Edco Station

This location is trickier to get to the first time going. Once you can find the red EDCO sign before the drive way you are golden.
EDCO has wonderful staff.
And they now work with schools and local organizations accepting donations for their various causes :)

Went here to dump a couch that I needed to get rid of that no one wanted for free. When we pulled up they initially wanted $ 47 for the couch to be disposed! A little absurd but after talking to the guys they agreed to do it for a different furniture fee since the couch was very very small and we didn’t have anything else we were getting rid of. We pulled into the building dumped it out of my SUV and were on our way.
The workers were polite, and when we needed help getting the couch out of the car they ran to my mom and I’s assistance. If you need to dispose of something do it the right way and come to Edco.

Well I can’t review their service because when I got there they were closed. Even though the website says open sundays and the sign outside says open 7 days a week. weirddd

Peee-​yoooo! Yes, it stinks. But otherwise it is a very well run, easy to navigate recycling center. You park, unload your bottles and cans in tall baskets, glass and other in smaller blue bins, roll them into the warehouse, have the guy weigh them, he disappears into a locked office, comes back out a minute later with cash in hand and a receipt for you to sign, hands you the cash and a copy of the receipt itemizing your bootie and take, and out you go.
Special thanks to Dalton for posting the pics of the guidelines and prices. That was very informative and helpful!

The last few weeks I have started stealing people’s cans and plastics from work. Ok, not steal, but basically tell them ‘Hey these cans have been sitting here awhile so I am going to take them’. I asked one of the resident recyclers on my work floor where she recommended near La Mesa. She let me know about Edco. I don’t really like recycling places much. Sometimes it seems like a hassle for not so much dough, but since most of this stuff isn’t even mine it was a bonus. I get there right when it opens at 8:30am. It’s a nice looking place. Good parking, clean looking bulding (as clean as it can be for old trash) and people are nice. I have been in and out of there on two occasions in less than a few minutes. My most recent trip today, there were two house challenged gents in front of me but it still went quick. I made $ 10.50. Glass doesn’t fetch much, but you can get $ 1.57 per pound for aluminum and $ 1.00 a lb for plastics. It’s not the highest I have seen but for me I can’t beat the easy location. It makes up for it. Also the sign says closed even at 8:30am (when it is open), but just open the door, they are there
and yes it smells. It is a place where trash is dumped. Who knew? Not sure why someone said there clothes got nasty. Did you roll in it? My clothes smell as clean as when I left the place. My kids didn’t appreciate the stink of the place, but giving them some loose change from the sale changed their minds.

They did NOT pick up the trash today as scheduled. We called and asked them to do it. They said the driver said the trash was not there. this was a lie. OK. There is another trash service you jerks.

This place stinks!!! Be careful being inside for a while, it gets dusty. Your clothes will be nasty after you leave.
Overall, this place has quick service. They have lots of bins so you can sort and get your bottles, cans, and plastic weighed. In no time, you’ll get paid.
After coming home from the facility, I noticed that EDCO picks up our trash in my complex. Nice…

–1 star for the smell, but I couldn’t ask for an easier experience in getting rid of a ton of recyclable materials quickly.

I like the way they pick up my trash. I secretly watch from the keyhole in my front door and watch the arm reach out and grab my trash can. Then I wait and watch as it dumps it into the top of the truck then the arm gives it a jerk to release the rest of the garbage. Thanks Edco for my weekly thrill.