We were in and out in about 10 mins. Make sure to sort your items plastic bottles, aluminum cans,…read moregreen bottles, brown bottles, and clear bottles. It was very efficient. They have about 5 parking spots inside but there are also outside parking spots available. After dropping off your items, you go to the cashier for your check. It says no replacements issued for missing checks so make sure to negotiate them within 180 days. Our new go to for recycling.

Friendly staff. Easy location off I-80 westbound at Gilman and 2nd Street. The process was a…read morelittle confusing at first. There are limited signs telling you how the process works. For you first timers...make sure you separate your aluminum cans from your plastic bottles. Drive in stay in your car, and wait your turn. Then when it's your turn get out of your car and dump your items onto one of two conveyor belts. The attendant will watch the system weigh your recycled items and then give you a ticket. You will then take your ticket to the window where the clerk will print you a check . After I figured out the process, it was pretty easy and I found it to be convenient. I recommend this place for your recycling needs. Now if I could just find a recycle place that also does high volume shredding. All would be good.

Provided a fantastic rate and great experience with copper cable recycling. Genuinely kind people!read more

Best prices in town. Best service. They buy all metals and have a truck scale for quick service.read more

Quick and free, what is there not to love about that? Easy to pull through, in and out in minutes.read more

Mom's microwave started dying but the El Cerrito Recycling Center does not accept microwaves. After…read moresome searching online I found the E-Waste Collective which is a non-profit organization located in Berkeley. (I guess they must have changed their name plus they also have offices and/or location in Novato.) Their website says they do pickups in Berkeley but I called to make sure. I was given another phone number to call and spoke to Adam to schedule a day. Adam was super nice and got Mom's address. They also accepted a broken toaster oven. About 2 hours later I was talking to Mom's neighbor and he asked if he could add his old microwave for pickup. I called Adam back and he was very agreeable and said no problem. He gave me a time between 10-11 am. 2 guys in a van came by a couple of days later at 10:10 am. I went out and spoke to them. Super friendly people too. They try to repurpose parts so it's much better than the entire appliance going to landfill. Definitely would call them again if needed.

The service was excellent Nick and the team was great. We had used them before and again excellent…read moreprofessional and courteous. Also very neat and clean.

UPDATE: in response to the only 1-star review here, Nick's account in his reply is 100% accurate…read more It was a retaliatory review. She stated on NextDoor that her husband "loved" Junk Cat. The Measure C tax initiative in June 2026 was very divisive to the community and she is retaliating for business owner Nick's opposing stance concerning the tax (which lost) and him pointing out her shockingly cruel sentiments aimed at our senior citizen community members. I've used JunkCat's services several more times since my initial review and stand by my 5-star review. Awesome business. Friendly, thorough, caring, efficient, and responsive... And they do good things to give back to our community and divert waste from the landfill.

Called in for a price on clean copper and once I arrived to location they said owner wasn't there…read moreand they gave me a different price per lb on the copper. Man said he was going based off what was in the computer. After seeing the price difference I wanted to separate the copper to make a couple extra dollars since I had it mixed. I asked the man handling the transactions that told me a different price on the copper if he can lend me some clippers and he said he cant let me borrow them yet he had my ID and I was going to do it right in front of him. Words cant explain how frustrated I was. I ended up taking a loss at the end of the day and affected me mentally due to financial struggles.

I appreciate being able to give my recyclables. It was easier than I thought it would be.read more

Go there for all your shredding needs. Easy access…read more Great service. Efficient. No frills.

First time here. Great experience. We parked and an employee came to the car and loaded up the 4…read moregarbage bags. He took them in and we paid and we were able to watch him shred up all our documents. We will definitely come back

Todo exelente muy buena atención y muy buen presio a la hora de que uno lleva el aluminio o metalread more

It's been about 7yrs since my last visit here, so an update was kindly requested and honored. (See…read moreattached picture.) They no longer recycle CRV items. I guess lots of changes even more especially during and post-COVID. And for the record, my review was not misleading 7 years ago when they were still accepting CRV recyclables. Just FYI!

Excellent and friendly service, Highly recommend.good affordable price.recommend to friends and…read morefamily .

Howard was FANTASTIC to work with. Stop researching for others and just call him…read more When I called he we courteous, he used text messaging afterwards for efficiency and we he was beyond pleasant to work with. Howard actually has a degree in Sociology and if you have the chance to have a conversation with him you'll realize that he is truly an enlightened person. He's also like a real life HULK - without the anger. He's gigantic but clearly a gentle giant. He was on time for his appointment, hauled away 1500 lbs of old metal piping for free (I gave him a $20 tip just because I thought he was awesome and appreciated his service) and we had some great conversation. He was thoughtful and careful when removing the items, placing effort not to scratch my house. Having a random stranger come to your house for any reason is never the most comfortable of situations. I'd have Howard back any time. Get him while you can, I'm sure he won't be hauling things for ever.

Good value, efficient and I watched them shed my documents. About $ for 1 box of documentsread more

Easy parking right at the shredding machine , unloaded the boxes of paper onto a hand cart and…read morewatched my old tax returns be turned into pulp. I was in and out in less than ten minutes. I paid cash and gave the workers a tip

Close to my house, very little wait when I went and plenty of parking. You put your recyclables in…read morethese plastic baskets which they weigh. Payment in cash. Seamless! I shall return :-)

This is a friendly and easy location to drop off recycling. They take aluminum can, all types of…read moreplastics but not glass. The staff will give you easy to load containers and give detailed receipt. As of June 2026 I earned $1.60 per pound of aluminum. They paid me in cash on the spot.