, that the return price is better than other places ! Definitely worth the trip! The only little downside is that there is limited parking in the lot, but there are lots of side street parking neary.

The service of this place sucks and the silver tables and blue containers/trays are always filthy…read more(especially the containers/trays). The worst employee here is a middle-aged Cantonese man who does not wear glasses and mostly wears a mask. He LOVES to bug customers or bring them down with discouraging words. I'm EXTREMELY tired of him. He counted my items with less value twice and did not want to pay me back the difference. Not just that, when I realized that he gave me a bit money less and informed him nicely, he even threw the money at me. Seriously, if he doesn't like his job, why even doing it? Also, this kind of employee will only bring down the company. Thus, my question is...why was he even hired in the very first place?

Came here to return some bottles that I collected in the last couple months. In and out within 5…read moremins. They are not that busy. There are free parking spots in front of the return it depot. Staff didn't say much. just counted the bottles and gave me the cash. They also take paints, electronics and etc. for returns. I like their services.

It's busy and you get in and out as fast as possible kind of quiet but good I will go back to this…read moreplace in a heartbeat

They had a really pushy employee there, and they fired him after he yelled at me for not taking a…read morecart outside. The guy was obsessive compulsive about recycling I guess, but his intrusive nature and following me around the tiny place stressed me out so much o dropped my stuff on the floor and walked out. He came outside and yelled at me as I was getting into my car! My experience was bad and the next time I went there I was prepared for him but he was already gone!

If you go to the Encorp site you will notice that this location has a 5 star rating…read more I think that they deserve it. The service is friendly (run by a Korean family) and it is clean, efficient and they have a sink for you to wash your hands after disposing of those sticky icky bottles. http://www.encorp.ca/cfm/index.cfm?It=902&Lo=300,17&Se=2&St=Richmond&Sv=depot

One of the cleanest Return-It I have been to. It is well organized and there is usually someone…read morehelping at the recycle area for electronics and electrical stuff. The outside area is for those appliances, cardboards, flexible plastics etc. What I like most about this place is the container for recycling clothes, shoes and textiles. Make sure they are clean before putting them into the container. Inside the building is where you return your bottles for the deposit. The place is clean and there is a sink to wash your hand.

Friendly staff very clean you take back almost anything back. I go there all the time and it's a…read morebit out of the way, but still love it so check it out.

Very clean, friendly staff great service I do recommend this depot and great great place to comeread more

This location has been the cleanest return it depot I've been to…read more The service over last Christmas season was wonderful. The manager, Larry, was very welcoming, and extremely helpful. He even helped myself and other customers sort their bottles and move the trays. Recently though, he hasn't been in very much and the shop has clearly gone downhill fast. Other workers are rude, repeatedly ignore or yell across the room at customers instead of going over to help. I also find it inconsiderate and less inviting when I enter a shop where the employees are all speaking to each other in a language other than English. Just makes you wonder what they might be saying about customers that can't understand them. Young female employee said she didn't know if Larry was coming back. Happy to see he did come back because I was about to go find a different depot to give my business to.