I Came Here On Purpose...and They Blew It!…read more With gas pushing $6 per gallon, I decided to explore a closer scrap yard option instead of driving all the way to Kent. So I came to The Recycling Depot deliberately -- on purpose -- to compare their prices against other yards in the Seattle area. I left knowing one thing for certain: they don't know what fair pricing looks like. They paid me $0.03/lb for steel. That's right -- three cents. My load was 700 lbs of steel, and they handed me $21.00 for it. That same steel would've been worth around $42 elsewhere (or more depending on the yard). Add in stainless, aluminum, and brass, and my total ticket came to $31.25. Laughable. For comparison, Binford Metal Recycling in Kent would've paid me double on steel alone. That's $21 straight out of my pocket they basically stole -- and that's just one metal. The difference on a full load like mine? Easily $50-$60. Real money. Real loss. And the worst part? No transparency. No explanation. Just: weighed it, printed it, paid you, next. If you don't know scrap prices, you'll get taken. If you do, you'll never return. They failed the test. I came prepared, and they got exposed. I won't be back -- and neither should you!

They're gruff and def underpay, but if you're just trying to get rid of something instead of taking…read moreit to the transfer station, this is the spot. Fast and easy to dump my furnace. -1 star for it being predatory prices but the whole industry is predatory. Would not recommend if you're trying to sell a cat converter you "found"

Huge facility with plenty of room to back the car right up to the drop-off area. The staff was…read morehelpful with directing traffic and the pricing was fair. Though the line is a bit long here at times.

Great dump! Fair prices, excellent staff, well organized. Easy to get in and out of. They do charge…read morefor all appliances, FYI

This place is a wonderland for earth lovers ! So much work goes into separating each type of…read morerecycled object . I'm so pleased to see this in the works . A great place to also drop in to learn how to properly recycle there are posters everywhere that explain how to recycle responsibly.

Sketchy and unfriendly. They saw me but didn't offer to help me until I started looking around and…read moresaw a bin of copper wires and copper pipe that looked like it had been cut with a bolt cutter.

0 Stars - what the heck…read more.. We recently moved and Waste Management is apparently our garbage/recycle/yard waste service provider. I called them in March to start the service in May and to have the new bins delivered - all went well until the first scheduled pick up. Bin pick ups are every Thursday with Recycle being every other Thursday. I leave the bins out on Wednesday evening for Thursday morning pick up - on the first pick up, yard waste is picked up but the garbage is missed. I do the chat feature online and they told me that 'your garbage bin was not out, so it was not picked up.' I let them know that it was put out...they offered to do a missed pick up and said the garage would be picked up within 24-48hrs. It is now July 7th, 2026 and every single week for the last 9 weeks either the garbage or recycle is *not* picked up. Every single week for the last 9 weeks i call and let them know that it was missed, ask if this is normal service, ask if my address was not added to their servicing schedule, ask why it was missed, and every time they say 'so sorry, we will make sure they get picked up.' Completely blown away by how horrible this service has been from the start. I dont even want to go to the Waste Management golf tournament in Scottsdale anymore! Still waiting on a supervisor to call me back and it has been 4 business days since i asked to speak with one...losing my mind. Not to mention i have to pay them for not picking up the bins!

My recycling bin didn't get picked up. I live chatted WM and was told they would pick up today. It…read morewasn't. Chatted again. They said they came by and my bin wasn't outside. Its been outside for teo days. They actually lied to me. I told them so and I did not appreciate it as I pay for their service! They said later today or tomorrow. I will see but I won't change my review, they are an awful company but they have a captured audience as they're the only waste company in this area.

Called to ask about shredding and the cost and he hangs up on me …read more All I wanted to know was the price and how long it would take.

Very helpful, polite staff. The transfer of personal records in cardboard boxes from my truck to…read morethe loading dock was straight forward and quick. The dock worker transferred all into company bins and then locked them up. Went to the office and paid via credit card to the clerk who thanked me for the business. Could have asked for a smoother process for such service.

I called to get a price on recycling, and Danielle answered the phone. She was extremely rude,…read morecondescending, and generally not helpful, when I asked to speak to her manager, she said she was the manager and that I could complain to her; I let her know she was rude and condescending, and she hung up on me. I emailed the company for a response, but have not heard back.

From the owner: United Recycling Seattle is your one stop for construction and demolition debris recycling. Please…read morecall us for pricing and all other questions.

Victoria had a great positive outlook on her job. She showed great dedication, and performed her…read moreduties without any hassles. I appreciate Victoria for her time and encouraging positive vibe. Thank you for doing this job with confidence and commitment. -Jordan from new horizons

0 stars if I could give it. Ever since the City of Redmond switched to Recology, waste service has…read morebeen a complete disaster. Our garbage bin went missing after a scheduled weekly pickup, and despite calling, following up, and escalating every single day for the past 3 weeks, we still do not have a replacement bin. What's even more frustrating is that customer service keeps promising "it will be delivered tomorrow" -- over and over again -- with nothing actually happening. We've now spent weeks without proper garbage service because of their failure to resolve a basic issue.

I had six trucks of junk removed from a building we were renovating, and Junk-B-Gone beat their…read morecompetitors pricing by roughly %50. Junk-B-Gone has been my vendor of choice for roughly fourteen years. These guys are great!

I was able to schedule a same day pickup and within hours, my renovation debris was picked up! The…read morescheduler was quick and courteous. The pickup team was friendly and efficient. They gave me a fair price and was able to load up all my junk in less than 20 minutes. I will definitely consider them for any future junk removal needs!

I tried S.I.M. one last time...Go to Binford...$34.15 for 1000 lbs…read more At least at Binford, they cheat too, it's 7 or 8 cents a pound. I thought I'd try them again and save the gas to go to Binford...I was way wrong!!! I kept my nonferrous metal. Good riddance!

I've been in metal recycling yard in 5 states is the worst one I've ever been inManagement with…read morebad attitudes employees even worse take your metal somewhere else if possible I certainly will if I could give negative stars I would

Hey. Your hours say you're closed. Why are you doing collection at 2AM? Your driver came to our…read morelocal corner store acting like it was his first day, backing up the truck with the beeping and the scraping of bins for almost 15 minutes. Again- at 2AM. Please have some common courtesy. Again with the overnight collection but this time at 4AM. I've reported to the city

I am a retired landscape professional. I remember when Cedar Grove was widely considered the gold…read morestandard. Over the years I've literally used thousands of yards of their fine dark compost and recommended their products to countless people. Not sure what happened, but, man have they gone downhill. I recently had 11 yards of their dark ground compost blown onto my landscape beds. I was sick when, after the job, I looked and there were fine bits of hard plastic, clear plastic wrap and other garbage all over my yard that had come with the compost. Last month I called them and asked them what happened. Was it a bad batch? Were they aware and were changing their procedures? Was it not actually their product? I gave them the name of my vendor and the date they would have purchased it. The lady I spoke with sounded very earnest and very concerned and took my name and number and promised to investigate and get back to me. At the time I felt hopeful that Cedar Grove was the company I remembered and not the company I have since read about in lots of awful reviews. Welp, that hope was just dashed. I just called back, and asked some questions, trying to find the lady I'd spoken with in June. This time it did not go well. This person was not interested in figuring out who I'd spoken with, was not interested in asking around to see if my prior complaint had been investigated, and was definitely not interested in doing anything about my concerns. I kept telling her all I wanted was to find out if my complaint had been looked into and if they'd found out if there had been a bad batch and if so, what actions they were taking to improve their practices. Alternately, I suggested, she could find out if they had looked into the info I had given the prior lady on my vendor to confirm if they had, indeed, purchased Cedar Grove product on the date I had provided her. She kept insisting I needed to give her that info all over again, while also insisting that since I hadn't purchased the product from here there was nothing they could do about it. I kept telling her I had already suggested two things they could do about it. She told me I was being rude. I told her she wasn't listening to me. She then hung up on me. Now, I'm thinking that Cedar Grove should just start composting their own customer service, as it's garbage.