Replanet Recycling

Many times one or more of the machines will be full, and now that albertsons/​haggens is gone you have to wait until the attendant is there to change in your ticket for the cash you’re owed.

One of the cleaner and friendliest recycling centers I have been To. Line was short on a Tuesday afternoon, and the employee Josue was very friendly and helpful to me! These guys have my business from now on!

Last time I went to the one at food 4 less in mission valley, San Diego they were closed because their employee quit and today the guy was 15 minutes late from coming back from lunch. It took me just over 30 minutes just to recycle.

Quick and easy!
They don’t make you take the plastic caps off of the plastic containers like some places do.
They give you a receipt and then you just go into the grocery store and get your redemption. Easy peasy and pretty clean for a recycling place.

It is what it is… Kinda of stinky, sticky, and sometimes a hangout for bums. The folks who work here are nice; and if you’re lucky to show up at a time where there are few to no customers, things should go quickly and smoothly.
You can choose to weigh your bottles and cans or feed them one by one into the machine. I choose the machine to ensure I get every penny. Be sure what you feed into the machine is not crushed or full of liquid and you should be good to go. I’m usually pretty successful at having all of my bottles accepted, but there have been days when the machine seems pickier than others or other people I’ve seen aren’t so successful.
You get a voucher for your bottles and cans, which you can take into Food For Less to redeem. The folks at the self-​checkout can help, if you don’t want to wait in line. I think the hours have changed to 9 – 5, since it is summer and there is more daylight. This place is tucked in on the right side of Food for Less in Mission Valley, and I have never had any issues parking very close to the recycling center.

Usually I let the bottles stack up a lot in my garage before I return them. So then I have a huge bad to redeem. This place is very easy and convenient. I went here during the day during the week since I had the day off. There were not a lot of people in line. There are two options. You either can give the bottles to the attendant or you can put them into the machines. You actually get more back if you put them into the machines. The machines operate 9 am to 5 pm while the attendant works from 10 am to 4 pm. A slip is printed out and you go inside to get cash from a cashier or apply it to your total if you purchase items in Food For Less.

Very friendly service! You can recycle your goods here and they will issue you a pass you can redeem at Food for Less for the CRV or the weight of certain recyclables that do not have a CRV. They also took other recyclable goods despite there being no redemption value to me.

bottles and cans, bottles and cans… back into shiny nickels is my plan!
well shiny voucher receipt.
yep, ive started ca$hing in my plastic, aluminum and glass drinking containers. hey now… those CRV’s add up!
This is the central sd recylcing location with the hand fed machines (two). so for the those out there not wanting to get screwed with the «by weight» convenient method, you can come here and literally get credit for every single recyclable :] i dunno… i also find enjoyment in watching the cash amount go up and up with each bottle fed into the machine.
whats that? your time is worth more than those nickels, you say? ok, please PM me and I will take your bottles off your hands. merci beaucoup.
anyway…ive come here twice now. its behind the food 4 less on the right side. first time the employee was there and was very personable and helpful. anything that the machine wouldnt take we gave directly to him. at the time, all plastic had to be handled by them — will count up to 50 and weigh the rest. though out of the niceness of his heart he counted all of ours for us so we could see the difference in inidividual vs. weighing. it was about 100 bottles and the weigh method screwed us out of about 10. so there you go. you get about 10% less that way.
dont know when it changed but last week when we went, the machine would take ALL containers — including plastic. it can be really finicky about sizes and if its crushed a bit… but whatevs. it was past the operating hrs (4:40ish) and we were able to still use the machines till 5pm.
once you finish, you press the button… get a receipt… and cash out inside the food 4 less. obviously if you collect for a long time it will be more worth while. we had over $ 20 racked up before the machine shut off on us.
typical of recycling places, its kinda dirty and sticky. good to bring some hand sanitizer with you.
bonus points for getting to share delightful conversation with the «typical» clientele of recyling. youknowwhoimtalkingabout.
just call me hobo heather for now on. i embrace it.