It ain't glamorous; recycling hardly ever is. But if you want to do your part in helping the environment and get your CRV fees refunded, come here. It's a little hard to find. It's at a parking lot tucked behind a one-story office. Google this center for coupons to get you extra cents per pound. You can thank me (or actually my mom) later. read more

Used to be a good place. Saw the the dude wrote the wrong weights on paper. Don't come here unless you want to get cheated.

My granddaughter and I are always impressed with the kind, helpful employees here. We are here once a month and we are treated with respect and helped with the bags and receptacles we bring. This is a well run business and I highly recommend them. We believe that we receive a fair price for our collections. read more

Been coming here for a few years now. Every time I go I seem to get less for a similar amounts of recyclables. So I decided to run test. I counted out exactly $12.00 worth of recyclables (based off CRV) and went to the recycling center. Upon weighing the items I received $9.26. Meaning that they skim $2.74 off the top (~23%). I completely get that they are trying to make money too, but I was surprised by the percentage they are taking. Think I will be trying the same thing at a few different local spots to find the best option. read more

The guys are very helpful and the facility is always clean. A little hidden but it's the BEST place to recycle almost anything.

Well, organized, professionally done, extremely fast and efficient. I go out of my way to go here.

Everyone here is very helpful. I don't have any complaints and the pay is ok for the recycling. Wednesday they pay a bit more for aluminum

The guys are always very helpful and help me unload. Very friendly staff. Very clean Highly recommend this recycling center. read more

One of the best and biggest recycling centers in the area and they have more than two guys working at a time to get the line moving. Plenty of parking and next to fantastic burgers and a massage parlor read more

Very polite, good service and quick. The people working here are really helpful and patient.

Great place Went to recycle my cans and plastics bottles, also had some help from the guys there and the pricing was also good I highly recommend anyone to come here to recycle their cans. Will be back again.. read more

Have been using this place, at Golden Springs and Brea Canyon for ages. Jose has given me a prompt and courteous service, once again. Edwin Garcia, you and your team are doing things well. Much appreciated. Z N read more

I really love going here to recycle. The guys that work here are always super helpful to me and proactive, I am so grateful! read more

Renovate Recycling Center - Pricing, hours, rules - Recycling Center Near Me - Placentia, California

It's a recycling center, what can I say? Go all the way down through the parking lot inside the fence, they have parking spots right where you need to be. Definitely have your materials sorted before coming here, it'll save you a lot of time. Good thing here is that you can pull right up, park getaway, put your recyclables into the baskets to get weighed right in front of you, bring your reciept to the cashier and get paid. Pretty efficient setup. Only complaint was that the workers weren't wearing masks when I was here. Doesn't matter if it's outside and distanced, they should still be wearing. Minus a star for that. read more

Some people may not realize it, but recycling can get you a pretty decent chunk of change from time to time. I've been doing it for years now, but in doing so, I've had to change recycling centers from time to time as well. This haul was the biggest I've ever had to do (spoiler alert: I made over $100). I've been procrastinating because the recycling center I used to go was terrible. Good news is that Renovate is a complete 180 compared to the other place. The parking lot is spacious so you can sort out your recyclables if needed. The dudes that work here are chill too, one of the guys even helped me as I had a lot of recycling baskets to bring over. I ran out of printer paper, so I couldn't print out their coupons, but visit their website. They also have different locations. Speaking of location, if you're having difficulty finding the place, it's right behind Taqueria de Anda (amazing food btw). It's tucked away all the way in the back once you turn into the driveway. Glad I found my new go-to recycling center! read more

Oh man, you guys weren't kidding with the reviews. Literally just left this place an hour ago. You do have to turn into the 516 Chapman parking lot, and it's alllll the way in the back. You'll want to drive all the way in to park; don't park outside the gates, as you'll have a difficult time getting your recyclables in the bins without a lot of traveling. Once you park, grab the wired bins for to separate out plastic and aluminium, and grab the green bins for glass. They have two scales to weigh and, once done, they'll hand you a post it note and you can go to the cashier on the north-most side of the business (basically, it's facing the gate/entrance). The rates are definitely fair and a little more than what I would get at other recycling places, though I'm also sure that I was getting lowballed badly at other recycling places. Make sure to print out the coupons from their website. There were at least a dozen cars with a ton of recycling being done. I didn't have as many recycling as others, so I was able to request for a weigh-in once there was a meter available and no other patrons were ready to go. Overall, got in and out in probably under 10 minutes. Had no issues. Staff was incredibly courteous and professional, with no awful attitudes or "why-me" attitude. Will be back! read more

This place is good for quick recycling. Most workers are nice and helpful. It's just sometimes, they don't know how to calculate weights. I feel like they are trying to cheat us. Otherwise, they are good!!! Don't forget to print out coupons from their Website. $$$ read more

Best recycling place I have found. Courteous staff. Large open space. Almost no wait time. Easy in. Easy out. Many receptacles for sorting so multiple customers can load their recycling at the same time reducing wait times as experienced at other recycling centers. read more

Great service. For being a recycling center, it's kept neat and the workers are well adapted to the situation during COVID. read more

Renovate Recycling Center - Recycling Center Near Me - Placentia, California

Convenient location. Been several times. Have no idea how to determine which recycler pays the best.

This place is quick and easy, plenty of trash cans to put your recyclable items in, they weigh it, and give you a slip with the amount, and then the cashier gives you cash, super straightforward. Be prepared, lots of homeless people recycling all their goodies read more

Renovate Recycling Center - Recycling Center Near Me - Placentia, California

Staff was helpful and kind. Service was quick! Got a pretty good penny for what I brought. 10/10 will be returning.

A little tough to find, but if you use their coupon from their website, they post well for CRV aluminum cans.

Every time I come here the workers are helpful and make everything so easy. I'm usually in and out in 5 mins.

Solid recycling center with fair prices. Payout onsite. A little hard to find (difficult to see from the street), but plenty of parking. They even have a makeshift water area so you can wash your hands after touching all of the dirty bins. Would recommend if you're located in the area. read more

Absolutely amazing. I love this place. I had an awful experience with my previous recycling place that I had gone to for over 10 years. I came here based off of reviews and recommendations and I wasn't disappointed. The employees working here were super nice and honored their coupon online which pays more per lb for plastic, aluminum, glass etc. I'm so happy with the service I received and felt comfy coming here. They truly care about their customers and are extremely organized. I'm telling everyone I know to come here. Thank you so much for the fantastic service. This is how everyone should be treated no matter what. read more

With all the recycling places closing we were lucky to find this one, and the service was worth the search! They actually helped us unload our recyclables and it went very fast. They are hard to find but don't give up! If I had to give you directions, they are in Placentia on Chapman Avenue going east, two driveways past Northgate Market shopping center. Turn in and drive past the fence into the recycling area. You will see a canopy that says Leonard's and their refunds are very good. We came away with $50+ for cans and plastic bottles and will be going here with all our recyclables! read more

The line goes pretty fast and I don't know if I get the actual amount I'm suppose to be getting but it seems I get more money here than the other recycling centers in the area for 4 bags of plastic bottles. read more

Thank you for being so kind and patient. It was our first time to a recycling center and the young gentleman explained everything to us, he even showed us how much the barrels weigh and explain how they do the calculations. I recommend coming here if you want good customer service and the price is pretty fair. I will definitely be back!! read more

I usually recycled at the little places inside shopping centers such as target, Albertsons, or food for less but realized they were pocketing more then half my money. I decided to try this place out based on the reviews and I can say I do not regret it! They have such nice and helpful employees! They also work hard and fast so that you're not waiting more then 5 minutes in the sun. Any questions I had they were kind enough to answer thoroughly. I would definitely recommend this place to my friends and family members. read more

Great place to recycle. Very clean, no smell like other locations. The employees work hard here. They are kind,friendly and helpful when time permits. read more

I used to go to the target one but started coming here and keep coming back (even though it's slightly further away) because every single person that works here has been so super nice. Always friendly, expeditious, and courteous. Highly recommended! read more

Came here because I got tired of the one in the Target center being closed when it should be open. I liked it so much better! The guys are much more efficient and I was in and out with cash in hand! The gentlementread the scale to you, which is visible and does calculation infront of you. I will be taking my recycling here from now on. read more

This place is shady. An employee tries to use a dirty magnet that already had steel on it to check my aluminum, he said it was "dirty" and offered me 10 cents a pound. If you don't speak Spanish, this place will try and scan you anyway they can read more

This is the best place to recycle in town. They are fast and polite and pay cash. Other places in the area make you wait and wait and then go inside a store to cash your voucher. No thanks. Go to this place. read more

Worker walked up with a magnet covered with iron and steel, sticks it in my aluminum chips, pulls it out and tries to say the my aluminum was contaminated then offers me like $0.10 a pound. Place is shady read more

Multiple people working on site, money given to you on site, and the people are fast. I recommend people go to this place more often for recycling read more

My son gets his cash from saving cans and plastic bottles. This place gives a nice, fair amount in cash for recycling.

I used to go to this place because it was close but I found somewhere better. They will only allow you to count up to 50 bottles to get your individual CRV back. Hey, I paid it and I want it back. Renovate allows you to count up to 200 so I go to their location in Brea now. This means you get more money than if they weigh it. The place is also hard to find and especially dirty. Glad I don't have to come here anymore. read more

I gave them 5 stars because these guys are on the ball. I went there alone and dumped the plastic and cans in the baskets and before I knew it a guy came up, grabbed them and weighed them. The next guy took my coupon (yes, I use coupons even for recycling) and paid me quickly. Great service! read more