Good place to bring your returnable bottles and cans for a refund. The staff are friendly. Counting…read moreis quick and accurate. If you're like me and prefer to use your own bags or bins, rather than having to purchase proprietary bags, South Portland Redemption Center is a good option in a convenient location.

I've been to the redemption center four times in the last two weeks and each time it has…read morespontaneously closed without warning, leaving me with a car-full of bottles each time. However, they leave their sign up with posted hours, which can never be trusted, and they don't bother to change the hours listed online. At present it isn't a professionally-run business. The last time it was open, I waited patiently in a line of cars until it was my turn, but as I approached with my bottles I was told that they were going to close. This was at midday, and I was the very last customer in line. But they refused to take my bottles.

This is a well organized, well groomed business. All signs are detailed in what can and cannot be…read morerecycled. Price lists are fair. Staff is always pleasant and professional. If unable to recycle item(s), referrals are often made. Thank you for keeping our city clean.

Great place but the Swap Shop has gone to hell. They used to stock serviceable items people could…read moreuse. Now it's filled with cast-off trinkets from your great aunt's attic. And moldy books.

Like bottle return great way to save money and drop off close by for me nice to see money…read moreaccumulated in my account so if I am short on cash during the week I have my Clyick to fall cack on great idea.

1. Door tension on the container is very dangerous and can cause injury. My daughter was helping…read moreme hold the door (it takes two to manage the bag and the door) and when she let go it caught her hair and pulled a large chunk out. I wrote to Clynk and they said they would sevice the doors... never happened. 2. Yesterday, I went to drop of 3 large bags... container full except for one door accessible. After unloading my bags, it would not open. Then the Clynk truck comes and waits for me to put my bags back in car and move. Asked if he could take them for me..."nope. You gotta come back later." 3. Not accessible for all users.

I went here again the end of October. The place was clean for a redemption facility. No…read moresmoking/vaping signs posted everywhere. No smell of cigarette smoke in the building. The machines processed the bottles and cans well. No issues with bottles or cans being rejected by the machines. The staff was quickly serving customers cashing out too. Nice to see the turn around in this business continuing.

They're horrible. They nickel and dime customs when they count the bottles their machines don't…read moreaccept. After they rip you off, they say the manual register don't lie (in truth the crooked clerk or redemption worker can miscount or is unethical.) They used this excuse in defence to justify stealing from customers. To add insult to injury and to gaslight customers calling them on their ripoff skeme, they will say: 1. "You are the only customer who want to add up your machine receipts (MAINE BOTTLE REDEMPTION LAW SAY CUSTOMERS CAN COUNT THEIR RECEIPTS.) 2. You're the only customer who question our counting. If you don't like it here, or if you keep questing us, you can go elsewhere. WHAT IF ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS GOT FED UP AND WENT ELSEWHERE? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR BUSINESS (WHEN A LOT OF REDEMPTION CENTERS ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AS WE TALK.) THEN?

Great facilities, and the tour was both fun and informative! If you're a local, or want to know…read moremore about how recycling works then you'll like these guys.

Do you know where your trash and recycles go? I toured ECO Maine today and I must say it is an…read moreamazing place.when you first enter the lot, you notice bales of plastic, metal cardboard and paper. Did you know that there are seven different types of plastic am that can be recycled. I also learned that until recently we shipped all of our bales of paper to China. They aren't taking any paper now, however ECO Maine is hoping they open up again soon, as they are storing all the paper at the plant. bext, We toured the facility itself and what a remarkable place. You see conveyors moving items arond. You see magnets attracting metal. You see air puffing only on certain types of plastic containers separating them. You even see people hand separating the items. My biggest thrill out of all there dynamic machines was the front loader pushing and lifting recycled items onto the conveyor belt. I just brought the kid out of me as I remembered playing with those Tonka Trucks. As the tour wound down I saw where all the trash ends up. It gets put in a hopper that is six, count them, six stories high. There the trash falls into one of two incinerators that heats up to 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit and burns into an ash. Unfortunately, no one has invented a good use for this ash, so it simply gets put in a land fill. This tour has opened my eyes as to how much goes into my recycles and trash once they leave my curb. I will certainly work hard at making sure items end up where they are supposed to!

Very organized. The staff members and the signage are super helpful in navigating this facility…read morepretty easily. We were able to recycle a lot of different items from a whole house clean up. We could see there were people there picking up things as well as they drove through. Nice to see some things being recycled for others to use as well. Not sure if that's allowed, however, no one was stopping them. We brought a mini fridge, a dehumidifier a large screen 65" TV, lithium batteries and an large microwave/hood vent and other items that can't fit in the two trash bags. It cost $188. It felt more reasonable than having a trash pick up service come to the house. Glad we had a pick up truck. We don't have a huge need for this service, however, it's great to know it's available as needed. If you go on a Saturday - get there early, the hazardous waste (liquids) line gets pretty long and sometimes can be difficult to go around if that line is to the entrance/street.

A fantastic resource in Portland. A place to recycle almost everything in your house. My favorite…read moreis leaves and brush. So easy to check in and unload. The staff is always friendly and polite. The ability to pick up loam and mulch which is made on site I believe is a service. Just drive up and they do the work to load your truck.

I wish I could give Beach Bevage Redemtion 10 stars!!! The place is immaculate,the artwork on the…read morewalls is phenomenal!! The gentleman who runs the store is speedy,quick and super friendly and helpful and I also got a cool magnet for my refrigerator! THIS IS ALSO A JUDGEMENT FREE ZONE!! Super happy.snd this hidden gem is definitely my new go-to!!

I've been coming here for years. About 3 weeks ago I went in and the attendant was at the door very…read morepissed off, stopping people from entering. He said we had to dump the bottles out of the bags into the shopping cart. The people at the door looked kinda shocked. I had a draw string bag that I was not allowed to bring in. What the hell? If that's the way it's going to be I wont go there any more.

Family affair business with a competent young woman at the helm. Her father and helper took apart a…read moresleeper sofa that was assembled and had been brought in through a window. They were very efficient and careful with dismantling and removal (through the house, not a window!) The cost was reasonable, particularly considering the recycling part--they reassemble sofa beds and donate them.

From the owner: We strive to recycle most of what we get! Whether it be donated, reused, or repurposed we strive…read moreto keep things out of landfills!