No more. I tried to…read moreleave this review via my phone and yelp glitched out and the review didn't post, but instead of taking it as a sign to not bother, fired up my laptop to tell you to beware this place. When the former punk rock listening guy (who has the dog) was there, I had no problems. I would usually get at least $8- $12+ for my bi-monthly collection of aluminum cans, glass, and plastic water bottles. The last time I went to this location, the punk rock guy was gone and there were three new guys there and I only got less than $5. I went back today at 3pm hoping that maybe the dog owning guy was back but I think he's gone. The three guys were there. There were several orange-fence bins full of drinking water bottles in front of the pay-out stand as if they had been abandoned by other angry customers. The employees were arguing with the person in front of me because the customer wasn't able to see the screen for the scale and so there was no way for the customer to verify the weight. They watched me take two full over-sized garbage bags out of my trunk and pour each of them into a fence-bin. Then as soon as they finished with the customer in front of me, said they needed to close for about an hour and were done paying out "for now". It was already 3pm and the place closes at 4 anyways. I said I was leaving and they responded rudely "okay bye" but yelled at me when I took the two bins of *my* recycling back towards my car, so I could just dump everything into my trunk to re-sort at home later for another place (as they had watched me empty and discard my original trash bags, I think they were expecting me to just leave the CRV recycling in their bins). As I was dumping the bins directly into my trunk, they told another customer [I'm] "always crazy like that." Wow. This is only the second time I've interacted with them, and though I suspect I was not paid fairly the first time, I never said anything to them about that. Way to disrespect me in front of my community members. I would rather just give my "CRV money" to the city of Torrance by putting my cans and bottles directly in the curb-pick up bin then deal with the current people who work there.

At its core, a very simple and reliable recycling service!…read more Aim to organize your glass bottles, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles/gallons prior to coming over so you're in and out. This place has its own sanitation station, but I highly recommend bringing your own gloves and hand sanitizer. Aluminum and plastic bottles go into the orange net baskets (but should be separated). Large plastic gallons should be placed on top of small/standard water bottles. Glass bottles go into the grey plastic bins. If you come right before they open at 9AM, you'll likely run into 1-2 parties trying to be in and out of there as well. I always run into families here, but the community as a whole is pretty good about not hogging containers/baskets.

Pull up, drop off, and go about your day! Super fast service…read more Huge building you cannot miss

Friendly staff. They make it easy to get rid of tech items you may no longer need. I have gone to…read morethem multiple times.

My experience with this place was great! I was in the process of moving across the country and had…read morelots of documents that I wanted shredded. I have a little shredder but it would have taken a really long time to do it myself versus showing up at their business with maybe a 140 pounds of documents that they were able to shred in maybe 10 minutes. I witnessed the shredding which was a fascinating process. I also had them destroy multiple hard drives, iPhones, iPads as well various items that were no longer usable. I don't often write reviews but if you are looking for this kind of service I would highly recommend this business in terms them being very helpful and having great prices!

I sent my shred boxes there with my assistant and they dealt with her in a professional manner…read more They shredded and sent me an invoice which I paid electronically immediately

Very helpful staff.... they helped with offering more trash cans and picked up items they fell…read moreover... very pleasant

I used to go to Ponce recycling center in Torrance because I didn't have good experience at this…read morelocation before. However I saw their posters at Costco and Sports basement recently, and I wanted to give it one more chance since it's closer to me. Getting in and out is kind of bad when you come around meal time because of In N Out drive through traffic. But if you avoid those times, you can get out pretty quickly. The workers are really fast, and there is potable hand washing area. I brought my kids to participate and show how to recycle. I gave them some cash for helping me out.

Patience! Patience! If you want to be responsible to the environment, then you will find this…read moreplace. They take e-waste, hazardous ways, and all other things that you cannot get rid of easily. However, because there are only open Saturdays and Sundays, there are usually a lot of cars here waiting to drop off their things. It is very well managed with a streamlined process. From the entrance to the point you drop off, there are several service staff working and guiding you through the process. I spent about 40 minutes from the point I entered to the point I left. One tip: make sure you bring and have a valid drivers license. There was a policeman checking everyone's license when I came!

The line is very inefficient and slow. I would not recommend this place. We came here to dispose of…read morean old tv. It is not worth the effort. There is low value and you lose a lot of time waiting. They should do a pre-registration form and appointment times to cut down on the inefficiencies. One redeeming factor is that you don't have to get out of the car. They will take the items for you.

The employee working here has a real anger management problem! I made one comment and he lost it…read moreand started swearing at me telling me to F-off! Told me to get the F out of here. Stay away unless you want a tongue lashing! So unprofessional! Needs to be fired! Will never go to any ponce recycling center ever.

Hit or miss spot…read more Check the receipt twice and the weight. Customer service is not there forte. Its local so I go here other than that :/

The service is well organized and they are quick to assist you with any questions and help you…read moremight need. The value ($$) you receive back is based off the weight of the ( cans, bottles, glass, recyclable containers you bring). If you're looking for a recycling center that does value/quality based off the number of cans/bottles/glasses, individually priced you might not prefer this option but the weighting method is very effective and is equivalent to doing per-piece when recycling.

This place moved on the side of Vons. I would continue to go because they paid the best rates but…read morenow they implemented this scrap plan where you only get 2 cents a pound for plastic #2. It really brought down the value of the recycling. Because of how far it is I won't come back. I don't think the rate is worth it anymore. I wouldn't go there if it was closer to me with because of that 2 cents rate. That's ridiculous! Original review: The other reviewer is right, a couple of guys have set up shop here and expect money for helping you to sort your recycling. I just tell them I don't need any help and they leave me alone. I hate that and they seem permanent because they've been here the last few times I've gone. Besides that this place is still 5 stars! I always get the highest rate for my stuff, comingled or not. The guy who works there is always very friendly and gets through the line quickly. There hardly is a line on the weekdays though. This continues to be my favorite place for recycling besides the hagglers!

the one in gardenia is trash the rip you offf...i recycled at the one in tustin orange county …read more. i got 3.45 lb for 70% wire ......yesterday today...the one gardenia was 2.70 lb..... ....i asked her why a 70 cent difference she said every yard is different .... dumbest answer ever.. there both sa recycle and the price of coppper doesnt not change ....stay away and dont recycle there ..... !!!!

I had never been to a scrap yard before but our new house came with some ugly fireplace art that…read morewas solid copper. These guys were professional and run a tight ship. Supper easy. I'll be back to give them the old furnace.