Today was a regularly scheduled trash pick up day. Unfortunately I was running a bit late. I heard the recycling truck and immediately jumped from my morning coffee because I forgot to take out the trash cans the night before. The driver noticed I was I was moving my bin thru the side gate and he could have skipped me and it would be my fault no issues and no complaints. The gentleman driving was a black man who looked me in the eyes and saw I was struggling and waited 15 seconds for me to place my bin at the appropriate location. Just wanted to thank him this morning. I live in the track near Edison HS / Community Park. read more

Called for curb side pick up, 4 days later, still waiting. Called earlier today, was told they are on their way.

Always super friendly and helpful! A quick in and out. Rarely have to wait long! A quick In-N-Out this is definitely the spot to go read more

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Cost me just over a $100 to dump a small size U-Haul full of things I purged when I moved. Experience was quick and easy as I went around 2pm on a Saturday read more

This place is one of 4 hazardous waste drop-off sites in OC. E.g. for old paint, chemicals, cleaners, etc. My review is only for Rainbow in that capacity. Dropping of your household haz waste is pretty easy and simple: load it up in the trunk of your car, drive up to the haz waste drop-off point, and the guys working there will pull it all out and take it away. You don't even get out of your vehicle. Quick and efficient, even if there a few cars ahead of you in line, you'll only be waiting 5 minutes. Do make sure you go to Gate 6 Hazardous Materials. There are several gates as you drive down Nichols street, so be sure you turn in to Gate 6. Do NOT turn in to gate 4 marked "public dumping" like I did on my first time, and get lost driving around. :) read more

Rainbow Envir. Svcs was purchased by Republic Services, a mega trash company. Since Republic took over, our company (which owns 3 shopping centers in Huntington Beach and 1 industrial center in HB) has had nothing but problems. During the recent strike, they refused to give credit for no service. Calling customer service (in another state) provided me with false information. I put in (opened up) a dispute ticket which NO ONE ever bothered to follow up. I finally had to call City public works and ask for help there. They directed me to a manager and the issue is STILL being resolved. WORST trash company ever. read more

Rainbow Environmental Services - Beach Blvd. HB. This is how Republic does NOT service its customers. - Recycling Center Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

If I could give this place zero stars I would! Union strike outside the gates. They charge a rate of 92.00 A ton plus a new 5.00 "Enviromental fee" now that's up to 2000 pounds. But if you're under that there is no adjustment. It used to be 25.00 to dump here. On top of that they have you now dumping inside a muddy building. All the smells and toxic gases. I will never come back to this place. And as a contractor I suggest you don't either. Go to Brea olinda. It's 25.00. Outside. Beautiful view. Screw this place. read more

When they're open, this is a great place to safely. Get rid of your e-waste and household waste. Unfortunately their website lacks the basic information on what is actually recyclable, if you call, you'll be referred to the website. And the website does not reflect the actual hours That they are open. read more

All recycling in neigborhood was not picked up on Wednesday. Called this morning and they say they will try to get by on Friday. How does a trash pickup miss a whole neighborhood and then delay another day trying to recover. Incompetent. read more

Cleaned out our garage and had a few things to dispose of (see picture) They wanted $120 to dump it. If I'm willing to drive 21 miles to Brea landfill $20 or 35 miles to San Juan Capistrano $20 Now I understand why people just dump their stuff behind businesses or any dark place the can find! CROOKS!!! read more

Rainbow Environmental Services - Recycling Center Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

Zero Stars for Republic Trash Services. I'm a property manager in HB with 82 units. Because of the strike, our service was skipped on Thursday and now today on Monday. I called Republic Services and an automated message saying that we might be affected until Friday the 13th because of these strikes. Ugh! Get temporary help! read more

We just moved and I put a mattress out next to dumpster and called and paid for pickup. It's 2 weeks after pick up date and my neighbor let me know it's still there. The phone number on my bank account withdrawal goes to some kind of Walmart gift card scam. Then I call the 800 number and after 20 minutes of explaining and the lady looking everything up the call was disconnected!! I paid for no service and trying to call them to get help was useless! Now I look like a irresponsible a-hole tenant leaving an old mattress for my neighbors to deal with when I tried to do the right thing! read more

Very friendly and helpful. Easy drive thru to dump your paint. Will definitely be back with more recyclables.

Ordered a dumpster for next day delivery, but they made mistake, and canceled the order. Next day morning I called for ETA, and realized order is canceled because of their mistake !!! They forgot to add $185 initial amount to the original price ($500). For that reason they canceled my order without notifying me. That day I had guys at job site waiting for dumpster. I talked with several supervisors, and they promised they will work on it, and will calling me back; which never happened. In the afternoon, after several calls, they told me they will not delivery till tomorrow, and I have to pay for my labors standing whole day at job site !!! Worst company every, worst customer service., NO satisfaction at all... read more

Yeah, I see a lot of bad reviews and it sounds like the dump prices are high but I just want to say a lot of the workers there are just awesome! When I lived in the mountains the snow would come and the snow plow would just blow by and create a big burm and you would have a lot more work to try and shovel your way out to drive your car. I've seen the neighbors trash all in the street over here because the rain flooded the curb so high that the cans would fall over. Well the trash truck came around the corner and stopped and the guy got out and gathered all of the trash for the neighbor and disposed of it. In the mountains they would just laugh at you as they made your day a little worse. These guys get my vote for being some really awesome people. At least the workers do! read more

This company hit a parked limousine that belongs to a United States Army veteran and refuses to pay for the repairs. There is clear as day camera footage that demonstrates the trash truck completely drive into the limo, and then jump the curb. In addition, this limousine is essential to how he pays for his meals, puts food on the table, and even volunteers to feed the elderly. Rainbow Environmental Services would rather damage their own reputation and cause financial and emotional stress on a veteran than to fix the issue. read more

AVOID!... It's disgusting and dangerous. We had some Ikea Desks. It cost 90.00 to dump as we had to unload in sludge with air particles of trash filling the air in a dark tin warehouse. Non of the workers are wearing any protective respiratory devices. - I get in my car with grimy shoes that is now on my floormats. This place is the belly of hell! read more

Rainbow Environmental Services - Recycling Center Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

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Just heard there's a strike on about 400 workers in the union. Anyone know if this place is open for dumping tomorrow?

It's a sh*t show. Ever since Republic Services have taken over I haven't had service without a hiccup. We have ordered four rent a bins in the past 4 months and only one has shown up on time or hasn't been arbitrarily canceled without my knowledge. read more

As an HB resident for 14 years, I have gotten used to certain city services. I'm not sure what other cities offer as a comparison, but I know decent service when I see it. Here in HB, we use Rainbow for trash pickup and they have always provided excellent service. They even offer no charge "large item" pickup for items that don't fit in a traditional can like sofas and refrigerators. This particular location offers another really cool service. The toxic waste area is a supe convenient drive through service for dropping off old computers, cans of paint, and type of electronic or hazardous waste. Drivers are not even permitted to leave their car. You simply drive up, pop your trunk and and a courteous employee, decked out in a "bunny suit" takes your trash and deposits it in the appropriate bin. They even hand out these 1 gallon size buckets with lids to hold your discarded batteries. They empty these out and you have a fresh empty one for a few more months. I get to be super lazy but also do a good service for the environment. read more

Their public dump fees have skyrocketed so I go to a different public dump 20 miles away and it costs half the price. Just to dump some construction debris was $97. Crazy if you are dumping less than 2000 pounds. read more

I usually drop off hazmat and they have always been quick and courteous. Those that complain about being dirty smelly or anything else should remember they are at a dump. As far as costs dump fees are very high pretty much everywhere locally your paying for convenience and they are more of a sort and transfer facility, ie they ship it out again. read more

put out bulk item for pickup on Thursday approved on phone never came called they said don't know what happened? can come 3 days later incompetent people worst service ever read more

$80 to unload a bed full of garbage? CR&R gets my biz from now on. Irresponsible community practices and now the price jack? read more

Do not bother going unless you have an 18 wheeler full of garbage. They ask for $100 deposit just to look at your staff then minimum charge is $80 for ANYTHING. Different story I got from the phone answering service: there should be a minimum charge of $20 or a charge by the ton, starting at $80. I informed the person at the phone about the "discrepancy". Luckily she informed me that I was entitled to 4 pickups per year directly from home, which I scheduled promptly. As I said I will not bother using this place despite the significant monthly fee. read more

I called for pricing on to dump some green waste before I headed over, just a ballpark to see what it would be like. The gentleman I spoke to couldn't give me a rough estimate. Not even a range of their price to see what I was looking at spending. Said it depended on the weight and size of the load. But no dollar range/price. This place is close to home so I ended up driving a few miles out to Stanton and dumped there. I was trying to get something closer but the gentleman who sounded heavily drugged up, couldn't perform a simple task. Says alot about this place, and their employees. *spits on their floor* read more

Rainbow disposal was outstanding however since being taken over by Republic it's not customer service oriented. I've been trying to get a replacement trashcan for over a year read more

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I use the household hazardous waste drop off ( Gate 6?) Love it is so easy to drop off batteries, lightbulbs, electronics and paint etc. read more

This place is absolutely awful, customer service is terrible. Lady and front desk is extremely rude and staff in dumping area is even more rude. Not helpful and combative with us. Wanted to charge us 98 dollars to throw away a table and 4 chairs. Do not come here, find other options read more

I trimmed my tree and did not realize we needed to go to the dump. Didn't know the pricing has gone up and the business has changed from Rainbow to Republic. We paid $80.00 to dump (green waste) tree leaves & branches ... what a rip off! This place is garbage. read more

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See the picture to see how long I was on hold before hanging up. For what they charge, we should get some kind of customer service. read more

Rainbow Environmental Services - See the minutes- just holding. - Recycling Center Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

Proud to see your hard working workers interacting with the community. Our friends son is obsessed with trash in general but totally obsessed with trash trucks. I think he has more then 8 toy trash trucks. Anyway in the photo is your employee who took a few minutes out of his day to make this kids year! He got to pull the lever to dump the Christmas trees. Awesome awesome! Thank you. As a 50 plus year resident of HB I can say we have only had positive interactions with your business! read more

Rainbow Environmental Services - Recycling Center Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

We have ordered dumpsters twice a year for years, but as soon as Republic Services took over Rainbow Disposal, the customer service is a ZERO! We have been double billed, the rent a bin last time was never picked up and we had to keep calling, and this third bin we rented never showed up. My husband took Friday off from work and the bin never showed. Even with several calls to them...they have no idea why the bin didn't show up and nobody calls us back as promised. It's a shame that the city of Fountain Valley has a contract with this company, as we are stuck using them if we need to rent a bin. read more

This place sucks and is dangerous. Big trucks, tractors, nobody guiding anyone. Just a accident waiting to happen. I dropped off a small sectional couch for $86 bucks. If i would have done each piece by themselves, it would be $44, and do two trips. Stupid disgusting rude dump. read more

I was looking for a place to get rid of my hazardous waste. Found rainbow disposal. Oscar and Jasmine were both amazing did not have to get a car they double checked on what was going to come out of my truck I would recommend this to everybody thank you again Oscar and Jasmine read more

What happened to Rainbow? I always had good service but do not like what I see with the name change. Our neighbors moved out about 10 days ago and 1 of there dumpsters has been sitting in front of the house stacked with trash ever since. I called them today to request they pick up the bin and was told the account was closed and they could give no information on when it might be picked up. What??? Not cool to leave your full bins on the street indefinitely. Can we get Rainbow back? read more

Was suppose to have a bin delivered today. At 11:30 am I finally got through on the phone and was told it was changed to tomorrow no notification. The rep said they don't even know until they look it up for the customer and there is nothing they can do. We scheduled our day around this delivery. Incredibly unprofessional. read more

Is there a zero rating available? What a nightmare! I tried calling numerous times and was placed on hold on each occasion, waiting at least a half hour before I gave up. A couple of times I selected the "call me back" option, but they didn't call back. When I finally did get through, the lady put me on hold to look up a price and then disconnected me, not having the courtesy of calling me back even though they had my number. A truly awful experience! Steer clear! read more

This review is for dumpster service from Rainbow, also-known-as Republic services. If I could give them zero stars I would. Republic is quite possibly the worst company I've ever had to deal with. I used them once for a 3-yard dumpster rental in Huntington Beach with no issues. I tried to rent from them a second time and it was as if I was dealing with a whole different company. I placed my order with them on a Monday, for delivery on Wednesday of the same week. I was told by the sales rep that Republic only delivers on Wednesdays and picks up on Fridays. I filled out their paperwork, filled out the contract with electronic signatures and provided payment. I then called Republic in the afternoon of the next day, Tuesday, to get a delivery window. The rep said that they don't give delivery windows until the day of but that they hadn't completed my order and wouldn't be delivering the dumpster. The rep said that the person who initially handled my order hadn't completed the paperwork so they weren't going to be delivering. No one from Republic called or emailed me to let me know that. I then filled out the paperwork a second time, did the Docusign and provided payment again for delivery the next day. I called Republic at 7am the next day, Wednesday, to get a delivery window and guess what??? The rep told me that they wouldn't be delivering that day because they lost or hadn't completed my paperwork again. And again, no phone call or email from Republic to let me know about this. I had already made plans and hired labor to help me fill the dumpster. After many phone calls, many transfers and hours on hold with Republic, I was able to speak to a supervisor that told me they would deliver the dumpster that day after all. Around 10am I called to see what time the dumpster would be delivered and guess what again? Republic said they weren't going to be delivering the dumpster that day after all but that they would be delivering the next day. They were still going to charge the same amount for one less day and still collect it on Friday. I asked them to cancel the delivery and that I would figure something out later. Republic proceeded to charge my credit card 3 times and when I tried to dispute it they would not refund me. I had to dispute the charges through my bank and even then Republic disputed the charge-back. This is just an abbreviated version of what I had to go through with in dealing with Republic. I probably spent about 10 hours on the phone with them between ordering the dumpster and trying to get my money back. I also spent money on labor that I was unable to use. These people are either crooks or have no idea what they're doing. read more

I called for pick up and was given the date; however, calling to cancel service took three times as long and four transfers.