Nex Cycle

Actually it is, 05 cents per piece for anything under 24 oz. not 20. There is a limit on how many pieces of each type (plastic, glass and, cans) you can bring at one time and receive payment by the count. This location used to allow you to bring 200 of each type. Now it is 50.
Sometimes enforced as one time, and other times enforced as per day. If you come with another person sometimes you will be told that the limit applies to your combined load.
Recently I brought in 45 small and 5 large which is 50 pieces. And by law I should have been paid for all of it one time. The law says they MAY set the limit at 50 pieces. They can set it higher. They are not breaking the law if they set it higher. 50 small would be $ 2.50. 50 large would be $ 5.00. In my case, I would have been paid $.2.75. He refused to take my load as it was over what would equal 50 pieces small. I had to pull .25 worth out before he would accept it. I was not aware that the location has changed the policy and would no longer accept 200 pieces at one time.
I also saw people who were the same nationality as him being allowed to give 50 pieces and then go get back in line behind another customer and do 50 more. I was not given that option.
They will except a larger amount by weight as opposed to by pieces, but on the cans and lighter plastics you do not recover the CRV you paid. Therefore being able to take more than 50 pieces at one time is an issue. I believe in recovering my money too!
The other change is that you are no longer paid cash at the pod — you are given a voucher and must go inside the Lucky’s store to get redeem it and get your money. This is OK if your shopping anyway or there is no line. It does add to the time it takes to recover the CRV fees that you have paid.
This was a great place to recycle until the recent personal and policy changes. The lady who worked there was friendly and able to explain the rules and procedures to me in a way that made sense. However she must have retired and she has been replaced with a Grumpy guy who does not have enough command of the English language to explain the changes. I had to go to another location in order to ask the questions and receive the answers I needed. He could not even tell me it was a policy change when I objected. He told me he had been working there for years and it had always been that way. There were no signs up to advise of the change. The other location did have a sign to advise of the limit, but did not state that it was a change. I told him he had not and it had not. He showed me a memo from 2010 with the limit information, As I had not been subjected to the low limit over the past several years, I thought he had just found old information and was applying it wrong. For goodness sake people, would it have broke the bank to issue a new memo and put up a sign?
He was also very slow on the processing. He stopped to process and compact items that had been left earlier in the day, not just those left by the customers in front of me. There is no shade so weight time is an issue on some days. It can be uncomfortable.
The recycling location on Western Ave. in Union City is owned by a different company and while they have the 50 count limit. The do it by the actual number if pieces you have. Not the $ 2.50 limit. The also have a larger staff to assist you as opposed to just one person, so questions and concerns can be addressed. They are not grumpy. The employees are paid more than at Nexcylce/​eplant and this is reflect in the number of people who can actually answer questions in English and understand about customer service. Yes, they are paid a living wage at the other company, not the min. wage. I looked into working at both places so I know this for a fact. On Western pull car around and someone brings the voucher to me at the little booth. I don’t have to find parking, lock up my car and walk into a store and wait. Wait time for the money is almost nothing. I will go there instead from now on.

My family has been recycling at this location for a few years now, as my dad firmly believes in the idea of getting his money back – literally. I too endorse recycling because you not only help save the environment, but you also regain all that money lost to CRV. And believe me, the amount of paid CRV in your lifetime can grow into a small fortune.
The hours are Tuesday — Saturday from 9:30 AM — 4 PM, and it’s located behind the small shopping plaza on Mission and E. Las Palmas. The recycling center is essentially a storage pod surrounded by multiple plastic trash cans. You bring your recycling to the center and begin emptying your treasures by category: plastic, glass, aluminum, etc.
It’s recommended to be paid based on number of recyclables rather than the weight of the recyclables. In California, each item that is under 20 ounces is worth $ 0.05, whereas items over 20 ounces are worth $ 0.05. This method tends to put more of your CRV money back into your pocket, rather than having the staff member use the payment-​by-​weight method that usually undershoots the amount of recyclables you actually have.
Make sure all liquids are out of your containers, and for plastic bottles, while tossing them into the trash cans, make sure to separate the plastic caps from the bottles. Also, you’ll need to flatten the bottles. If you’re counting, make sure to keep count! It’s recommended to bring family along (before or after some outing) to maximize efficiency.
After you’ve placed your recyclables in the trash bags, the attendant will get your tally and grab her portable payment device. She’ll print out a ticket with the amount you’ve received and ask for your signature. Then she’ll refund your CRV in cash!
I’ve never seen it crowded here, but sometimes the storage pod is too full and you’ll have to redeem your recyclables another day. Otherwise, I hope this place never goes away because then my dad will be ridiculously sad: c