This is the only option for recycling except bottle bank which I don't believe in. They are open every day till 4:30 working hard the whole time. I gave up on recycling because it wasn't worth it for me but ended up here with a construction bag full of aluminum and plastic. My friend didn't show so I took it back myself. I used to recycle all the time when there was one in Golden Gate Park for years but they closed to make a community garden. So this is the best now in San Francisco a very colorful place on the edge of town with all day long action. I received almost $16. for my full bag of recycling. I'm working on another bag read more

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SCAM!!!!!!!Total rip off. We had 35.7 pounds of aluminum and 27.8 of plastic on the scale, when we got paid it was only 20.3 of aluminum and 12.6 of plastic. They stole $50 from us. Avoid at all cost. SCAM read more

My name is Gene I live in San Francisco,California.I use Our Planet recycling or I did.I went in their two weeks ago on Saturday with five of their cans with smashed plastic ,one and a half cans of smashed cans.I received $50.38 for my recycling.I wanted to get my recyclables back and leave but you cant cause the way their set up you wouldn't be able to prove it,but this has happened to me their three times now.So I must give a review to prevent more victim by them.I take the same amount to sunset which states they pay rate is the same and I receive $65 .I really dont want to give one star.Beware!!!Word of mouth goes long ways. read more

They pay less for the plastic bottles , other recyclable plastics and cans I brought . $9.00 .other place could have paid me triple the amt . I was so disgusted . The place and containers to put the recycling stuff are so dirty and so heavy. Thank God I brought my own gloves read more

Very efficient recycling center. It is under the overpass across the street from Lowe's. Ample parking spaces. Warning: it's a bit smelly, but organized. read more

I decided to recycle my cans, glass, and plastic here as my first time going here. The location is close to the highway and I'd recommend checking out other's pictures on where it's located so you don't accidentally pass it. I came fairly early so while there was a decent number of people here already, the lines were nearly nonexistent and there was enough staff that the lines moved quickly enough. In the line, I turned in each bin of recyclables, and the staff handed me the receipt of how much I recycled. I turned that in at the ticketing window at the main office. I wish I had checked the receipt prior to turning it in since the CRV amount I received was way lower than I expected. On the second receipt I received when I got the CRV amount, it didn't include the cans. It was thankfully a quick in and out and the service/staff were straightforward and professional in their process so that was appreciated, but disappointed they missed the cans. read more

Very organized place to recycle your aluminum cans and plastic bottles. Staff there are very efficient, and professional. They weigh all of your cans and bottles, give you a ticket and you go to their window, sign, and will hand over the cash to you! read more

I don't have any expectations for a place like this. I would be more than grateful to just get in, redeem my CRV, and get the hell outta here ASAP. All I expect is not to be yelled or hurt. But I'm telling you. Some of the people that works here are nasty. They hate their life and their job, so take it out on you, the customers. The very customers that's keeping them employed. It's really sad thing to see. Look, I get it. It's not the best place to work, but dam be a little more human to others won't hurt. I've been coming here for years. I used to come here more often, but lately I tried to come here only a few times a year because the area is a shit hole. Now I'm rethinking if it's even worth it coming here twice a year. There used to be a ton of recycling centers in SF. Now that this is the only place in SF to redeem your CRV, they have monopoly and they act like so. Every single freaking time I come here, there is an issue. Either with the staff or with the other customers. If you don't get yelled at by a staff, then you're better be lucky to not get ran over by other customers who act like they're the only one in existence. Not to mention, don't get ran over by the workers that drive their yellow bulldozers. If you cause them even a 5 second delay, they'll come straight at you. Remember, they hate their life, so they want you to too. read more

Website and phone says they are only closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. I went on July 4th, 2025 (Independence Day) when they should have been open. When I get there, there was a sign saying they were closed on July 4th. No updates, notifications. If you say you are open, then honor those hours. read more

They open M-Sat until 4:30pm Been going here with my plastics, Aluminum & glass for over 20 yrs & my last trip which was today you get more money per item & I see better containers & it's very clean environment now read more

During the pandemic, Recology's Buy Back program has been suspended so I found Our Planet Recycling via a Google search. Very organized and straightforward process. You grab as many green bins as you need and decant your recycling into them. You queue up and when it's your turn you dump your stuff into a trough where it's weighed. Once you've gone through all of your empties (glass, plastic and aluminium) they give you a ticket with a breakdown and how much you will receive. Go to the cash window and that's it! Everyone was wearing masks and social distanced. *TIPS* Have some change/money with you to round up your ticket otherwise you won't get the cash - only a voucher. Have your recycling sorted into black bags before you arrive as this makes it much faster! Also, wear gloves or bring wipes to clean your hands with after as they will be very dirty and there is no place to wash them afterwards. read more

This place is great for recycling cans, glass and bottles with a decent payout. Park in the lot, sort your recycles in their cans, then get in line to have them weighed. A receipt will be printed which you will take to the cashier. The receipt will say to have change ready to round up the amount due to you. If you don't have the change, a voucher will be issued for the coins since they pay in bills only. Wear gloves. Their cans are very dirty. read more

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Pros: Long, open hours Commercial & non-commercial welcomed Will take bottles with caps on Cons: Residual Juice/Soda coated everything Little parking Loud operation We come maybe once a year to try and cash in on our little recycling pile at home. We used to go to a local Safeway, but the operation closed. It also wasn't nearly as efficient as this center. When you first drive into the lot, there isn't much parking space, so many people just pull over somewhere. Everyone was fairly accommodating even if a car had to block his/her own for a moment in time. Once you get out, the raw stench of recyclables/garbage will hit you. There's no avoiding it, but you will adapt. Here are some tips: 1. Bring earplugs. As you get closer to the recycling processing area, it is incredibly loud and the sound of crashing metals and glass is jarring. 2. Bring gloves and maybe wipes. Everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING is coated in a million layers residual dried liquids making it all super sticky. When you finish the hand sanitizer they provide will just look like a joke. 3. Sort completely. While you wait, make sure recyclables are fully sorted by crv (aluminum cans, plastics, amber glasses, clear glasses, etc). If not, you'll be asked to pull off to the side at the front. This center will take bottles with caps on. You also don't need to grab the green bins if your bags are hearty enough to hold the weight while being lifted (think heavy duty black bags). Any bag that may spill over should be put into the green bins though. 4. Go with a friend. This is optional, but once we were at the front for processing, I peeled off to the next line to redeem the cash voucher. By the time my dad's recycle weight was processed, I was first in line for voucher redemption. It saved us some time. After giving everything a good wipe down (hands, shoes, even the car interior for good measure) we were able to continue on our day with little interruption. Some, more enclosed, recycling centers will make you smell like a dumpster diver coming out, but you won't have that ill consequence here. We just spun around the corner to the Alemany farmer market to be honest. Would come back to this center for future recycling efforts. read more

Our Planet Recycling - Recyclables sorted by customers on right goes into the cages and down the chute to be compacted - Recycling Center Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Yesterday was my first time going just to learn something new. The place was hard to find at first. Then, I parked under a freeway and walked to there. I had taken a bag of plastic bottles I was told to get rid of at work, and a mixed bag I'd been keeping in my yard. I like that there are 5 lines, everything is organized. Never hurts to learn something new. read more

Stopped into this place on Saturday last week - I called first actually didn't get through as it's a recording. but I checked online and it seem pretty good . What the heck, I've been looking for a recycling center in San Francisco for months. I went ahead and I headed over and spoke to some people that were unloading their cars w bags of cans and plastic and I asked how the procedure went there. They were very nice people and said all you do is have your cans with the cans or bottles with your bottles and plastic with a plastic and you do not need to crush the cans or water bottles. You get in line wait your turn. I system was quite fast. Workers are friendly and swift and polite. it was very easy , parking provided in the premises. I took in a total of 20 bags -- which I have accumulated through this pandemic (everything was closed). and I came out with $101 which was pretty surprising. I'll be back there as it was better than I expected. By the way, recology on tunnel avenue in San Francisco appears to be closed permanently. This is as of (5-12-2021) I have called weekly and this is what the phone clerk insinuate. Note: GO early , wear gloves, as it's kind of stinky wet place. read more

Our Planet Recycling - Go early - easy - Recycling Center Near Me - San Francisco, California

Great place to bring recyclables! A bit hard to find the place since its under a freeway and the entrance was even harder to find but I eventually got in after circling the building 5 times.... read more

Our favorite place to drop off redeemables, we've never had trouble with a long wait. (Maybe because we come midday on Monday?) The system is easy and efficient, and the location is easy to access. read more

They are taking all drink bottles!! You will learn how to separate. You feel better when you correct bottles make a changes. read more

I went there Friday 3/13/2020 at 4:24pm. The cashier Sinthia D. was wearing a mask and didn't say anything. I gave her the weight slip and then she gave me the refund. The whole process she didn't say a word. When I returned home,I realized she gave me $10 less. She would know she had $10 extra in her register at the end of day. When I went back to get back the $10. They denied to do it. And there is a camera ,they didn't even want to check for me. I believe they have done that so many times just to cheat people money. Everyone just be cautious! Stay away from this business.they are not honest. read more

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YES, THEY ARE STILL VERY MUCH OPEN FOR BUSINESS. If you have noticed people rooting through your recycling bin when you put it out on trash day, this is where they all come with their bounty -- and they are walking away with cash! Unfortunately, this is cash that supports our curbside recycling program, so when those scavengers take it out of your bin, your curbside service bill will go up. I got there around 7:30 a.m., and despite this being the posted opening time, things were already in full swing, with long lines of people: 90% Cantonese and 10% Homeless Folks -- die leidenden von alle vergessen -- and although there were four lines, there was only one worker going from line to line, because the rest of the workers were trying to fix an electrical issue. So, things were incredibly slow, and it took me a little over an hour to get through the line. At one point a fight almost broke out between the homeless man in front of me and a Chinese man who tried to cut in line, moving aside the homeless mans bins. Now, I didn't come here expecting to hear: "Don't touch my bins! I WILL f*ck*ng kill you!" and "Come on man, go ahead and kill me, m*th*rF*ck*r!" at 7:30 in the morning, but it wakes you up faster than a cup of coffee, I tell you what! I think if all the lines were operating at once, like they probably ordinarily do, I would have been done in about 15 minutes, FYI. Anyway, they have a tiny parking lot. Most of what people bring in are empty beer and soda bottles, so everything is sticky and grimy. So, basically you bring everything here, and they have some big green trash cans you can use to fill with your recyclables if you want, but you can use your own bags or containers too. The green bins -- and pretty much everything here -- have a coating of resin, the accumulation of multiple layers of spilled beer and dirt. Everyone else here was wearing gloves, so if you come here, make a mental note of that. It smells like the worst dive bar you've ever been to at the end of an all-night frat party, and they are constantly dumping the cans and bottles. Then the cans and plastic get dumped into this giant pneumatic tube system that literally shoots everything into these giant caged containers at Mach speed. So, it is super loud. Just imagine the sound of the trash man dumping your bin into the truck. Only you are right next to it, and it just keeps going forever. And on top of this, somehow they have a stereo blasting music through loudspeakers loud enough to be heard over the din. So, if you are sensitive to that sort of thing, maybe bring some earplugs. So, you stand in any line you want, and hand over your recyclables. Make sure everything is completely sorted into separate containers before you get to the front of the line. They hand you a ticket, and you walk over to the trailer where the cashier will give you your money. I got $4 for a half a garbage bin full of CRV glass bottles. Overall, A+, considering there are no other recycling centers of which I am aware, I give them five stars for still being open. Thanks for the memories! read more

I waited for a man name Charlie R. for 15mins or so when he finally help me he wasn't friendly either. This man was supposed to count my recycles he didn't even look at my recycles he just assumed it was for 5 cents each which it was not it was supposed be for 10 cents each. I didn't realized later on I was shorten be aware people before you leave. read more

Great recycling place! They are helpful, fast and easy to deal with. Their payouts are nice too!

It was easy day and the workers are fast and friendly. This is the great place to maximize your recycle with big amount of money

Since this is the closet one to my place, it is better than others. I had to wait about 1 hour but they work pretty fast though. Overall, it's not bad. read more

Good customer service, and a nicer place to spend your time than most recycling centers.

The Good :Open 7 days a week. Fast moving lines. Parking. The Bad: some of the regulars their can be a little weird.

Nothing special...they do what they need to do. It's not pretty, but they do their work efficiently and help generate a little extra income.

just a bunch of good people.wishing them all.a happy thanksgiving merry christmas 2019...

I've been coming here for years & it is the most organized recycling center I've ever been to.

This is based on my only experience here, which was late morning on a Tuesday. I had no problem finding a parking spot on the premises. The three lines were fairly long, but the workers and the procedures were efficient, and I was in and out in about a half-hour. If it makes any difference, the only items I recycled were aluminum CRV cans. read more

Good place and fast far as these places go and peeps are nice except they use have a boy in the office pay he so cute I want to SMAK him but he gone read more

Be very cautious coming to this recycling center. My mom came with over 100 pounds worth of water bottles. They did not show her how much her bags of recycled bottles weighed, which made her a bit suspicious but she gave them the benefit of the doubt. They told her that there was a 100 pound limit every day so she asked them if it was possible to recycle 100 pounds and come back the next day to recycle the rest. For some reason they absolutely refused and told her to come back the next day instead. They offered to put the bottles back into our car, but my mother did not want to get any of the residue from the recycling center into the car so she agreed to leave it there and pick it up tomorrow. The next day, they claimed that our recycled water bottles were only 75 pounds and they again refused to recycle it, with no reasoning. She noticed that the once completely full bag of crushed water bottles, was now filled with larger empty bottles, resulting in a lower weight. Exhausted and frustrated, she just offered to donate the water bottles to the recycling center, but they didn't even want to accept that! So she approached a gentleman in line who had about one bag of water bottles, and gave it to him. If you choose to come here, be very cautious and aware of what's going on. It's only water bottles but the amount adds up. read more