After Altadena Recycling closed, I felt like I had no choice but to go to Ponce Recycling. Unfortunately, I won't be going back there anytime soon. I always had a feeling I wasn't getting paid fairly, but since I don't know much about recycling rates, I wasn't sure. A friend recommended FLOREZ Recycling in Irwindale, and wow -- my gut feeling was right all along! I received so much more money for my bottles and cans compared to before. FLOREZ Recycling is a small family-owned business, and they were incredibly kind and helpful. They even helped me organize my bottles, which I truly appreciated. They felt honest, fair, and welcoming. I now combine my recycling trips with my Costco shopping, which makes it super convenient. The location can be a little difficult to find at first because it's located in the alley behind the main buildings, but it is absolutely worth it. Highly recommend supporting FLOREZ Recycling: 333 S Irwindale Ave, Irwindale, CA (626) 200-0259 I'm so glad I found them and finally have a better read more

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They weighed my aluminum, glass and plastic but the receipt doesn't show aluminum which costs more. Another reviewer said this happened to them too so might be a common practice here. Make sure you tell them when you have aluminum and monitor as they weigh it or you'll get shortchanged. They work fast so I'd ask them to reweigh it if you notice something is wrong read more

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I have been going to this recycle center since Altadena recycle center closed. It is convenient for me as I go to HMart to shop from time to time and it's easy to drop off some recycle at the same time. Parking here could be hard sometimes as this seems to be a popular place. The guys here are fast but they won't help you. I can't say anything about their pricing as I don't really pay a lot of attention to it. I think it's okay as I don't really expect a lot. So come here for convenience if you are going to shop at HMart anyway. read more

Count your money at the window! That's all I wanna say. Today the total amount payed for recycling was 22.63 and only 12.63 was issued. Be careful and make sure you get what you deserve! read more

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There are many recycling places in the area. This one is in the h-mart shopping center. Parking is adequate. The workers are usually friendly here. Lines can be long. Try to avoid peak hours after work and mid day on weekends. As at all other recyclers in CA, you get more for plastic than glass back so the value depends on what and how much you bring. This location is worth a try. read more

Everthing went well. The people are courtious, pleasant. Quick to help you. They place is clean. They take clear glass bottles, cans and plastic bottles. Price is reasonable. read more

Recycling Motto: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Location/Parking: Towards the back of H Mart. Parking can be found in the parking structure. Ambiance/Decor: Not much ambiance here. Similar to all other recycling places. Order Of Operations: 1) Park your car 2) Get in line. Proceed to get a empty trash can and separate your recyclables. 3) Get your voucher that has the total amount you get. Print your name, sign, and date your life away. and collect yo monies. Service: Service was good. The place makes it easy to recycle and most importantly, you don't have to interact with the workers. Start time depends on when the guy with the laptop shows ups. If you get there early, you might be waiting for 5 to 10 minutes. Recycle For Thought: Don't mind using their services again when I have enough recyclables to recycle. read more

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They pay cash on the spot for your recyclables enough said! No more handing in your aluminum cans and getting a voucher to go into a grocery store to claim your payment. This place is located on the side of HMart by their parking structure. They do not allow grocery carts to bring your recyclables. This place accepts a large variety of recycled from various plastic bottles, glass, and your regular aluminum. Check your plastic containers from your juices, creamers, and order liquids. Most can be recycled even if you didn't pay a CRV for them. Think about all that waste going to the landfill when most containers can be recycled! I had bundles of these tiny Yukult like yogurt drink containers and i paid $0.05 crv for each of them. Most recycling center at a Ralph's or Vons do not accept them, but this place does! This place has a lot of bins for you to fill and sort. They will weigh each bin, notate the total and give you a receipt. And yes! Cash on the spot! Highly recommend this recycling center! read more

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I've used Ponce Recycling Center before, and I can agree with those saying the staff is rude and condescending. I used to go to a Monrovia recyclers that unfortunately closed during the pandemic. Today I called their "work" phone number and it just went into voicemail. If you are in business, have someone answer the phone. Have you ever brought recycling to a place that was closed? That is the worst feeling - having to go home and have your vehicle full of recycling. read more

Workers here are non communicative and will be doing things other than their actual jobs to make you wait without explanation. Some days you will just be standing in line for an hour in a transaction that should've less than 10 minutes. I don't blame the workers, I blame the operators of this joint who just don't give a crap enough to instruct these workers in situations like these. Also, you are NOT going to get the full redemption value of each can/bottle because they go by weight, and not by unit. You will definitely be short-changed. It's more convenient for them, of course, and yourself if you don't have time to go to the stations that count your cans/bottles individually. Not expecting a place you can picnic out of, but at least clean the area up once in a while...like a nice hosing once a week. The recycling cans are all dirty as hell and so is the area. Again, the operators of this spot need to pay attention. read more

The customer service was really good. The people that worked there were really nice and helpful. I do not have much experience with the exchange rate for recycled goods but it seemed decent and they gave us cash which was great! read more

they will rip you off recycling glass by weight instead of by count to take advantage of certain individual like seniors. go at your own risk. i don't recommend going by yourself if you have little or no knowledge of recycling read more

Along with my hard seltzer kick came along the collection of cans. We started a recycling bin at home to collect cans, help the planet, and get some extra $$ for the holidays. The current price is $1.65/lb. A whole 22-gallon crushed can bag gave us about $23. This recycling center is located behind the H-Mart off of Huntington Drive. It's fast, efficient, and a good way to help mother earth! read more

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If I could give it 0 stars that would be the perfect rating. Would go to one in Altadena but for obvious reasons no longer there anyways decided to try this place. People working here will literally scam you right in front of your face and when called out on it they will start an argument and/or snatch things out of your hands, all the good reviews might be they just didn't notice they were getting scammed best bet. Just avoid overall. read more

I made a mistake by trying to bring a bunch of glass bottles to recycle here by myself. I loaded them on the market's shopping cart and as I approached the recycling center, a worker pointed at a sign that says do not use the market's carts. I get it, it's not their property, so I abandoned the cart immediately and hauled the bottles over. They didn't have parking available adjacent to the center and don't provide their own carts for customers to use. In addition, the workers aren't very friendly and don't communicate. You have to just figure things out on your own. read more

This location is very convenient, and the staff is friendly and helpful. The owner is nice and always talks to people. They moved pretty fast too. Today, the owner told me they will be closing on Sunday, but when he asked me to check my phone to see if the calendar has been updated, but due to my phone's cell signal was very bad, so he has to use my phone to check the google map, but it still shows open on Sunday. Maybe next Sunday they won't open any more, it could be due to holiday season, check their schedule before you go there on Sunday read more

Great location and the service there is top notch, quick, they are helpful and I would highly recommend. Consistency is key. The value you get is great. Thanks Ponce read more

DO NOT GO TO THIS ONE! THEY cheat you on ur money. They left out my whole bag of yakult and when I confronted him he denied I had and didn't even try to go back to look for it. Mean while it was 2 mins ago. Then he randomly typed up $2.50 for me. Do not trust this place!!!! read more

My first time at a recycling center. Primary language spoken here is Spanish, but they knew enough English to get the job done. Lines moved quickly. I had 1 not full barrel of Aluminum cans, 1 full barrel of plastic Water Bottles, 1 Half full barrel of juice containers and 12 full barrels of plastic soda bottles. They counted all of the plastic as #1PET at 46 pounds for $62.31. In comparison, a woman in front of me, had three barrels of only plastic water bottles and she received $12 plus some change. The four men working didn't talk a lot. None of them volunteered information when I told them it was my first time. I had to ask them, "Do I need to sort these into different barrels". Would have been helpful if they had a sign saying to sort everything differently by type. One rude woman who cut in front of me, they made resort her items because she mixed cans, wine bottles and plastic bottles together. Parking was available behind the recycling area, where there were barrels available to be used for sorting. They wouldn't take my larger multi-gallon sized plastic water bottle, the kind used at an office water cooler. They have a sign on the wall that said something about them being able to reduce the amount they payout. I didn't read it in detail. Probably should have. I was just happy to get rid of 5 years worth of collecting plastic soda and water bottles. I met 3 really nice women there, one indifferent woman, and one seriously rude woman who cut in front of me and told me to "Chill Out" when I asked her if she could please move a little to the side. She had walked up and stood in front of the back area where I was placing my 14 barrels out of everyone's way. I let everyone who came up while I was there, go in front of me, and assisted an older woman who was also there for the first time. Ironically, the rude woman, who was the last person I was letting go in front of me, actually turned and snarled, "It's my turn next!", when I began moving a couple of barrels from the back, closer to the front. Despite my letting her and the other four people who came up while I was in line go in front of me, I Ignored her comment. People who are that inconsiderate of other peoples kindness, have deep troubles inside and hate. Difficult to know if she was rude because of my ethnicity or if she were just a bitter person. Over all, it was a good experience. I almost didn't come here, because there were some 1 star reviews on Yelp complaining about being ripped off 5 cents, etc. read more

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Great place. Go there about once a month. So quick and easy. Pay cash-o-la right at the window!! You separate your recycles into trash cans, wait in line, they weight it, then they pay it! Not much if these recycling places left in Arcadia, so this is theeee place! read more

The new hasn't done it, but the last guy working there didn't weigh the cans right, one time I got paid way more for way less cans... beware read more

good customer service and friendly Clean and very attentive to customers Will definitely come back here read more

I recycle because I drink soooo much bottled water. I think I drink about at least 6-8 bottles of 500 mL water bottles a day. Since I dont drink soda, I mainly drink water, tea and also boba. Anyway, I have this recycling center I frequent but they are always closed when I go. So I was looking for a new place and found this place conveniently located next to H Mart in Arcadia. It is located on the left side of H Mart building so there is no way you can miss it. Depends on the time you visit, it could be busy or slow but most of the time, I am in and out pretty fast. After they gather all your recyclables, they will have you sign the paper which is just a receipt and will give you cash right away. I am trying my best to minimize the use of plastics and sadly, its inevitable sometimes. The least I can do is recycle so I will continue to do so and come here for it. read more

I got too tired looking at my recyclables in my kitchen. On a Sunday afternoon in May, I decided to come to Ponce to recycle. The line was really short and all the barrels are lined up. Things changed since I came here like 6 months ago. Now they have a window to sign and give money. Other staff took my recycle of 2 garbage bags of soda cans and 2 garbage bags of plastic bottles. I was surprised I received $21 because usually I get $12 or $15. The place is always clean. read more

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Better prices than many bigger recycling places. Fast, friendly service, lots of parking. No shade while waiting but short wait because fast service. I definitely recommend trying them out read more

Great place to go recycling. Whenever I come here it's really packed so try to come on the weekdays if you're able to. Otherwise, you'll be waiting in the sun with the occasional shade if you're closer up. Overall the parking is pretty convenient and right next to H mart. read more

We came to this location because it was open early (at 8:30am) & because we got ripped off from another location but who knew this one would be just the same. They have social distancing things in order (standing behind their table (shown in pictures), masks required, etc., Sometimes I would see the one of the guys not wearing a mask though so it's questionable. I love that the line moves quick but the quickness can also be a rip off - they would weigh the water bottles & once they got to the bigger bottles (Costco size) & big milk carton, they would throw some of the big plastic bottles on the already weighted water bottles without weighing it. And only weigh some of the ones they didn't throw in the pile. We confronted them but they kept insisting they did weigh it. My bf and I looked at each other & said we just saw them throw it in the already weighed pile without them weighing it. Also be careful & log the weight you see on their scale because they also rip you off but not logging the correct weight when you receive the paper. Don't be fooled by the quickness because they could be doing it so fast that you don't catch that they're missing a thing or two which will cost you in the end. read more

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This spot use to be reasonable but now it seems like the staff's estimating the scales, rounding off to da lower end ‍

I had tons of plastics piling up in my garage and I never really recycled before so I didn't know what to expect but it was pretty straightforward and easy. You just have to separate your plastics and cans in different trash bins and they will do the rest. I would definitely come back to this one and I'm glad I took the advice from other yelpers. They told me go there before it opens so you don't have to wait too long in the lines. read more

Great location plenty of parking and staff is very helpful. They are open 7 days and the hours 8:30 to 4:30 with holidays closed. The best part they pay cash on the spot! Definitely this will be my new spot when needing to recycle in the future. read more

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Quick, reliable and efficient. Arrived today with no wait. Thursday 11am. This center sits behind the H Mart. read more

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Quick and easy to recycle. They accept various kinds of aluminum, glass, plastic. They are located inside the Hmart plaza so theres plenty of parking in the parking structure. read more

Avoid this place. They will rip you off. They pocket some of your money. Every time we've been here, we receive significantly less than other recycling places. They should be held accountable. Something is going on. read more

I went to this recycling center last week for the first time. The guys were super nice. You literally just toss all your cans, glass and plastic bottles into separate bins. Then they weigh them. The whole process shouldn't take more than 10 minutes. There is an area right next to the business where you can park so you don't have to walk far. They pay you cash. Oh and bring disposable gloves with you because you may have to separate the blue bins and they are kinda gross. I wouldn't touch them bare handed. read more

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Place is clean fast and friendly. I just hope good reviews don't bring crowds. Good hours and barrels in great condition make it easier for the customer. read more

Open on weekend. I have to go to this center which is farther then the closest recycling center to me because they open on Sunday. Fast workers, usually 2 to 3 workers there. Can not park next to them to unload and can not use the supermarket cart. read more

Worker guys are rude go somewhere else. They seem to talk crap in Spanish about people.. just made me feel uncomfortable

I carried 2 full 33 gallon black trash bags and 1 kitchen size trash filled with plastic bottle bags to Ponce recycle today and received $16.13. In the past I have received $30+ for this amount of plast bottles. I suspect that some of my bags were held back. Horrible business practices. Shame! shame!shame! read more

Ponce was one of the few recycling spots open during COVID. They have a ton of bins for people to use. The 2 workers are really efficient. Line moves pretty fast. Only draw back is the location. Located behind H-Mart. Parking is limited in this back area. You have to stop and drop off your recyclables and then park if you do not want to carry all your stuff. This location is weight only, you cannot count your cans or bottles like some other locations allow. read more

We used this place for first time because other recycling place was closed Sundays. For the more bags we turned in this time with less glass and more aluminum, not sure why we got $8 less refund. Glass refund is less. I can understand same, but less? read more