Favorite place to recycle cans. I had tried using those Olyns machines before but every time I…read morewould go, they'd be broken or get full before my turn in line. I only use the can machine here. It doesn't matter if the cans are crushed or not -- it's by weight. Just bring your cans over to the guy who helps place them in the machine to weigh them. It's super quick. Then you take your receipt to the Cashier to cash out. The line can get long, but I've never waited more than 10 minutes if there are 4 or 5 people in front of me. People who work here are really chill and nice. My mom is addicted to drinking diet sodas, so the equivalent of about 3 trash bags of her cans (about 8 pounds) made me $14! Someone's trash can be another person's treasure.

Since I recycle at RTRC but once a year, I have to re-learn their process which includes lots of…read moregrunting and pointing. With every section you visit (ie. cans, plastic, glass, scrap metal), you receive a receipt which you keep. When you're done visiting the different stations, you take all your receipts to the cashier, who moves at the pace of a sloth, show your ID, sign a document, and receive your recycle cash. When I come here, one of my biggest gripes is that I take the time to separate my recyclables in bags and the employees throw them in a container with either cans falling out or glass bottles breaking when they don't make it into the weighing container and I lose out on my weight. Because I want to reclaim all the CRV that I paid on my wine bottles, distilled water bottles, and cans and plastic from my last party, I begrudgingly come here year after year. Recycling on a weekday is less crowded than a weekend. Lastly, be careful of all the fork lifts zooming about and people parking.

Great staff great rates great perks. The best recycle services in the area. Highly recommend!…read moreAnd thank you you guys for offering free water to your customer. This is a small perk but means a lot to us.

It was an Easy unloading and pay process. You drive in and…read morethey weigh your car, no need to get out of car except to pay

I'm a volunteer at the Gunn High School machine shop . I took three barrels of aluminum chips and…read more solid scrap to Sims On Monterrey Rd. As it was my first time there, I went on line to check them out. A short time later I got a phone call from the office asking if I had any questions. I clarified which gate to use etc. When I got there it was very clean and clearly marked. Jesus met me and helped to unload my van. After some confusing on my part as to having chips mixed with solid metal, Jesus helped me sort out some of the solid aluminum. Next time I'll know. Jesus gets five stars from me.. He made the whole operation easy. The cashier lady was also very helpful in explaining the procedure for payment.

"If you want grown-ups to recycle, just tell their kids the importance of recycling, and they'll be…read moreall over it."--Bill Nye Brought in a small bag of cans that we found whilst cleaning up our storage space at werk and were told they evidently don't take aluminum recycling anymore. Seriously. What the actual fuck? Then why is there a giant sign that says "ALUMINUM"* above the entrance? Why bother even having a recycling business when you don't accept the only metal, aside from copper, that's (monetarily) worth recycling??? Speechless we left the bag and asked them to give it to the first homeless person that darkened their door. It was probably less than $10 worth anyways fwiw... *sorry no pic my bad. #partyfoul

I come here approximately twice a month with our cans, bottles and glass. They have a QR code to…read morescan with instructions on how to do everything in an efficient way. It's busy but they move pretty quickly and I have no complaints. I'm helping the environment and getting back some of what I paid previously. They also have a wash station and hand sanitizer to use. Win win!

My second time coming here, the staff more courteous & helpful. When 2 workers seen that I was…read moreapproaching slowly with a cane. The other worker alert the other worker with my disability. They gave me 2 bins. I got 2 more kitchen size thrash bag left in the car. Coz I could only carry 2 bags with me. When I came back I needed 2 more empty bins but it's hard to pull out the bins when it's 4 to 5 bins are all piled up. The worker seen I was struggling, he did helped me. ***First time I came here, 12/16/2023. When I emptied the thrash bag into the bin. Plastic bottles went all the place I had a hard time picking it up coz I have my cane on my other hand. ***The next customer was a couple I did heard the wife asked her husband to helped me picked them up A guy kind of supervising the lady at the express lane. When the lady handed my receipt. The guy didn't wait till I'm safe out of the way. He did yelled at my face for the next customer. I found it so rude. And no planning on coming back here. But Coz of my disability, I have no choice, this recycle place is close to my house

Great service and pricing. If you got stuff you want to get rid of Leo's is the place in San Jose…read more Dumped a full 5x8 trailer for $86. That's what I paid back in the day as well. Great place with friendly staff.

Fast and easy to use, much cheaper than the competitors. Would highly recommend for local dumping.read more

Can-Do Spirit A…read morelocal chain of five recycling centers located throughout the Bay Area, with this one being in SJ's Cambrian neighborhood. Normally, I couldn't care less about saving cans to turn in, but about six months ago I got tired of the old lady who takes the cans from our bin every week, and I decided, "Why don't we start saving them instead of giving away money?" Let's see how that idea turned out: The Good: * Convenient location at the Lunardi's shopping center on Branham & Meridian. * Lots of free parking. * They pay you cash on the barrel-head. No checks, no electronic payments. Just cold hard cash. * Open seven days a week. * Employees were affable enough, even though they seldom look at you, let alone say anything to you. But, I will say, I don't mind dispensing with pleasantries on occasion. The Meh: * Arrived shortly after opening and we still had to wait over an hour to finally turn our cans in. This place is always busy. * Closed between 1 - 1:30 for lunch. The Ugly: * One of the bad things with collecting cans is you have to store them someplace in the meantime, and my garage is only so big and it gets to be a real PiTa after a while. * Now, I'm not saying that they're scamming you, but their method for tracking the weight of all your stuff is very, very suspicious. They just weigh it, but I don't see them log the numbers down on anything. So how they come up with the final weight and dollar amount is a mystery to me, unless the dude handling the scale has a photographic memory. Which is possible. Unlikely, but possible. Conclusion: Well, I've had some pretty hare-brained schemes in the past, but this might be up there. Six months' worth of cans (2 1/2 of their bins full) and we got a measly $20! Hell, it wasn't even $20--$19.85, to be exact. The moral of the story is, if your time is worth more than $20/hr then just leave the can turning in to the old lady.

We've been going to Jado for a while. It's more convenient that other places, plus it's close to…read morehome. Similar to other locations, the aluminum cans are $1.65/lb. On this particular day, on a Monday afternoon, it was quite busy. It is generally in and out and quick. All the times we've been here, we haven't received bad service. They're just doing their job and they do work hard, Be sure to put a tip in their can to show your appreciation. We always do.

UPDATE. They don't take any recyclables anymore. The owner recommended a new place to drop off…read morerecycling: Caraustar San Jose Recycling 388 E Alma Ave San Jose I came here two different times. First they said they don't take any electronic or wood recycles, only boxes. Today, they said they no longer take boxes. So this should be taken down.

Note: They have moved! They are on S. 10th St. near Tully, at the back of the Suddath property. I…read moredropped off an old printer and a box of small miscellaneous electronics. The charge was $5 for the printer only. Quick and easy. CALL before you go to make sure someone will be there!

Service is quick and staff helps you unload recyclables into bins. Rates are competitive as well…read morefor aluminium and PET bottles.

I came here on a weekday afternoon and there were not many people here. There were several staff…read morecasually walking around and after speaking to one of them, I was finally getting helped. He grabbed a couple of bins over to my trunk and told me to unload. A few seconds later, another car drove in and the same worker immediately walked over to help him unload his cans instead. Maybe the guy was a frequent customer but damn, the differential treatment was hella obvious. The worker helped him unload everything and helped him carry everything to the weighing station. It all happened so quick that he even skipped me in line. When I was done unloading, I asked for some help carrying the bins over to the weighing stations (as I saw workers help other people), but I was just told to carry the glass bottle bins myself. Umm sure that would make sense if the other customers small in stature like me too but they were literally men who seemed big enough to not need the help. Regardless, they're nicer if you know Spanish. They're friendlier if you've buddied up with them before. Ironically the workers make it seem like some boy's club catering to their own yet their bosses are Asian. It's too much of a hassle dealing with their behavior that I'd much rather recycle elsewhere next time.

I just went there to drop off an old computer and some assorted e-waste. At the front gate, there…read morewas a pitbull without a leash sitting on top of a car barking at me. I walked in and there was a guy staring me down. I asked if he worked there and he shook his head, so I was just thinking "why are you staring at me then?" I continued on and went to the desk. A few minutes later, someone asked me if that was my van parked in the neighboring business' parking lot. I said yeah and they aggressively started telling me to move it. Three guys and the owner of the business next door. I didn't know that I couldn't park there, every other parking space was full. The lady at the desk and I told them that I was on my way out. Two of the guys started yelling, "no, you have to move it now!" I shook my head because I was literally on my way out in two minutes after the payment was processed and I had been there for three minutes. They kept aggressively yelling, saying that I wouldn't be allowed back. I told them that I don't plan to come back. The lady at the desk then started yelling back at them at the top of her lungs to leave me alone, that I was a new customer and on my way out. As I was walking out, they were yelling at me trying to pick a fight. This place is dangerous.

Is Customer Service DEAD? No, it's alive and well in san jose at U-recycle.com. I happened upon…read morethis company and location when I was looking for a part for my sons car. they had the right year and went over. I was amazed at how much they can recycle. Seems like a ton of stuff. Anyways, I grabbed a radiator fan from a car that was more accessible but it was a few years newer than my car. the parts car that I wanted was buried and inaccessible. I tested the fan and it worked. But upon getting home, it wouldn't work. I called Dawn and told her the issue. She said she would take care of me on Tuesday. I went in Tuesday to get access to the original car. it was already pulled out and accessible. But what they did next shocked me. They already pulled the part for me. Now, I doubt this is normal business practice but I was very pleasantly surprised when my part was already pulled for me. If you want a great place to get parts and nice people to boot, this IS your place. It may have been my first time there, but it won't be my last...

I dropped off an old microwave there. At first, I couldn't find the place to leave it. I guess the…read moresignage could be better. When I did find the people, they were very friendly and helpful. I would leave ewaste there again.

Thank you Evelyn and James for a great experience. The staff is friendly and nice. The place is…read morelocated at 529A Race Street. The address is clearly visible from the street. The badminton place is on the other side (Courtney N) and the RV place is in the middle. All three businesses are assigned 529 but have an "A" , "B", "C", etc.