Tri-Ced Community Recycling

Since going to this place for the first time, I was a little confused. The place is a little bit past western and a couple of minutes down in the middle. I thought I actually pass the place. I approach the place but as soon as you go in look left and do not go straight into authorized personnel only. I made the mistake of stopping at the stop sign and looking both ways and going and got out of my car. The guy told me to get back into my car and told me I should have waited at the stop sign for the other works to call me in. They took my bottles and cans of bags and weighed them. I believe they take the total weight and subtract from the old ones you have so do not get scared on that part and then the guy after he is done weighing, you drive to the cashiers place and the guy gives you the receipt of how much money you should get. You go to the cashier and get your money. Yay sounds simple, but confusing at first. Overall an okay place to do recycling :)

My first time taking recyclables to one of these centers. This location made it easy peazy for me. As soon as I pulled up, a nice gentleman approached my car and apologized for having me wait, what wait? :) I mentioned how I’m new to this so he then explained the process. I learned that alcohol bottles are not accepted so that’s that.
The signs states that everything has to be separated between cans, bottles and plastics. I didn’t know this so I just had my 4 garbage bags mixed up with plastics and wine bottles. The same fella said its not a problem and that he would do it for me. I was really happy at how helpful he was. He asked me to loop around and park and someone will give me my receipt to bring to the window to receive the funds. Just a few minutes after, someone handed me my receipt and I got in line to get my money. Needless to say I was shocked to get $ 12 and some change lol In perspective I basically just got a refund for all the Costco water I purchased. I didn’t think I’d get any more than $ 5 or something but that’s quite a nice incentive for having the intention of helping the environment. I always wondered why some people go goo goo gaga over collecting cans and bottles… Well now I can see why.
Anyway, I’ll definitely be back here with the great service I received!

This place makes recycling your bottles, cans, or bottles very easy. You bring your sorted items, they weigh everything, hand you a ticket, and you go up to the cashier to cash in your receipt. The guys working here are very fast and efficient so the process usually goes by really fast.
However, I docked a star down because I feel like this place isn’t very consistent. It may be the different workers or change in prices, but the amount I would get for each trip is hard to estimate because it keeps changing. Overall, this place is very convenient for me so I’ll continue coming here to recycle and help keep the Earth a bit cleaner (while receiving some extra pocket change)

Always friendly & fast service. Organized, it’s very easy to know where you need to pull in to drop off your items. After you give them your cans & bottles, simply make a U turn, park along the curb, and someone hands you cash through the window of the little hut. Easy.

The guys are very helpful. They made my kid’s first experience on recycling very memorable. Now she wanted to go there more often to get cans recycled. I told her to save more cans to earn more cash. Her first hard work on recycling paid off and she loved it.

This is a pretty nice recycling place, it’s clean and efficient and even when they have lots of people you can get in and out pretty quick. I’ve been to a couple other ones in the Bay Area and believe me they can get nasty. I like that this place is clean and organized.
After reading a couple other reviews, I guess some people don’t realize this but plastic/​aluminum/​glass prices change. The board they have up shows current prices so that’s why you won’t always get the same amount of money for how much you turn in. The employees are always nice to me, mostly college kids it seems. Overall It’s the best place I’ve been to

I love Tri-​Ced. I get my cans, glasses, plastics, all recycled here. My biggest load to date was when I recently went. Almost $ 15! But let me go back. This place is located deep in the heart of Union City off a beaten path. It’s open Tues-​Sat so make sure you time it right and they close at 4:30.
There are a lot of workers on the busy days and they usually handle two cars at a time. I came the day after Christmas and they were only really handling one car at a time. Be careful about your items that you recycle. Only those with CRV will be taken. They’re really strict about it.
Then you get a ticket from the folks after they put away your goods. Then you drive around and park and go to the green hut to claim your money! That’s simple right? Yay for recycling!

I go to this recycler every 2 – 3 months, and even though it’s out of my way it’s TOTALLY worth it! They are very organized! You simply drive up and open your trunk and they pull the (pre sorted) bags of recyclables out for you and send you around the corner to the cash counter, to wait for your receipt.

Good place to have your recyclable cashed out. To have a faster transaction, put the same bottle types together in one bag. They only accept bottles which has a CA-​CRV And yes they unload the items from your trunk which is awesome!

I’ve been doing business with this company for many years since I was a little kid. I went there today and I’m extremely upset because I feel ripped off. The last time I went to turn in recycling I had brought in LESS weight and got more money (around $ 60 something) then than I got this time by bringing in MORE ($ 26.50). Plastic bottles went down to $ 1.06/lb also. I was talking with a nice lady waiting in line to get her ticket cashed and she said she brought in 6 bags yesterday and was only given $ 20 for it all. She told me «It all depends on who is working here when you bring in your recycling.» This pissed me off because it shows inconsistency. Bottles should be by CRV ONLY which is even a sign posted there on their property, but they don’t follow it. The bottom line: I AM NOT DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM AGAIN! I will be taking my business elsewhere. I will be posting a picture on my receipt.
On the ticket they gave me to cash in, it showed that I had turned in aluminum and a couple other things that I KNOW FOR A FACT I DID NOT TURN IN! The cashier read the pen the guy wrote on the receipt and all it said was «25 lbs» and his signature. It’s BULL!

Despite my last experience, I continued to come here for my recycling and had no problems at all. The crazy guy I dealt with that one time is long gone and everyone I’ve dealt with since then has been professional enough and pleasant.

Came here because we just had too many recyclables waiting to be cashed in. First appearance, it was nice and clean. The employees are quick and best of all they help take it out of your car and load it all up for you.

My wife and I went here on the 4^th.
The $ 17.32 that we received for our recyclables basically paid for lunch.
Hours: Mon-​Sat 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Price List:
Prices continue to go up (in this case, that’s a good thing).
In 2011, aluminum cans netted $ 1.54/lb. (they’re now worth $ 1.59/lb.), and regular plastic bottles netted $.93/​lb. (compared to $ 1.07/lb. now).
(You continue to receive $.11/​lb. for glass.)
I don’t think most customers really need to be told, but «DUE TO THE STORM WATER RUN OFF LAW, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE GLASS, METAL, AND PLASTIC CONTAINERS YOU BRING TO TRI-​CED FOR RECYCLING BE DRY AND FREE FROM ANY AND ALL LIQUID.»
I have received the wrong amount a few times, but it has always been in my favor («An extra $.78? Sure, I’ll take it.»).
I have learned to be quiet (I learned this lesson after I got married too).
There continues to be a lot of turnover here.
My wife and I see new workers all the time.
One of the main ones right now is pretty young (he works hard, and is really just lacking experience).
In general, the workers are fairly quick and helpful.
I wasn’t pleased with my cashier on the 4^th.
He was friendly, but very slow.
It was just obvious that he was new.
While waiting to be paid, I noticed a bunch of household batteries on the ground.
There was a bag and small bin overflowing with them (I’ll try to remember to bring batteries here in the future).
Compost Giveaway, Pharmaceutical Take Back & E-​Waste Drop Off:
The 8^th annual event was on ⁴⁄₆ (the events are for Union City residents only).
Some pictures are now up on the big billboard.
«Move!»:
There was an annoying man to my left (he was next in line).
He was so close to me that I wanted to elbow him (I’m positive that it was his first time here).
I’m glad that he moved when I told him to (he was blocking my path back to the car).
Some female reviewers don’t really care for the men here, but I’m an ugly dude, and so I’m never stared at or hit on (actually, I’m downplaying things a little simply because the workers from last year aren’t the ones that are here now– still, what happened before sucks).
My wife and I have gone here for years, and that will continue to be the case.

My mom has been going here for years, and recently started taking me since I built myself a recycling routine. I usually go on the weekends and it’s busy but a visit isn’t any longer than a quick 15 – 20 minutes. I should say though, the men who work here are a little sketch. I wouldn’t call it a sorry ass job because it looks like the enjoy it, but I can’t help but think they’re perverted and stare too much… like that isn’t creepy. They do their job well, and that’s for the most part though. The money I get back is pretty accurate. The receptionist, is a little lazy but will eventually do her job when she’s done talking on the phone or to whoever is by the booth. Just dealing with that for a mere 10 minutes is no big deal! The location is very close to home so i come here as a regular.

I went here for eWaste Recycling which is FREE.
This place was well organized. Several workers in florescent yellow vests waved me through and got me in and out quickly: less than 5 minutes. They even unloaded my trunk.
Hours were Monday-​Saturday, 8 – 4:30. I will return because I appreciate the efficiency here. Thanks!

NEVER GOING THERE AGAIN, THEY ARE RUDE, THEY GUYS TRY TO HIT ON YOU AND THE BEST PART… I DIDNT EVEN GET THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF MONEY BACK!!! I DAMN NEAR TOOK 5 PLASTIC BAGS OF CANS N I GET 5 BUCKS??? REALLY? The guys over there thought they were real funny, everyone pissed me off. I TOLD THE MANAGER MYSELF I WASN’T COMING BACK THERE N TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO GO THERE EITHER. HORRIBLE MANAGMENT, RUDE EMPLOYEES A BUNCH OF PERVS. that place needs to be shut down. I would rather go to a Single Asian Guy in FOOD MAX PARKING LOT. DO NOT GO TO TRI CED AND GET ROBBED. N I REALLY HOPE AN EMPLOYEE FROM THERE READS THIS N CALLS ME :) Thank u!

I hated recycling because all the other places I have gone to made me take off the caps from ALL the bottles & have them squished, same with the cans so I never felt like recycling. I think all that effort wasn’t worth it so the bottles and cans at my aunts house kept piling up so much, she forced me to go recycle. I decided to come here instead of the other places I have gone to & I might just think this place has changed my mind on recycling! Before going, my boyfriend helped me take all the caps off the bottles. When we got there, there was a line of cars waiting. When it was our turn, the people who worked there helped us unload the car without us having to help which was a first compared to all the other places I have gone to who made me lift all the bags into a can for them. These workers basically helped us with everything! & in the end, the person helping us told us to keep the caps on the bottle so there would be more weight next time we go. How freaking awesome, I don’t have to take the caps off one by one anymore. I think I might just recycle more now because of the helpfulness from this place :)

We got here about 3 or 4 times a year to recycle our water bottles and soda cans. You jam your car up with as much bottles as you could fit, wait in line, and pull up to the staffs waiting at the recycling bins when it’s your turn. They help you unload and drop the bottles in whichever container they see fit, and then you are done! As you pull up to the other wise of the facility on the way to exit there will be a few parallel parkings for you to park your car, get out and walk to the little booth, where you will collect your money. Getting paid a little for what would have been trash to us is pretty nice, and makes us feel good that we are doing what we can to save the environment. The only thing about this place is, they will only count water bottles (which you have to pay 5 cents CRV for each bottle when you buy the drink) up to 50 of them (I think?), and then after that it’s by weight. But we are not sure if this is a good deal or not… but regardless, we save a lot of time and hassle by not standing there next to the bin and pushing through each bottle one at a time like what we used to do in Albany so they can count exactly how many bottles we have.

Fairly fast and efficient! It has picked up its work pace up in the past few months… give em a break if its a hot day folks!
This is the place to go to get decent price buyback for your metals and so forth… if you are in Union City. The cool thing is that they will take your E-​waste no problem! It does its job!

I’ve come here a couple times to drop off some of my recyclables and exchange them for cash. Additionally if you have any E-​waste (TV, computers, etc) they will take that off your hands free of charge. Pretty standard principle here, you bring your plastic bottles, cans and glass here and your leave with cash. You can pull up, unload the contents from your car, and the guys working here work pretty quickly, so after your done, wrap around the parking area, and walk up to the booth. Someone from the sorting line usually arrives shortly after with your redemption stub. On weekends it gets busy here, and I have been given the wrong ticket on several occasions, so I tend to avoid the hassle, lines and rush and go during the week. There is a really cute garden on the other end of the parking lot, and while I’ve only driven by it as I am usually preoccupied when I’m here, still its just nice to look at while you are sitting in the car waiting in line.