Amazing people. Personal customer service and always willing to help. Lots of daily open hours. Only complaint is recycling bottles not nearly the price everyone pays at the store (5 cents or 10 cents per bottle). The businesses who recycle pay customers by the pound, unless you take the tune to count your bottles (not likely when you bring dozens of plastic trash bag). They have to make a profit, but that was not contemplated by the system in place when the concept of recycling was introduced. read more

Our service is continuously late. Our trash cans are on the street more often than in our house. Now that we are being charged for the service it's gotten worse. How about a refund or a class action lawsuit? Email me juanone57@yahoo.com read more

I've lived in my address for 1.5 years and since then they have some how missed my trash cans 6 times. when I've called them they would resend someone and 3 of them times they would then put a notice about the cars being close to the trash cans. i have since installed cameras and today is another day with out the trash taken for me and the new neighbor. they can get off to put a tag on the trash cans but not move them to their trucks. I've moved it to where it's always been picked up and now it's a problem after filing my compliant. Very dissatisfied with the service but it's the only place that picks up the trash in this service and as to why they act so unprofessional and hang up on you when you ask for a supervisor. read more

Edco Station - Trash cans - Recycling Center Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Very convenient, nice staff. Not cheap, but what else are you going to do? If you live in La Mesa, its the easiest way to get rid of almost anything. They offer free electronics recycling too. read more

i've been here twice not very helpful. I've seen senior citizens go there with no assistance went there the second time the guy was nowhere to be found to recycle and to leave and go to another place. read more

We recently hosted a large estate sale and needed reliable trash service--and EDCO exceeded all expectations! From the very first phone call, their staff was kind, helpful, and informative. They made the whole process smooth and stress-free as we needed multiple dumpsters and curb pick ups. The delivery/pick up crew were great also and we are so appreciative! read more

EDCO employees, some of the most lazy and rude people on the face of this earth! They sit on their butts and don't move until you're going the wrong way then they yell at you! We just spent $90.00 to get yelled at by this lazy cholla with two day old, make up because she was too lazy to get up and tell us where to go and empty our truck! NEVER AGAIN! read more

Convenient drop off site for trash but pricing has doubled in the past two years! Now $91 for a pick up truck, depending on weight.

Once you finish you can't even sit down and buckle up before they yell at you to leave. They rightfully want you to wear a safety vest yet contradict themselves when you can't buckle up to drive. Makes no sense. read more

recycling was needed and the men were very helpful to an old lady...they sort of took over and handed me the cash. Great!

I tried for three weeks to start trash service at my house and was met with nothing but incompetence. They failed to deliver me trash cans. They admitted it was their mistake but had no process in place to rectify the situation. I was repeatedly told that I had to wait until next week for trash cans. I even asked if I could pick up the trash cans myself at one of their facilities and was told that was impossible as well. read more

I always recycle my cans here. They are so helpful. It's very convenient. My husband likes it because he can recycle batteries and small appliances. They even have free mulch in April. We took our truck here and filled it up with mulch. Great resource! read more

Really friendly when I go and turn in my can and plastic. Always very professional and nice polite never any problems I been going there every since I moved to LA Mesa. read more

I love these guys! I can't wait until they fully open back up. I never thought I would MISS Recycling my bottles.

Didn't to get rid a 2 wood pallets. Called Edco offering to drop them off. They said I could but it would costs me $90.00!!! I said they could pick them up as bulk items and they said they don't pick up wood, only appliances. WTF am I paying trash pickup for. read more

The 5 stars are about Edco accepting large bulk styrofoam blocks, such as what comes in molded blocks to protect TVs, furniture. I called all over and no one but Edco had dedicated bins to accept styrofoam blocks. But I had 11 big trash bags full, and I wanna KNOW that all those blocks won't get lost in a huge pile of everything else that is in the City of San Diego recycle pickup, tho the bins at Edco are not dedicated solely for styrofoam only. Als includes cardboard in the same bin. I drove from La Jolla all the way to La Mesa when I had to go to La Mesa Kaiser, to deposit some of my bags of styrofoam. I can only fit so much huge bags in my little Corolla. I have at least one other trip to make. I am a very consciencious recycler and respector of the earth, member of Sierra Club. It would put a dent in my soul's well-being, to knowingly put such a large amount of block styrofoam in the earth to leach and disintigrate and litter all those little white balls. Styrofoam smells strongly of chemicals and it very flammable too. There is no good use to put it to. I will be making a second trip this Saturday before they close at 4 pm. read more

The trash pick up service is very reliable. Aside from that weekly service, we have rented a large metal roll off dumpster able to hold over ten tons of debris. They dropped the large bin in my driveway and we had a handful of days to load up our cement and broken cinderblocks. They came and picked everything up and dumped for us. Highly recommend for large project with debris to haul away. Easy to schedule delivery and pick up. read more

They post that they are open til 2:30 but I came in at 12:01 and they turned me back saying they are closed. Now I can't say they are good are bad but they surely need to update their hours. read more

I do spring cleaning around my home every few months or so and always end up with so much stuff my regular trash can just won't suffice. I started going to the Edco in La Mesa for the first time back in January. At first I was a bit intimidated because I have never been to the dump before and didn't know how the whole process worked. I asked the weigh master what was the proper etiquette there and he was very helpful. Also they are quite affordable as it only cost me 58 dollars since my load was under a certain weight. Also they are open Sundays which is huge for me! read more

We had a few broken tvs, a laptop, and printer just sitting around and we needed to dispose of them. I came alone and they were super polite and helped lift the tvs for me which I really appreciated. I wish I had gotten the gentleman's name that helped me because even though he works at a electronics disposal center he provides excellent customer service and is friendly. Will return in the future. read more

Peee-yoooo! Yes, it stinks. But otherwise it is a very well run, easy to navigate recycling center. You park, unload your bottles and cans in tall baskets, glass and other in smaller blue bins, roll them into the warehouse, have the guy weigh them, he disappears into a locked office, comes back out a minute later with cash in hand and a receipt for you to sign, hands you the cash and a copy of the receipt itemizing your bootie and take, and out you go. Special thanks to Dalton for posting the pics of the guidelines and prices. That was very informative and helpful! read more

Edco Station - Recycle! - Recycling Center Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Went to recycle mini propane gas tank. Excellent customer service, fast processing. Make sure you wear a mask (common sense/recycling-garbage area) read more

So I recently changed a seat in my truck and wanted to take it to EDCO. They do our trash and I looked it up and they have a drop off station in La Mesa. They wanted $62.00 to take it. The guy said that's the minimum. So rediculous!! I asked "are there any alternative places to get rid of it" he said "NO!" Good grief. Losers!!! I guess I'll look otherwise read more

They forgot to order our delivery service for a dumpster, that we scheduled it on Tuesday for Thursday, which is when told it would was be delivered. Contacted them on Friday, to see why it was not done and they said we forgot and we can't get it there on Friday either. Said they would deliver on Saturday. They did not want to make it right for their error, then offer a $25 discount. They absolutely did not even care that they inconvenienced us. read more

EDCO is superior to Waste Management by faaaaar. They have changed throughout the years like all companies must to keep up. But, you can basically depend on them not to give you guff like Waste Management personnel. All people really expect is basic service with no extra mouthing off. The people who originated this company were superior as individuals. We exchanged affability in the past. They timed out in the past fifty years but I remember how good they were as individuals. read more

This place is just alright, it gets super busy on the weekends though. I've come here for both dropping off some recycling and dumping large item trash. Mainly for recycling because it's the closet one for me to visit and it's a lot faster than Santee one. Their hours suck though because they close super early at 430 pm. They are open Saturday which is nice, but in the who hell wants to visit a dump on their day off? I try to restrict my work activities to during the week. One positive note is that their recycling guys are super quick about processing through people, there can be a large line of people and they get through them fast. The provided trash cans make dividing up your plastic, glass and aluminum easy and painless. As far as their rates go, I don't really pay attention to them, I just want my damn CRV back that they steal from me at the store when I buy stuff. I've asked them before about dropping off scrap aluminum, copper etc and they told me they don't do that, so I go elsewhere for that. read more

This place stinks!!!!! Be careful being inside for a while, it gets dusty. Your clothes will be nasty after you leave. Overall, this place has quick service. They have lots of bins so you can sort and get your bottles, cans, and plastic weighed. In no time, you'll get paid. After coming home from the facility, I noticed that EDCO picks up our trash in my complex. Nice..... read more

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very rude, the employees behave as if you're such a problem for them. i fisht get it, I pay you, you let me in....

Why do your employees refuse to speak English....I understand Spanish but my bf does not .It has been an ongoing problem your employees talk to him in Spanish since he doest understand it they begin to yell and I hear your employees speak English.....it's bad costumer service .Management maybe you need to come down to the floor area read more

EDCO is awesome! I think I had Stockholm Syndrome with the City of San Diego going to that dump literally Miramar Landfill, what a joke that place is. Miramar is filthy, it smells, you're outside your, truck gets filthy it's vile, disgusting. The workers at Miramar, from the gate people all the way through our disrespectful, rude and nasty and why not, they work for the city. Then I found this place. EDCO is everything Miramar isn't. The staff are friendly, it's a civilized experience, your truck is on concrete the entire time, you pull into a covered warehouse to unload. I think the rates are actually lower than Miramar. Once you get your tare weight, you only go through one time. Clean Concrete is 1/2 the price... I've read dings about them closing early afternoon. I too thought it was arbitrary; POW we are out... Its the City of La Mesa behind these closing, once they hit their tonnage for the day, which is set by the city, they have to close for the day. Blame the City of La Mesa, not EDCO, not their fault. More governmental interference and this insatiable need to control everything, kind of like those nasties at the gate at Miramar, you know what I'm talking about. read more

Pretty much fill your junk in the truck pay the adentant ...pull up and dump it. Love it!

Says its open 7 days a week. Loaded car with cardboard boxes and drove over on Sunday. Get there and that part is not open on Sunday. To drop off then would have been $58. Said to comeback the next day......looked online and that is only open 11-3? Had to unload and load car so I could use it. Confusing as to what dept I need for cardboard....Buy Back Dept? Should say partially open 7 days a week? Going to stick with Miramar. read more

Edco recently bought daily dispisal. They showed up 3 hours early so my dumpster was not full. Then they charged $70 to pick up trash once i filled rhe dumpster. I was on hold forever (Daily always picked up immediately). Extra pickup necessary due to changed schedule was $70 (Daily was always $35). I was informed when i called they will be raising the rates too. So far, nothing good to say. Only a decline in service and doubling in prices. read more

Worse service in history.ask for 2 Green trash cans to put yard waste in them .call them on July 27 .2022.they told me they Deliver them both on Aug 4.when I called.they told me someone put wrong date on the Delivery for these 2 yard waste containers.they promise me they will make effort deliver it to me on the 6th of August if they cannot make it on the 6th of August they'll try to make it on the Aug 8.called them they told me they will Deliver them by end of the day.nothing happen didn't get them.called them again ask why didn't deliver them to me made more BS excuses they can't Deliver them on non delivery route day .wait tell next thur more lies.cant true these lies and incompetent people. read more

Best place to recycle. Go here for anything you need trashed out. Close by and line isnt too big

It's a recycling center. They process a lot of trash here too, so yes it does smell. I'm not sure what people expect? It seems kind of silly to complain about. My son doesn't get an allowance for helping around the house. It seems like the wrong lesson to teach kids, paying them to do work they should be doing anyway as a part of the household. He makes money by recycling bottles and cans. He gets them from family members and friends. No one can resist a little cutie. He's bought himself an iPad, iPod, Xbox, Wii, ect. He comes to the recycling centers when he has a car full of recyclables. He sorts them out and gets them weighed. Sometimes I take him, or often my mom will. He usually makes between $15 to $25. He figured out one year by keeping a log of how much money he made that year that he had earned over $600 recycling. A lot of people will say it's not worth the time, and I can see the point, but it's easy work for a kid and well worth it. My opinion is as long as you ARE recycling, it doesn't matter if you're getting paid or not. The EDCO center is open until 4:30 Monday through Saturday. They're not open on Sundays. There is plenty of parking. I have no idea if they have bathrooms, I've never wanted to explore the building. Service is always friendly. You just take your bins up to the scale, they come out, weigh them, look you up in the computer and pay you. It's that simple. I should mention that the entrance is one way as is the exit, which is fairly obvious as it's in the business loop, but I've still seen people go the wrong way, presumably on accident. read more

The last few weeks I have started stealing people's cans and plastics from work. Ok, not steal, but basically tell them 'Hey these cans have been sitting here awhile so I am going to take them'. I asked one of the resident recyclers on my work floor where she recommended near La Mesa. She let me know about Edco. I don't really like recycling places much. Sometimes it seems like a hassle for not so much dough, but since most of this stuff isn't even mine it was a bonus. I get there right when it opens at 8:30am. It's a nice looking place. Good parking, clean looking bulding ( as clean as it can be for old trash) and people are nice. I have been in and out of there on two occasions in less than a few minutes. My most recent trip today, there were two house challenged gents in front of me but it still went quick. I made $10.50. Glass doesn't fetch much, but you can get $1.57 per pound for aluminum and $1.00 a lb for plastics. It's not the highest I have seen but for me I can't beat the easy location. It makes up for it. Also the sign says closed even at 8:30am (when it is open), but just open the door, they are there and yes it smells. It is a place where trash is dumped. Who knew? Not sure why someone said there clothes got nasty..Did you roll in it? My clothes smell as clean as when I left the place. My kids didn't appreciate the stink of the place, but giving them some loose change from the sale changed their minds. read more

I called the main office at around 2:30pm on Thursday and the guy said that the la Mesa recycling center closed at 4:30pm, I headed that way and when I got there, there was a group of guys at the entrance and they flagged me down to tell they were closed at 1pm for the last two years even though their website says 4:30, I was so mad I had driven 15 miles during heavy traffic read more

Went here to dump a couch that I needed to get rid of that no one wanted for free. When we pulled up they initially wanted $47 for the couch to be disposed! A little absurd but after talking to the guys they agreed to do it for a different furniture fee since the couch was very very small and we didn't have anything else we were getting rid of. We pulled into the building dumped it out of my SUV and were on our way. The workers were polite, and when we needed help getting the couch out of the car they ran to my mom and I's assistance. If you need to dispose of something do it the right way and come to Edco. read more

The La Mesa location is hard to find at first...many one way streets. Workers had us enter through the one-way exit, instead of the entry because there was a long line of garbage trucks in it. Once we got to the parking lot, we couldn't park because it was full. There was a long line of people waiting to return their cans and bottles. Ultimately, we just gave our bottles away to someone in line. It would not have been worth the lousy $10 buck we would have gotten back. It makes me sick that grocery stores are forced to charge CRVs, but they are not responsible for providing deposit returns. We need more recycle centers that are convenient to local neighborhoods. read more