The location for the recycling area can be somewhat difficult to find but youll know its the place…read morewhen you reach it. plenty of parking which is nice, and you dont need to have an ID to recycle stuff for cash. The Cash you get back in return is moderately fair in its rate compared to its competitor. A highlight for me is the staff. They're always professional, both fast and hard working, and keeps the line moving efficiently.

Fast and helpful service. I didn't have a lot to recycle but there was a nice guy who helped me…read moreright away, which I appreciated. I was literally there for a few minutes - it was super fast and efficient! Definitely recommend.

I'm with the others who've mentioned the taller guy with the dog. He was great!…read moreI've been really sick since January, so I brought a lot (for my household) 89 soda cans, 30 large juice bottles, plus a handful of small water bottles and glass cider/beer bottles. The nice guy had taught me that if I knew how many of each type I had, they could just pay out for those amounts. That's why I had everything written down on the outside of each bag. The "new guy" told me, "in the bins", and when I tried to explain what I had going, he just talked over me and said, "IN THE BINS MA'AM!". I tried to understand, or get him to explain, such as, was there a new owner? He never answered that instead just said, "limit of 15 for each type". So, I left. He was so rude! I thought the law was that if you pay a 5c deposit on a bottle, you're supposed to get 5c back?!

No more. I tried to…read moreleave this review via my phone and yelp glitched out and the review didn't post, but instead of taking it as a sign to not bother, fired up my laptop to tell you to beware this place. When the former punk rock listening guy (who has the dog) was there, I had no problems. I would usually get at least $8- $12+ for my bi-monthly collection of aluminum cans, glass, and plastic water bottles. The last time I went to this location, the punk rock guy was gone and there were three new guys there and I only got less than $5. I went back today at 3pm hoping that maybe the dog owning guy was back but I think he's gone. The three guys were there. There were several orange-fence bins full of drinking water bottles in front of the pay-out stand as if they had been abandoned by other angry customers. The employees were arguing with the person in front of me because the customer wasn't able to see the screen for the scale and so there was no way for the customer to verify the weight. They watched me take two full over-sized garbage bags out of my trunk and pour each of them into a fence-bin. Then as soon as they finished with the customer in front of me, said they needed to close for about an hour and were done paying out "for now". It was already 3pm and the place closes at 4 anyways. I said I was leaving and they responded rudely "okay bye" but yelled at me when I took the two bins of *my* recycling back towards my car, so I could just dump everything into my trunk to re-sort at home later for another place (as they had watched me empty and discard my original trash bags, I think they were expecting me to just leave the CRV recycling in their bins). As I was dumping the bins directly into my trunk, they told another customer [I'm] "always crazy like that." Wow. This is only the second time I've interacted with them, and though I suspect I was not paid fairly the first time, I never said anything to them about that. Way to disrespect me in front of my community members. I would rather just give my "CRV money" to the city of Torrance by putting my cans and bottles directly in the curb-pick up bin then deal with the current people who work there.

What can I say besides, "It's recycling. Friendly and helpful employees. Quick, efficient service…read more Cash in my hand at the end. My storage area is much less cluttered now. Thank you!"

I had a good experience recycling there today. I read some scary reviews about being ripped off -…read morewas not the case for me. I estimate my payout based on quantity of aluminum and glass cans I had and CA CRV fee per each. I had about 30-60 of each; it was measured by weight. The payout matched my estimates. I received an itemized receipt and correct amount of cash. I had under 2 lbs of each type and their containers weigh 8.1 lbs. After they weigh my items in their container, 8.1 is subtracted. Since the payout matches my estimate - I think the weighing process is correct too. I also had a couple of plastic bottles on hand and they just hand counted them and paid me correctly. The employees work quick and the job is dirty so no one chats or smiles (understandably). One worker gave me brief pointers on how to sort my stuff. Others just gestured and silently keept up their quick pace. I plan to comeback. Note: limited parking. I came in on Saturday at opening and found plenty parking. But since it shares the driveway with In-N-Out, I wouldn't come in at lunch or dinner ours to avoid traffic jams.

Pull up, drop off, and go about your day! Super fast service…read more Huge building you cannot miss

Very easy. Pulled up and dropped off my old computer equipment. The guys in the office were chill.read more

easy drop off, quick service, and nice guys…read more love efficiency and professionalism easy to get in and out, guys got right to my truck and helped me unload my stuff,

Drop off service, friendly people, very happy with experience and will return in future.read more

It was quick and brief to recycle the bottles. Very efficient. You won't have to wait a lot here. I…read moredon't care much about the money I got in return I was just happy I could do something good to the environment.

Easy experience here. You separate your recycling ans they doubke check to make sure youbout the…read moreitems in the correct bin.

Nice staff. The wait to unload my vehicle wasn't that bad. Going earlier in the day is better…read more Note: They open at 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday only.

Patience! Patience! If you want to be responsible to the environment, then you will find this…read moreplace. They take e-waste, hazardous ways, and all other things that you cannot get rid of easily. However, because there are only open Saturdays and Sundays, there are usually a lot of cars here waiting to drop off their things. It is very well managed with a streamlined process. From the entrance to the point you drop off, there are several service staff working and guiding you through the process. I spent about 40 minutes from the point I entered to the point I left. One tip: make sure you bring and have a valid drivers license. There was a policeman checking everyone's license when I came!

The service is well organized and they are quick to assist you with any questions and help you…read moremight need. The value ($$) you receive back is based off the weight of the ( cans, bottles, glass, recyclable containers you bring). If you're looking for a recycling center that does value/quality based off the number of cans/bottles/glasses, individually priced you might not prefer this option but the weighting method is very effective and is equivalent to doing per-piece when recycling.

This place moved on the side of Vons. I would continue to go because they paid the best rates but…read morenow they implemented this scrap plan where you only get 2 cents a pound for plastic #2. It really brought down the value of the recycling. Because of how far it is I won't come back. I don't think the rate is worth it anymore. I wouldn't go there if it was closer to me with because of that 2 cents rate. That's ridiculous! Original review: The other reviewer is right, a couple of guys have set up shop here and expect money for helping you to sort your recycling. I just tell them I don't need any help and they leave me alone. I hate that and they seem permanent because they've been here the last few times I've gone. Besides that this place is still 5 stars! I always get the highest rate for my stuff, comingled or not. The guy who works there is always very friendly and gets through the line quickly. There hardly is a line on the weekdays though. This continues to be my favorite place for recycling besides the hagglers!

the one in gardenia is trash the rip you offf...i recycled at the one in tustin orange county …read more. i got 3.45 lb for 70% wire ......yesterday today...the one gardenia was 2.70 lb..... ....i asked her why a 70 cent difference she said every yard is different .... dumbest answer ever.. there both sa recycle and the price of coppper doesnt not change ....stay away and dont recycle there ..... !!!!

I had never been to a scrap yard before but our new house came with some ugly fireplace art that…read morewas solid copper. These guys were professional and run a tight ship. Supper easy. I'll be back to give them the old furnace.

They used located in Torrance .. they moved to Lomita long time ago.. I went many recycling places…read more. venture is the best !! The reason why the rate is good rate !! They accepted Glass , can etc.. We have to do separate the bottle , Green color , clear color and Black color .. Sometimes employees can help for me .. I want to highly recommend!!

After they closed the recycling center in Gardena near Home Depot, I'm glad I found Venture. When…read moreyou shop at Costco and Sam's Club, it's amazing how fast the piles of plastic bottles and aluminum cans piles up. There's only so much microplastic our bodies can store so what to do with the macro portion left over? Sure, I could just dump it in my blue recycling cans, save time, effort, and have people digging through my recycling, dumping the rest of the contents on the street or let the city cash in my hard earned CRV. Nah. The city already takes more than their fair share of my income. The workers at Venture are always friendly and helpful. There is adequate parking and never a shortage of bins to roll over to the scales. The lot is set up so traffic goes one way, making entering and exiting efficient. It is rather grungy but it's a recycling center. I've never seen one that could pass a white glove inspection. Just wear a pair of rubber/vinyl gloves so you don't get gunk on your hands and you'll be fine. There are closer recycling centers closer to home but the guys at Venture make an inconvenient chore into a more pleasant experience.