RePlanet Recycling

Employees are generally great– thanks. However I did have an issue with a mentally ill woman on Monday. She was harrassing an Asian guy– kept talking at him while he was on his phone, He was a lot more polite than I would have been, looking up and responding a bit but not enough. I heard him tell her that she had a case of PTSD, then went back to his phone. She said she was going to «crack his head». On my way out I asked if she was bothering him & he needed help and he said yes. Nothing wrong with her ears– she started yelling to get out of her business. Excuse me, you made it my business by threatening that guy with bodily harm and I have a right to a peaceful business experience. So my question is how to exercise one’s right to recycle without that kind of nonsense. Suggested to corporate via e-​mail posting a sign: «If you cause problems once you’ll be asked to pack up your stuff and leave. Do it again and you can’t do business here.» Employees need to evict troublemakers and call the police if necessary.

Every time I attempt to recycle here it’s closed! When the sign says it is supposed to be open. Another time I went it was 9:40 and they were «closed» but only to figure out they were watching a game on tv or listening to the radio. The center by Ralphs in Hastings ranch is much better.

WARNING: DO NOT COME HERE! This place is terrible and the employees treat you like pure crap. Maybe it’s because they don’t like their jobs or something, but a job is a job and it doesn’t matter what you do. Many people don’t have jobs. The employees lie so they don’t have to do anything but stand around talking on the phone. I will NEVER do business with replanet or any of its business partners again! This place makes recycling not worth it. However, there are better companies out there. I tried to give it a second chance after one day being tossed to and fro to other centers within the replanet bubble one day because they all kept lying about being almost closed and couldn’t accept anything else and also the bad attitudes and gangster mentalities. Just because it «seems» like a bottom of the totem pole job doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take pride in it and do your best at it. I used to clean toilets at a preschool overnight and all I could think about was that I kept them safe by keeping the germs away. You are serving the public and keeping the planet safe and clean. Take pride in it for God sakes. And the manager of this company needs to train these guys in normal social behaviors being that they have to communicate with the public. Terrible service and I won’t accept it anymore.

Do not come here today, there is only one machine that is working and it is hot as heck out here. I called and let them know and they said that they will let the manager know so they can get someone out here to fix it, but it is a Friday :) and Halloween Eve, who would want to work on this day. I spoke with the employee and he said that it is a printer issue come on tech people I am sure it is a simple fix.

Visited this location around 11am this morning to drop off a large bag of plastic bottles and was accosted by four homeless men who insisted that I donate my bag to them. The line was extremely long due to some of the machines not being in operation, so I didn’t have an issue with this, but they started bickering about who would get the bottles and grabbing my bag. I had to tell them to back off at least three separate times and one was muttering obscenities (at me or his friends?) under his breath. Needless to say, I don’t visit recycling centers to be harassed and called nasty names when I’m just minding my own business. I have compassion for the homeless population of Pasadena, but being unable to visit a business without several people begging, invading my space and tugging at me is ridiculous. In the future, I will only visit this recycling location when there is no one else in line (if at all) since security here is obviously non-​existent.

I bought 9 – 10 bags, all tied up, that I brought them by myself. I was cutting it close to their lunch and I knew that there was a strong likelihood that I would have to wait. I got my bags to the location and I was yelled at «We’re closed.» When I knew fair well that they re-​opened — I researched. «I’m staying» I responded because I wanted to be that first person when they came back from lunch. A guest had to explain that I could stay and that they re-​opened even though, I already knew. I sorted everything with the bins that were out and I held on to them (thank you for that). But yelling at me, «We’re closed,» like I was trying to steal your lunch time wasn’t very considerate. Also, yelling at people and forgetting to tell them you re-​opened was poor communicate on your part. They could have been first timers that hadn’t done their research. I know the workers here deal with a vary of personalities, but generally you should treat people a little better. I will say, the fact that I receive a voucher for money that I can use towards groceries is definitely a plus though. Keep recycling and have your recycables pre-​sorted.

In order to recycle your plastic bottles, glass bottles, and cans for money, one has to collate enough recyclables to sell. After which upon arriving at the facility, one has to stay in line with everything and wait for empty buckets to be available. He then has to do the physical work of sorting the bottles and cans into respective buckets. Although this is tiring, the results are fruitful as this facility always has a good payout for your hard work. The payout is more than many places that I have been to. Hence, I am wiling to drive all the way from my home in Hacienda Heights just to recycle my bottles and cans here.

Can get pretty crowded even on a weekday at 2pm, but they staff members are very nice and patient!

se ha vuelto parte de mi cultura el reciclar para mantener limpio el planeta;pero por si fuera poco te pagan por hacerlo aqui ha sido el lugar mejor pagado lineas cortas 2 maquinas de auto canje y la bascula con ayuda de personal capacitado; amable servicio rapido. altamente recomendado!!!

All you can ask for is a relatively efficient system for disposing of CRV materials. Won’t find much of it here. People are nice enough but the location is just crowded and dirty. Took 45 mins to recycle less than $ 10 worth of bottles.

Wow!!!
This place is very helpful in all information needs. They even helped me put back a container in my car when there scale was broken, now that’s great public relations for the company and community. Those guys there need a lot of kudos!!!

My non profit is using recycle CRV as one of our fund raisers. I am at RePlanet twice a week using the CRV machines.
The CRV machines break down from time to time, which is a real inconvenience, but the men that work there are helpful, knowledgeable, and very kind to the varied personalities that recycle there.
I bring my book, wait in line, and observe 3 very hard working men performing a hard job.

Not open Sunday or Monday. They weight wine bottles and other glass. Only place in Pasadena that pays tho.

Wow I didn’t know Recycling was such a task…
And I mean A TASK!!!
So things you should know about this recycling center.
1. Its located in the right corner pocket of Ralphs in like the deep dark depths of the parking lot.
2. Its open from 9:00 AM — 4:30 err-​day and they go to break at 1 – 1:30 so don’t try to go before then
3. This one is a bit faster than the one at Food 4 Less and that they have a machine that you dispense the bottles and cans into and it counts and adds up you earnings. (but it is one by one so if you come with 500 cans please have some dignity and let the people with respectable amounts go first).
4. The parking is ridiculous. Lazy ass people park along side the recycling site blocking off the parking structure back entrance and exit. Which is plain rude!
I went on a hot ass Sunday and the line was LOOONG and its really just a fend for yourself type situation. You could and would get jacked if you leave your cans unattended so don’t try it. And all together I had about 200 cans and got $ 6 –_​_​– but I keep telling my self all that work was worth it to keep the planet from exploding or whatever happens when people don’t recycle.
Love,
Captain Planet