First time there. They have several rules that I wasn't aware of but they were courteous and…read moreeducated me since it was my first time.

A-1 Metals is one of the five recycling centers left in San Luis Obispo County. They are located a…read morefew miles north of Paso Robles on the western side of the 101 freeway. The employees are friendly. The lines move quickly & efficiently. After the weighing of the materials, one receives their cash refund in the office. Consumers pay California Redemption Value (CRV) when they purchase beverages from a retailer. The beverage container recycling program was created in 1986. Refunds are now by weight of the materials, instead of by the size of a container, as the Assembly Bill originally called for. The program includes aluminum cans and glass & plastic bottles. Check the label to see if a container is eligible for CRV, as some beverage containers are not eligible (milk, food, wine, spirits, etc.). The container will say CA Redemption Value, California Cash Refund, CA CRV or CA Cash Refund. A-1 Metals also sells salvaged used auto parts.

First time I've recycled something myself instead of just putting it in the recycling bin and…read moreletting the city pick it up. I didn't get quite as much as I expected after having kept all of my aluminum cans for a few years, but that is in no way the recycling center's fault. They were quick and it was hassle free. I will not be returning coming back, but again that's not because there's anything wrong with them; my roommate stopped drinking so now we don't have nearly enough cans to warrant saving them. I would have left 4-stars for them, but they have chickens!!! The presence of chickens earns them an extra star all by itself!!!!!

They open in the morning around nine, they are quick and take care of business as it should be.read more

Good honest people very nice . They go out of the way to make you happy best prices aroundread more

Best place in Tulare to take your aluminum cans these guys are great the prices are above standard…read moreand the employees are awesome

My usual recycling center closed so I came to this location about 11am, and I had a great…read moreexperience. There was no one else there but the employees. They were kind and respectful gentlemen. Do yourself and the staff a favor, PRE-SORT YOUR RECYCLING!!! I was in and out within 10 minutes! $82 dollars richer too!!!!

Do not go to this sight this place will cheat you out of your recycles we went yesterday and had a…read morelot of recycles and the guys said come up bring you cans and hard plastics you have ready I had we'll do the rest of regular plastic this after as I was unloading them he weighs the cans has my wife sign and pays her for the cans I she said Where is my receipt then noticed he set the can withe plss it's aside and she said why are the plastics on here he said let me get the next lady first then I'll pay you for those what ? he said it was 7.4 weight but those you pay ea so then we weight the others plastics I I tell the othe gentlemen he didn't pay us and these are also hard plastics so he's asked the guy and he said no not yet but I weiged them 7.4 for he also looked puzzled why would you not pay them And go to the next person so we're upset take off and look at the receipt there's no 7.3 on there and only one item for ten cents wow we looked for a phone number to call someone there nothing or boons to call but we're going to dig unt we find a boss or owner because we get cheated howmany people are going up there not paying attention and getting cheated this money adds up and is a crime and wrong if your a business you should have your contact phone number posted not just the name of sight and an email for the sight so if somthing like this occurs we're supposed to let i just go act like it's ok to steal from us I kept my reciepts and it's not about the amount of money it's the principal

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.