0 stars. Tri-Ced failed to pick up my recycling, claiming it was inaccessible because a car was…read moreparked in front of the bin. This claim is completely unacceptable. The recycling bin was touching the street and placed directly next to two other cans that were serviced without issue by Waste Management. The driver got off the truck and serviced my address, proving accessibility was not the problem. I am located on a busy street and have no control over who parks or where people park. Expecting residents to manage street parking to accommodate Tri-Ced's convenience is unreasonable. When I called to resolve this, I was met with dismissive and poor customer service and was again told the bins were "inaccessible," despite clear evidence to the contrary. This is a failure in service, accountability, and customer support. Tri-Ced needs to own this mistake and correct it, not deflect responsibility with excuses.

It's been a while, so let's update!…read more Still come here when I can when I have way too many cans at home. I do appreciate that it's all just by weight but yes in theory you may be getting less than the per item. But it's a great/easy way to still get cash back for all your aluminum and plastics and glassware. T I P S + Make sure you come with everything sorted. + Don't come first thing in the morning. There will be the longest line ever. + Come Wednesdays or Fridays and specifically afternoon. + Make sure you grab all the bags you came with as it's now part of the process. They can't throw your bags any more. Today I came around noon-ish, it wasn't too long of a line. But after I left it was completely empty. So if I came around 12:45/1pm it would've been in and out so fast. I had 4 big bags of aluminum cans at 15lbs, 1lb of plastics and 1lb of glass. Everything was about $27. Not bad. Definitely will fund my boba addiction.

I spoke with a representative from the company, and they resolved the issue quickly. Nothing is…read moremore important to me than customer service, and Rica displayed top-notch service. Thank you!

The employee was very helpful. The whole process was easy. I recommend using Rica Recycling.read more

I had a few electronic wastes to dispose off (40 inch LCD TV, 2 old PCs, and other stuffs). I tried…read moreto look for a place that would pay me for the junks and found this place from local PennySaver in the mail. On some school e-waste collection events, they even wanted to charge me $10 or $20 for bringing them the junks...no thank you. I was paid $0.35/lb for computers (59 lb) and $0.11/lb for the TV (44 lb). I collect a bit over $25 for the e-waste, which is pretty good. Actually, I brought in two 40 inch LCD TVs and another customer at the parking lot asked to purchase one TV for $10 thinking of trying to repair it. Overall, it's a great experience. Customer service was quick and friendly.

I had a terrible experience at CalWest Recycling. The owner was incredibly rude and unprofessional…read morefrom start to finish. Not only was he cursing at me, but he also called me a "dick," which is completely unacceptable behavior for someone running a business. To make matters worse, I was instructed to unload and move my own pallet of batteries for recycling. After I had already done the work, I was suddenly told I couldn't continue because I was wearing Birkenstocks. If that was actually a safety policy, one of the employees could have easily told me before I started unloading instead of waiting until I was finished. When I was told I had to wait in my car, I simply walked over to my vehicle, and the owner continued insulting me by calling me a "dick" as I left. Customer service and basic professionalism were completely absent. There are plenty of other recycling businesses that treat their customers with respect. I would definitely recommend taking your business elsewhere.

This is where I come to recycle my water bottles every few weeks!!…read more Saturdays can sometimes get kind of crowded, so I usually go on a Friday. They are pretty organized and quick here!! You pour your bottles into a garbage can with a label, and they weigh it. Also, make sure to bring your Identification with you, they check it, you sign the clipboard, then they cash you out!! Conveniently located right next to the 580 on ramp off of Fairmount in San Leandro!!!

Great customer service!! So helpful. In and out quickly…read more Welcomed the moment I drove in to the lot. Has a wash station for your hands. Scale station. Load your cans in the garbage bins. Separate prior to coming here. Made a quick $50. No lines!!!!!!

Went to sell them ended up paying them and the women tried to convince me that they pay to get rid…read moreof metals they are in business to buy them . I wasted time and money

Top notch family owned business. Friendly and helpful staff. Handled all of our questions and needs.read more

I needed a place to recycle single-use batteries and other stuff Best Buy won't recycle and luckily…read morethey take most things here. Just check their website before you go so you don't waste a trip *NOTE = For Household recycling, they are really only opened Wednesdays - Saturday's. I showed up on Monday looking like an idiot and had to come back again on Wednesday. Someone posted a picture on yelp with the hours and I think they are accurate. General Process: 1.) You turn into the center 2.) Household Recycling is immediately on the left 3.) You back into a designated spot and open your trunk 4.) Fill out the recycling form (Name, Address, Signature, etc.) Pretty painless and I thought it was great. If it's not out of your way and you want to try to help the environment rather than throwing it in the trash, this is the place to go for Fremont Residents.

Been coming to this facility for years. Like the people, but for the last 4 months the site will…read morenot take cardboard without charging. I do not want to get paid for it, but would like to drop recyclables for free. Not sure why this stopped and staff says they do not know when this service will return. pain.

This place has been super hard to contact. Since COVID I understand they have been closed but as…read morethings slowly re-open I can't seem to get a hold of anyone to see if they're accepting recycling from the public. I've tried to call and email from their website and have gotten no response from them. Prior to COVID this place was great. Friendly workers and easy to drop of recycling.

Address no longer opened…read more Relocated to 800 77th Ave, Oakland. Yelp says I need to write longer. The recycling here is painless. Just bring your cans, bottles and get paid by the pound. None of that count the cans nonsense. Friendly staff and they pay you in cash on the spot.

My husband and I took two huge garbage bags of plastic bottles and aluminum cans for recycling…read more They have large receptacle containers for us to separate the plastics from the aluminum items. The business may not be in the best area of Oakland, but it is the best in paying us for recycling compared to other places. Our two bags netted us $9.50. We're content with their service.

Had 10 garbage bags of household recycling. Glass and plastic bottles, aluminum cans, etc. They…read moretook it all and paid a better price than the supermarket recyclers. They also took a microwave no cash but no charge. One issue: the day we were here we had to wait 10 minutes for plastic bins to put our recyclables in. Guess they got backed up. The customers were cutting in line, claiming not to speak English, etc. Need a more efficient process. Recommend coming early. Once we got our bins the weighing and paying process was fast and efficient. Will definitely come back, but probably earlier in the day.