I took a tour of RecycleForce and was blown away! What an amazing organization!!! I love their…read moremission and that they can help the environment while helping people. This program should be replicated across the country!!! If you have a chance to take a tour, do it!

Part of our New Year's break this year was trying to find a place to recycle an old tv -a smart…read moreSamsung that stopped getting software updates like 4 years ago. After a small amount of googling I found RecycleForce and now I don't know how I didn't know about them sooner! They were fast, provided a receipt without even asking, and after looking into their history and the impact they've had as a workplace for ex-offenders I'm proud to have supported them! There is a small fee for TVs, monitors, and HVAC/refrigerant products. It was $25 to recycle my TV but the price of mind that it wasn't simply headed for a landfill was worth it.

I am a bit of a recycling nut. The Kroger by my house has bins, but they only accept paper, glass,…read moremetal, and plastics 1 & 2. This leaves a LOT of things that still need to be recycled, but with no home. Rock-Tenn is that home. Rock-Tenn will take nearly everything. Plastics 1-7, cardboard, even phone books. In fact they have a special dumpster for phone books. So the next time you go out to your mailbox, see the stack of phone books that have been left, wonder why we still need paper phone books in 2011, then decide to get rid of them, take them here. Pros: - They are a single sort facility so you don't have to separate your plastics from glass and such, but try not to throw garbage in their bins. - Their gates are typically open 24 hours, but even if they are not, you can park outside them and walk a short distance (20ft) to the bins. - The bins are very large so there's plenty of room, especially in the back because most people are too lazy to walk to the back of the bins. Cons: - Their parking lot puts on a clinic on how to make white mud. If you just washed your car or are wearing your vintage chucks, i recommend parking in the road area otherwise your wheel wells and shoes will be covered. -They don't take Styrofoam. Yes, I know it's typically #6, but their facility doesn't have the machine to handle it properly. -Lazy patrons tend to not pick up their dropped recycling, so the area around the bins is often littered with lazy people evidence.

I take all my cardboard, paperboard and phone books here. It is so simple-just drive through the…read moregates, turn immediately left and the bins are there. It is very muddy-like all the time. I did not see a phone book booth bin this time, and I unfortunately had some to recycle. I put them in the cardboard bin. :/ I know they take them from previous visits. I feel bad when I do stuff like that, but at least I am recycling?? In Seattle, they just put everything in one bin, and it gets picked up. Also, I saw another reviewer said they think they are open 24/7. I have specifically looked a few times on my way home from work downtown, and have noticed that the gates were closed. I didn't notice a chain, but I would figure that they don't want people all over the property all the time. So glad someone on the south side offers this service for free. Awesome-and easy access!!

We were just basically ran off the road by one of your drivers. At 4:45pm at Raceway and 300 in…read moreClermont. Your driver RAN the stop sign and turned out into us. Had we not swerved onto the grass and braked as hard as we did causing everything in the back seat to fly forward, we would have been hit and seriously injured. The plate number is TK7820YL. This was literally reckless endangerment. A driver of a truck of that size should be way more cautious than to be running stop signs. It wasn't a 4 way stop either. We had complete right of way as we were traveling north on raceway. He pulled out only to be stopped by a train, so he couldn't have even said he was in a hurry. Zero acknowledgement for his actions. The side of his truck said GHW waste services. Horrible representation of your company by this driver and I will be sharing these on social media. Some kind of accountability needs to happen as well as, I'd hope, disciplinary action.

From the owner: From small commercial dumpsters to large industrial compactors and roll off containers, GHW has the…read moreexpertise, equipment, and technology to help you break through your most difficult waste disposal and recycling obstacles and implement an effective and affordable solution. We've seen it all and handled it all.

I've never had a problem here. They charge by volume, not weight. It can be a little bit…read moreintimidating at first, but once you know the drill it goes smoothly every time.

This place is overpriced compared to the transfer station just down the road. You pay 7 times as…read moremuch here to dump your load. Also, they don't take refrigerators.

Poor customer service. I called a guy answered the phone with an attitude like he didn't want calls…read moreto his phone. Before I could ask if it was a business or wrong number he was very rude and hung up in my face before I even got to ask if he could pickup all this scrap metal at my job site. So disrespectful. Totally uncalled for.

From the owner: We buy scrap metals, batteries and cores. We buy copper, engins, converters, brass, transmissions,…read moreradiators, batteries. Why just throw out or recycle those old parts, why not get money for them. We recycle just about anything Call us today. We pay for your used scrap metal. Go Green and Make Some Green!

If I could find one of these closer to home, I might even give them a higher score. Note that they…read morehave a pickup service which I did not use, so I can't tell you how effective and timely they are. But if you have one of those items that have been deemed necessary for recycling, this place will take care of it properly for you for only $20 per item. I recently tried taking my old, defective large screen to a Best Buy, but was told it was too large for them. No explanation other than that. So, after trying to contact several other waste management/recyclers in the metro area and not getting any return phone calls, I found this place on Indy's east side that opened at 9 a.m. on Monday. I called ahead to make sure they were open and that the large screen wasn't too large. They said to come on over. When I got there, I went inside and paid my $20 fee and went to the dock they said to use. We pulled our vehicle up to the dock and one of their workers hopped down and unloaded the large television by himself and carried it to the dock for us. No sweat or effort needed by me. They even disposed of an old dvd player for free! Note that this place isn't the easiest to spot. If you are familiar with the east side, there is a large lake for a business that was called "Just Add Water" that used to have a lighthouse and let you try out different small boats before purchase. It is easily visible from I-465 just south of Washington Street. Franklin is the first street east of 465 on Washington. Just drive south 3 blocks on Franklin and when you see the lake on your west side of the road, look over to the east side. The sign out by the street says "Tradition Warehouse & Logistics". Pull into the parking lot on the south side of the building and head east. You will see some loading docks and a sign that is with a "TR" and Technology Recyclers. That is the office where you climb a few stairs and tell them what you want to have recycled. Once you pay, they tell you which dock to go to and send one of their gentlemen to unload your equipment. We just had the television, so we paid $20. Any additional tv's, laptops, or monitors would also be charged the same disposal rate. I am not sure if they have any restrictions on electronics or not and how much lead time you need to give when ordering pickup, but if those run as smoothly as the drop off, they might earn that 5th star! Review #3824

This is a veteran owned company. The guys that work here are great. Every interaction I've had with…read morethem has been stellar. If you need to get rid of your old computers, cell phones, TV, etc...this is the place to go!!

All reviews before this one are pretty spot on. Prices in 2023 have not changed - $5 for…read moretrucks/SUVs and $2 for cars. Note: You can only dump 4 small tires. They are recycled so you have to walk across the lot to take them to a separate area. Also, you may have to take other materials to the same separate area if it is recyclable. Since there are service attendants on the lot, I do not recommend trying to dump what is not on the allowed list. You will find what is allowed and not allowed on a sign right after you pay the attendant. 10 things to know before you go: 1. Cheapest rates in Indy to dump household trash. 2. Open 8 am - 4 pm. 3. They are only open on Saturdays. 4. A variety of allowed items can be dumped. 5. You are allowed to dump 2 times per day. 6. They don't pay you for items that can be recycled for cash. If you have appliances, you could possibly get a rebate or credit to your utility bill from your local utility company. Why dump for free if you can get paid? 7. It can be a long wait to dump if it is crowded. 8. 2 vehicles are allowed per dumpster and there are 3 dumpsters = 6 vehicles at a time. If dumpsters get full, there will be fewer spaces until the full dumpster is replaced. 9. One location only on the south side of downtown Indy. The nearest cross streets are Harding and Belmont. 10. Cash only. Don't forget to bring cash. Overall it is the best value to get rid of large amounts of household trash, especially during spring cleanup time.

Super cheap but expect to wait an hour in line. Better to pay a little more at Southside landfill…read morenext-door and not wait forever.

Never had a problem with Ray's Trash. Put your trash out the night before in their heavy duty…read morecontainer and they dump it as expected. Always dependable and around the same time like clock work. You are appreciated!

Called on a Monday to arrange excess cardboard trash pickup. "Sure, we'll get it Friday" they…read morepromised. Called again on Friday afternoon after their truck skipped our house . "Oh, a different truck gets that. They'll be there." By now, you know I am writing because they failed to pick it up. I am hoping there is a competitive company that can serve my neighborhood in the future since this is a follow up failure after they took my trash cans back in February leaving us without a trash solution for a few days. Ray's continues to disappoint.

We've had their recycle service, which WE PAY FOR!!! for a over a yeanow…read more They, with monotonous regularity, do not pick up!! I lived in Speedway for 10 years & recycling was included with the water & trash bill. I don't remember them missing a pickup once in those 10 years!! I just expect to see that Republic has missed our recycle when I get home from work! At least a broken clock is right 2x a day. Republic can't even manage that!! We're going to cancel & I will go back to taking our recycle to one of the local dumpsters! Republic just SUCKS in every possible way!!

Photo of republic trash services doing a fine job.... I really wish they could put my bin back and…read morepick up all the trash.

Polite communication, on time service and a very reasonable price [well below other quotes]. I…read morefully recommend this company. (I even got a same day pick-up!)

Excellent customer service! Karen responded to my request promptly. She walked me thru the process…read morestep by step. They were able to pick up our item exactly when they said they would. They have excellent communication!