This place SUCKS. They act like they don't want your…read morebusiness. Very rude and mean, God forbid if you have more than one bag of cans. The only nice person there is Ty. I highly recommend going across the street on Commercial St. They are under new management They are very friendly and clean and aculy want your business. DON'T GO TO J&K REDEMPTION.

This is my go to redemption center. They ate very organized and trusting. Tony is very helpful,…read morefriendly and kind.

Welcome to, the DUMP…read more This is the Winchester Town Dump. It's been cleaned up over the years, even if it still does stink to high heaven. There's a "swap shop" of sorts just to your right as you arrive. Rules are, if you leave something, you can take something. Most people just take. Your garage-sale leftovers will find their way here and there are people of a certain nationality who will swoop them up and re-sell them at their stores state-wide.... It's expensive to be allowed to use this place - something like $175 per month for your car to be allowed in. But it's worth it so you can dump your stuff and forget about it. There's a lot of recycling going on here these days. Didn't use to have that. If you're one of those tree hugger types, you'll appreciate it. Separate places for old monitors and air conditioners, yard waste, metals, and donated clothing. Hours: Sunday Closed Monday Closed Tuesday 8:00am - 3:00pm Wednesday 8:00am - 3:00pm Thursday 12:00pm - 7:00pm Friday 8:00am - 3:00pm Saturday 8:00am - 4:00pm There is no municipal trash pickup in Winchester. The town operates a refuse transfer station and recycling center off Swanton Street on the edge of town. Residents currently pay $175 per family annually for a permit to deposit their trash at this spot, which is colloquially referred to as "the dump." The facility is actually a transfer station because trash is not disposed of at the site; rather the town pays to have it trucked away for incineration or dumping. Although it costs as much to operate the conveniently named "dump" as it would curb-side trash pickup, the Selectmen decided that the social interaction of citizens at the site outweighed the convenience of a more conventional trash service. Local political candidates even make occasional appearances at the dump on Saturdays, shaking voters' hands and handing out literature.

Heh I never thought about reviewing the transfer station, but it sure beats having noisy Garbage…read moretrucks coming up and down your street, not to mention slowing down the already brutal Boston area traffic...imagine trash trucks coming through town in the middle of the school rush hour period in downtown Winchester between 2:30 and 4pm. it would be insane. The transfer station is well worth the money. You can just put all of your recyclables in a few bins mixed together (paper, small metals, glass, tin, magazines, newspapers, bottled water, etc. in one or two bins and just dump it in. It used to be time consuming to have to go to a separate bin for the different items. Now it's one stop recycling! Totally awesome. I just hope they never go to pay as you throw per bag of trash. That would be a bad idea and would lead to dumping in the fells and other woodland areas, and less recycling. Pay as you throw would be a bad idea I hope they keep the current system of the fees. which work well for the town as well. it basically comes down to around $15 a month for a whole family (1 car). - for the transfer station sticker. - $175 total They also have a hazardous waste day - where you can drop off your hazardous waste for disposal. the ABC - A better chance program which has inner city kids attending Winchester High School which is a great program does an annual bottle drive at the transfer station by the K of C hall every spring as well. You can drop off your leaves and bags of leaves, off to the right as you exit the "Dump" --pssst. don't call it dump,. the town select board wants people to call it the "Transfer station" because everything in Winchester has to be upscale and hip, even the town "Dump." :P The guys at the transfer station are all nice guys and will answer any questions. They work long hard hours to keep the transfer station operational. The Swap shop isn't bad, my only complaint is I wish people would care for it more. Stop throwing dirty diapers, used potties, and broken crap in the swap shop Also please think before you leave paper, old magazines, books etc. If it can be RECYCLED PLEASE RECYCLE it. I volunteer to keep the swap shop organized and have taken out at least five boxes full of stuff that could easily have been recycled. Please try to keep the swap shop organized and not just leave stuff everywhere ...it should be more like a flea market than a place to just dump stuff. A little more organization of the swap shop would go a long way. Why not hire some people to watch the swap shop and take stuff over to the recycle bins and such when people drop off obvious stuff that is in need of recycling. Anyway the overall concept of the swap shop is awesome but it would be nice if the townspeople cared for it more. I hope they dont end up closing it down due to abuse. Overall the transfer station is a great place. Its open later on Thursdays. So if you want to beat the Saturday rush go on Thursday. I never go on Saturday because its always too crazy . They could use a smart traffic light on Swanton Street which would hep slow fast high speed traffic on the road there. as well either that or a 3 way stop sign.. Overall the "Dump" is a good place. oops I meant "transfer station.." No one tell the selectmen I called it a dump okay? XD

Honest and friendly people. I have dealt with them since the '80s…read more Dan has been especially helpful now that I am an older person. Glad to continue giving these my scrap metals.

I have to leave these folks a review after my first transaction with them. I showed up yesterday…read morewith 18 carefully weighed large trash bags of brass wire with a total (my calculation) of 870 pounds . After arriving and being helped to transfer the wire to 3 large metal bins, they weighed the bins and found the total to be 916 pounds! I was sure I had calibrated my scale and couldn't be that far off but they insisted that their measurement was accurate so I accepted their payment. I had numbered my bags 1 thru 18 so today I checked the empty bags and found I had made 2 bags and numbered them with the same number. The one of those two bags that I had not accounted for weighed 43.6 pounds. So my total of 870 pounds should have been 913.6 pounds which means their total was 2.4 pounds more than my calculated weight. They apologized for not having more help unloading (I wasn't expecting any) so service was great, weight was very accurate, and the payment rate was quite fair. My overall experience was exceptional.

I've been coming here for a while and always have a good experience. The staff is friendly, the…read moreservice is quick, and the process is organized and efficient. They make returning bottles and cans easy, and the payouts are always accurate. Definitely one of the best redemption centers in the area. They have recently added new parking.

These guys are very patient to new comers not knowing what they are doing. The place is run very…read moreefficiently. Get yourself a magnet and stop paying to dispose of unused or unwanted metals. This place will pay you for your no longer used metals!! I've been back a half a dozen times now.

So over the years, I accumulated some heavy metal junk and I definitely did not want to just put it…read morein my residential trash so I decided to take it off to a local scrapyard. Scrap it was the closest yard to me and it looked like it had a pretty good review so I decided to load my car and drive over to see how much I can get. The entrance to the scrap yard is on a street with actually other scrap yards. The entrance is highly visible and all you have to do is actually drive in and they have someone to help direct you to the right location to stop. They can pretty much tell if you need help so they walked right up to my window asked a few questions and had me popped the trunk so that they can take a magnet and start checking out my metal scrap. He identified which pile goes where and told me where to park the car but he first had me drive over the weight scale, to take the initial weight. He then basically told me to park in front of one pile unload, came back to weigh in again and then went to the second pile unload and came back to weigh in again. He printed me a receipt to bring to the pay office. I also had a big box of miscellaneous scrap metal, which he said I can just put inside a bin and cart it into the facility for a manual inspection. Overall, it was actually a pretty easy process. The workers they were actually very professional courteous and they were not condescending at all like they knew I was not familiar with the process and just guided me the whole way. Definitely will come back again when I accumulate another pile of metal junk.

I have been using laundromats for most of my life, and as most people know, if a washer or dryer…read moreisn't working, you never get your money back. Quite the opposite for Salem laundry. Any issues I've had, which is hardly ever, they have responded to the dropbox complaint and reimbursed the money right onto my laundry card. The prices are awesome. And the dryers super hot and not low heat. They dry everything, including towels, within the 24 minute cycle. If you have to do laundry, the laundromat, seek them out as they're pretty awesome

Clean, well lit, friendly staff. Good selection of machine options. Adequate parking. Good specialsread more

Clean and very organized! I was able to get everything done at once and the machines seem like top…read moreof the line.

Always has multiple washers " out of order", the larger washers don't spin properly the clothes are…read morealways dripping wet and take double the time to dry and the dryers don't seem to be on high, probably set to low so ppl have to keep pumping quarters in. Took my load of clothes out of a washer many times to find lots of animal hair covering everything and I don't have a pet, I find lots of human hair as well it seems the washers don't rinse or clean properly. The prices are the highest around and the place isnt well maintained.

Make sure you count your cans before you go! Also, when I went they didn't take any plastic…read morebottles... overall easy return and quick money in your pocket all to recycle and save the earth

All the way behind a few mechanic shops. Get a cart, count your cans, tell them the count, get…read morepaid. Was way faster than using the automated machines.