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    5.0 (37 reviews)
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    Updated 2 months ago

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    2 years ago

    Took in an old laptop, they pulled out the hard drive and chopped it into several pieces. Great experience.

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    2 years ago

    Easy drop off of two televisions and old speakers. Nice to have nearby for any future electronics we no longer need.

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    Very easy to drop off old appliances and computer parts, staff was very friendly and helpful.

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    5 years ago

    A little hard to find, but such a quick and easy place to drop off your electronics! Everyone is always so nice!

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    4 years ago

    A quick call, got my questions answered, then drove over for easy dropoff. Recycle your electronics!

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    7 years ago

    Very friendly service with good pricing on recycled items highly recommend for anyone looking to recycle electronics or buy used devices

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    9 years ago

    This place is a great find. Amir is awesome and the value for money is super. Highly recommended

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    9 years ago

    We offer IT services and Update Green is our first choice when we need recycling services. very convenient.

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    8 years ago

    This place is great. It was easy to schedule them to come pick up my business's old printers and towers.

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    I was searching for electronic recycling services in San Diego that would pick up some old printer/copier machines at my work.

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    My recommendation is just know what to do before you go. Otherwise, service is fast and easy…read more 1. Park in the lot and get the grey trash pins from the pile. 2. Sort out aluminum, glass, plastic at your car. 3. Once you're done sorting, get in line with your bins at the garage area. Someone will get them and weigh them. Then give you a paper. 4. Bring paper to register window and get your money!

    It's a bit intimidating coming here. You have all walks of life and as a first timer, I had no idea…read morewhat to do because there are no instructions. I just observed and followed others. For the most part, people seem to be in a rush and everyone was working so fast. The first thing you want to do is to get a close parking spot and reverse your car in. Find a trash bin to bring to your car and dump all your recyclables in the bin. Tips: -make sure your aluminum, glass and plastic are separated. It'll save time. -reverse park into the parking stalls -go grab an empty trash can -poor your recyclables into the bin -stand in line, they pour the items in your trash bin into a wire bin, then weigh it, give you a receipt and you redeem it at the window for cash -bring and wear disposable gloves because the trash bins and recyclables are sticky -don't wear your best clothes or shoes. Even the floors are sticky. *You must have your items in the trash bin when you're in line. Otherwise you'll be kicked of line and go to the back. This happened to me because they were out of trash bins. I had to wait for an empty one from someone else. There are other items on the list to recycle. I was able to get $38 with 3 full trash bags of cans, bottles and glass.

    Allan Company

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    Kearny Mesa

    This company is ripping people off because there isn't an alternative. I brought 350 pounds of…read moreextruded aluminum that was coated in chem film. It's not paint. The price difference is very different-they know it and play games. There isn't a sign that says you need an ID, but you do. I had a temporary license and they wouldn't accept it and I had to pull all the aluminum out of filthy trash cans after waiting 30 minutes in line.

    I had a disposable helium tank to dispose of. I followed the manufacturer's instructions for…read moredisposal (completely emptied contents, removed spout, punctured hole into tank). The Allan Company is located just inside the road off Convoy that leads into the Miramar landfill. The lot is quite run down and there is little signage. There is a small bungalow with a window for you to speak with a teller. The lot had plenty of parking on a Friday afternoon. The Allan Company does not take helium tanks for disposal. I was told by an employee there that the tank I brought them would explode. I called the general city Environmental Services line and confirmed that the Allan Company does not take helium tanks (even empty) and that they have to be disposed of as hazardous waste. As someone who works with hazardous wastes and compressed gasses on a normal basis I am confused how an empty helium tank with a hole in the container wall could explode or be considered hazardous waste, but nonetheless I could not recycle it. Would be nice if their website specifically said they do not accept helium tanks for recycling.

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    Miramar Landfill

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    It feels strange to write a review of a landfill, or "the dump" as we call it, but after our…read morerecent visit, I had a few things that I wanted to share. Now, I have been to the landfill with my husband a few times over the years, usually when we have furniture to get rid of that is too damaged to see or donate. Our most recent visit was about two weeks ago. Our old patio furniture was disintegrating, and we had discolored cushions to get rid of. We tried to figure our a less bothersome or costly way to get rid of it, but, alas, we ended up at the landfill. The first thing we noticed was that the price was increased to $69 for cars and pickups. I thought that was super expensive, a large increase from our previous visit. Anyway, the landfill, as you may imagine, it massive. The roads are mostly dirt roads once you get inside. They are hilyl, have speed bumps and ditches. They also wet the roads to keep the dust from being a problem, so we ended up driving through water. You have to watch the signs carefully to figure out where to go. Once we got to to the area to unload, it was unclear where to go. The signs directed us one way, but the other people were unloading on the other side of the mounds of trash. My husband opted to follow the others, which is lucky, as we otherwise would have gotten in the way of the work trucks. At first, the people directing us to unload were no help at all. We had to guess where to pull up. Later, one guy came by and told us that we could just drop the items at the end of the truck and didn't need to move it our into the pile. That was helpful, as we then unloaded very quickly. My husband had lamented that he often ends up with flat tires after going to this landfill. Sure enough, a few days later, he found a screw lodged in his tire. It really could have come from anyway, but that is a rough road and there is lots of junk near the unloading area. I would not recommend going unless you have a truck, as there is no way my car would have made it. All in all, going to the dump is never fun. However, sometimes you just have no other ways to get rid of stuff.

    Landfill, the word says it all. Great attention from the gents out there. And I did throw all the…read morethings I need it.

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    They never showed up. I receive their yellow flyer about a scheduled pick-up the following…read moreSaturday, in my neighborhood. I called on Friday to let them know I would be putting some items out on my driveway, near the road. I asked if they needed my address and the reply was ''No. We will be driving by all the addresses we mailed the flyers to.' I put everything I had, which was a good amount, out Friday night. Saturday came and by 2:00pm no one came by. I called their office and left a V-mail. Sunday came and I left another Vmail, expressing my dissatisfaction. Monday came and I took my recycling to Jennifer at SoCal Surplus & Ewaste. She's very accommodating. But they typically dont pickup unless you have a lot. I strongly recommend Jennifer! Since they never showed up, and never called me back, hence the single star!

    This is the second time we've received a mailer saying that this SES would be doing free curbside…read morepickup in our neighborhood this Saturday, rain or shine. This is the second time we've taken the time to gather the electronics and mixed wires and placed them at our curb with the big yellow card exactly according to the instructions on the card. This is the second time the electronics have sat there all day until we finally brought them back in at dark. What's happening here? Why are they sending these cards and instructions if they aren't actually doing pickups? Is it something they have to pretend to do to get e-waste recycling funds? Total waste of time and effort.

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