Besides the usual bottle returns they have full facilities for metal, tin, large and small…read moreappliances, cardboard, paper, electronics. You just pull in, dump your stuff on your way to Home Depot.

THE HACKERY STOLE MY COMPUTER:…read more I bought a used computer from The Hackery and asked them to transfer my data to it. I returned when they said and powered the new one up in-store and found that they had only transferred my desktop. I inquired and they had no idea nor did they have my old computer. The two guys huddled in the other room and I heard one of them say "~he pays more for French keyboards"... Mine was French. I'm a trucker so I have more receipts/expenses than the rest of the public; I lost $50,000.00 in tax receipts because they were from multiple unfiled years. DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE HACKERY.

I'm grateful to this shop for what they didn't do. I had a…read moreAcer Chromebook with a fritzy screen. After a 5 minute phone discussion we agreed the lcd screen was broken, as opposed to a loose wire. Rather than fix the screen, he said it would be cheaper to buy a new one, which I did. (this was a gift) I find that degree of honesty in a tech refreshing.

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).

Interesting place. Came here on a non busy time to redeem some bottles. Lots of free side…read moreparking. They even have carts that you can use. The inside is huge with all the tables placed in a square where you can sort your bottles and then wait for an attendant to come to you. There's a handy area to wash your hands. Just a thought.....it would be nice if there were signs so that people know what to do or which area to go to.

Very large recycling facility near Main and Marine…read more This location is much larger than the other locations. Plenty of space. In fact their loading bay is their entrance. Good for recycling stuff like electronics, which the City of Vancouver isn't taking for some reason as of the time of writing. The place has that sickly spilled smell of old beer cans, like the other locations. Found the bins I needed and dumped my stuff. Hopefully it saves a tree.

Zero stars. Have been trying to get bins from them for months. Never delivered the pink bin. Always…read morepromises next week, but never follows through. Will come up with every excuse possible instead of being accountable. Imo, sleazy practices and the contract for residential recycling should have never been awarded to them.

Back when I was getting some quotes for the last place I worked at for some recycling alternatives…read morefor some buildings this name came up upon the search. I was really appreciative of the customer service. I've used they're service before for 64g tote bin and was hoping to get them on board at the last place I worked at, however, the price wasn't comparative, however, as a stand alone service I highly recommend them. Always good polite communication which is important to me.

Great place to bring your items for recycling They don't…read morejust take bottles. Items that can also be recycled: clothes, small appliances, laptops, and scrap metal There's lots of parking (around 10 spots), and they offer carts so if there's lots of bottle returns, you can organize this outside before bringing it in. They don't take styrofoam

Chemicals not accepted at the nearby Burnaby Eco Centre are referred here. I have a load of…read moregrandma's 1950's - 80's consumer products not accepted here either. The guy says they must be marked with modern icons (like skull & crossbones, corrosive symbol, etc.) or not accepted. Is there an ethical way to dispose of antique cans of flooring adhesives, wood stain, etc? Zero cooperation or advice from Regional Recycling so any wonder well-meaning folks just give up and dump it in Still Creek? Dropped a load of huge wooden-cabinet radios from the 1940s 30s and even 1920s with the hulking massive tube electronics. Worker didn't care, so I'm absolved. We'll have some chump kid in Indonesia deal with our waste.

Good Depot, they're nice people still a lot of undesirable…read morepeople that go there but quick and fast service. I do recommend this Depot.

I was looking for a place that takes e-waste and it was pretty convenient that they take all kinds…read moreof things, including your standard cans / bottles. You simply drive straight into the parking lot and drop off your e-waste on pallets. There were a lot of random things already there like bulky TVs, monitors, etc. You might as well take any cans / bottles that you have at the same time. There's an express option if you don't have the time to wait around or if you don't want to manually count your containers. 1) Sign up for an account on their website. 2) Enter your phone number into the kiosk and print labels. 3) Stick 1 label on each bag of recycling (bags must be clear). 4) The containers will be counted for you, and the money will be direct deposited into your bank account. You can even export an excel that shows the quantities of each container that was counted. The only catch is that there is no guarantee that they will accurately count your bags. The first time I went to the Collingwood location, only 5 out of the 6 total bags were counted. I went again this weekend and tried my luck at the 2639 Kingsway location, and only 5 out of the 7 bags were counted. If contactless drop off is more of a priority to you then this would be a great option. But if you actually care about getting the accurate $ amount, the best way is to just count it all yourself.

If your collection of bottle returns is gathering fruit flies, it's time to pay a friendly visit to…read morethe Return-It Centre. With my local grocery and liquor store refusing returns because of construction, I Iugged three dozen beer bottles and some miscellaneous beverage containers to this location in order to scrounge some coffee change. I took the bottles to the counter and confessed to the guy in sweet ear muffs that it was my first time, asking how best to sort the bottles. (Hey, I'm a follow-the-rules type of gal.) To make a sweeping generalization, I was expecting a grumpy-middle-age-man reply, but instead got a friendly direction to separate out the types of containers into the red trays and leave the beer bottles in their cases. As requested, I cordoned off the containers and redeemed them for the value of a coffee and muffin. True, the floor was sticky, the air stinky, and I tried desperately not to touch anything, but at least the service was friendly. Let's focus on the positive ; )

They give the least amount in Vancouver. 7 cents per can whereas other locations will give 10 cents…read moreper can. I know I sound cheap but when you are donating to charity every bit counts! The thing is that it is a business and it's a high end neighborhood and maybe they don't get as much business as say, DTES. Many people just throw their empties into the alley knowing someone will pick them up, especially in this neighborhood. So i kind of get it, but still...