Replanet Recycling

The center should always have two staff. It is not fair for the customer or staff when only one staff is working. Dave and Nomo are excellent but when alone long lines.

I went to this recycling center on a Saturday morning around 10:30 am and I had to wait for more than 30 minutes in the queue. They pay so little — I feel I can’t justify collecting the bottles and waiting in the line so long. I am still doing this because I feel guilty about throwing away all the used water bottles.

My husband and I have been here several times and it took us a few tries to finally figure out the optimal time to come here! If you come any time after 12pm, there is going to be a longer wait no matter what. The best time to recycle is in the EARLY morning!
Be mindful of the half hour break from 1pm to 1:30pm. Don’t come around 12:45pm because chances are, the worker already designated someone as the last person they would serve before going on a lunch break.
It is most efficient if your cans, bottles, and glasses are already sorted out so when you arrive you can just grab the blue containers and dump them. Also, if you have a large quantity of glass bottles, only fill up the blue container halfway since the container becomes difficult to lift up.
Most people who are gung-​ho about maximizing their returns actually opt for the machines because the machines count your bottles individually. I guess you can make more money that way. However, if you are like us and just recycle not to make money, then just have the worker weigh the blue containers.

High volume location, but poorly staffed and managed. The self serve machines often don’t work and even if they do they are slow. I visited this location probably 6 times in the last year. Customer service is always on the lower side. On 1 instance I’ve seen the guy arguing with a customer. I can easily tell the morale is quite low.
I never expected great customer service in a recycle center, but found myself wrong after I visited the recycle center on Costco parking lot in Livermore. They care for your business.
This location needs to be managed properly and should learn on how to treat its customers.
Convenient location is the only positive thing.

Just got back, good customer service, however as you can see from the pics I uploaded, the amount of $ I received for the quantity of recyclables wasn’t worth storing and getting dirty for. I paid more in crv tax than I got back. Still looking fw to recycling, but will give our recyclables to the homeless instead.

This place is convenient as it is in its own little spot in a not too busy shopping center.
It can be frustrating because people are in such a rush to get through that they totally jump in front o people in line and make things slower than they have to be.
The guy working here is always busy and can’t or refuses to check the line steppers as they continually step over the line.
This place is only goo for CRV type stuff and it’s all measured in bulk. Bring in your trash can upon trash can dull of stuff and leave with enough money to buy a burrito not enough to buy sushi.

Getting my money back.
I find the deposit tax in distaste. I would recycle 100% of my cans and bottles without it. However, I’m not giving away my money to the state praying on my laziness. Recycling has become a chore since redemption centers pulled out of Livermore’s grocery stores. We make quarterly visits here and spend the money minutes later.
There is always a mob here. Everyone will see if you’re a beer drinker, prefer bottled water over tap, choose Pepsi over Coke, or really, really procrastinate redeeming bottles. There is one, lone employee sweating in a sticky, dirty box with ½ hour lunch so we can get a nickel per can back. Please, be patient.
TIP: Sometimes they will refuse glass.
Our typical haul is two hefty bags worth of cans, one of plastic bottles, and a handful of glass. I think we rank in the bottom half for volume.
TIP: Don’t think you can get away redeeming plastic bottles with caps still on them. Throw them away first.
They hand out cash right there after your signature.

I’m just glad there is a recycle place that I can cash in on in Dublin. It’s conveniently located for me. Agree the place smells. I’ve gone on the weekends and it is not crowded. Seems to be more crowded during the weekday. Never done turning in recycling before so I can’t compare it to other places. But again I like it because it is conveniently located for me. They give you cash on the spot.

This place gets, UBBER crowded at 10am when they open up for business. It’s next to a Ranch 99 Market and a large retirement housing complex, so it always has fresh customers. Place stinks and the guys who work there would be hard pressed to crack a smile even if you tipped them.
They pay comparable rates, not the best in the area, for almost everything you want to cash in. Be warned, they have lunch hours posted but they rarely stick tot hem. It’s best to just brave the early morning line rather than go by what they post for normal operational hours.
Closed on Mondays!