Green Planet Recycling

The service is great. But they cheat the price. I took in the same amount of bottles and they give me a different price every time. I don’t recommend them at all.

I like saving my cans and bottles to get extra money. I usually don’t have more than 3 large trash bag full of stuff. My cans, plastic, and glass came out to be $ 11.
It’s nice to find a place that is open Saturday and Sunday. I came Saturday afternoon and there was no line, which is amazing since Replanet always has a line.
They have a lot of bins available for you to put your cans and bottles in. The containers with the holes are for cans and plastic. The containers that are solid are for glass.
There is parking when you enter the gate. Just park and take out your cans and bottles.
Reading the reviews about them being shady, I can kind of see that. They have the scale in a way where you can’t see it. I’m not hugely concerned about it since I’m just happy to get anything, but if you’re doing a lot of recycling you might want to stand in a way where you can see the weight. Also, they don’t have the prices listed, which other places do.
I’m probably going to keep coming here because of the convenience factor.
If it’s your first time recycling for cash, please reference these tips:
— It must say CA CRV on the glass, plastic bottle, or can.
— Most small recycling places do not take other recyclables, such as paper, cardboard, aluminum, etc. You’ll have to do research on finding places that do take these recyclables.
— Wine bottles are usually not redeemable for cash.
— Here is a whole list of what’s redeemable and not redeemable
— You must sort your recyclables, like must be with like, check the bottom of some plastic bottles because PET is different than HDPE
— In my personal experience, you get more from collecting aluminum than plastic

WATCH THEM and be sure you count the weight because they will rip you off. They used to be great and honest but we just went by and brought about $ 80 worth of cans and bottles and walked away with $ 50. They put the bin on the scale very quick and start calling out the weight of the plastic bin to deduct from your weight so quick that they pull a fast one. As soon as I questioned it the assistant had already dumped my Cans in their pile so we could not go over it. You should make them go slow and don’t feel bad about writing it all down and doing your own calculations to double check. I have returned bulk bottles and cans before so I know about how much to expect. We were all ready to treat ourselves to a steak dinner after months of saving bottles and cans. I knew I had about $ 80 -$ 100 worth there but the guy claimed it was $ 50. He wrote down numbers that made no sense and when I tried to go over them to double check the guy got super defensive. His assistant had already dumped my stuff into his big bin so I could not go over it. Next time I will do my own calculating. They used to be lovely and honest. Maybe it depends on who is minding the shop that day. They pulled a fast one so quick we couldn’t stop them. I’m still pretty mad about it but too late to fix this time. At least I can warn others to watch out.

First time customer, they will forsure give you big bucks for your plastics. After you become a regular, then it gets less and less every time. I will collect tons bottles! Maybe 6 case of 24 packs for water plus oj juices and everything. Less than $ 5. Seriously no jokes every time I got back it seems they give me less and less money for the bottles. Find a new spot!

the guy locked the gate right in front of me at 1:40 pm when I called twice to make sure that they close at 2 pm today. Not cool.

Fuck recycling. Me and my roommates decided that instead of tossing our beer cans, we would recycle them and try to get some money back — and that money would be directly recycled into refunding our drinking habits (win, win right?). What’s better than saving the environment, yet absolutely destroying our health and dignity at the same time? NOTHING BRO, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
Anyway, after a week or two of drinking and collecting, our apartment was filled with recyclable trash. I mean, filled dude. We had trash bags here, empty cardboard cases filled with crushed cans there, etc. If one of us had brought a girl back, there was no chance we were getting laid unless we had paid for it or something.
After a few weeks of living like this, we decided enough was enough; we had had it. Let’s go get some drinking money because this place is filthy and yo, I’m thirsty. So we load up the car and drive to the wonderful highly reviewed Green Planet Recycling.
We get there and nobody will help. It would have been nice if somebody was like, ‘Hey this your first time? Here’s what you do…” because listen, I don’t work at a recycling center and although I might smell like it sometimes, I am not a raging alcoholic homeless person that does this on the regular to fund their drinking habits (wait… yeah I am, minus the alcoholic homeless part). Finally some dude was like, «Empty it in the bin, put it on the scale.» But the dude was just rude.
Signed the book and walked away with six bucks. SIX BUCKS?! Are you kidding me? We’re rich! So rich in fact, we can buy ONE beer at the bar. And then we can split that ONE beer between the THREE of us. Awesome! So you know what? Fuck recycling. From now on I’m tossing those bitches in the garbage.

One of the best recycling places in the area. The place is well maintained and the people that run the place are very nice. They even set up a hand washing station complete with soap for customers. There’s a big lot so parking isn’t a problem. It’s never busy since people spend an average of 10 – 15 minutes sorting and recycling. They have trash cans everywhere just in case. Oh and one big thing is… It doesn’t smell. I know that’s a big one for a lot of you. The trade value varies but very reasonable. This place is located right by circus liquor so you cannot miss it.
Happy recycling!

I used this place several times. However the last time, I loaded up the car and I pulled up at 1:25pm. The gate was locked but the sign and all advertising says 2pm. I called the number, man answered & I complained about them closing over 30 minutes early on a Sunday. If you don’t want to be open then don’t advertise you are open. He became irate then apparently got my number off caller ID. I received over a dozen harassing calls in the next 12 hours, finally had to call Sprint to block him. FRIGHTENING.

For the Five years living in North Hollywood the Guys have always been good me.
Come in do your business be straight about it and you will be in and out.

First and foremost, I was very excited to find a place open to recycle on Sunday! I work 5.5 days per week and it’s a challenge to get to my closest local recycling place before they close on Saturday.
They are located just behind Circus Liquor, so be ready to turn into the parking lot right away.
They have ample space for parking and unloaded of your recyclables.
The place is clean and the people who work there are extremely helpful.
I’m pretty sure I got a little more $$ than I get from the «other» place as well.
Green Planet is a win, win, win in my book!

Place is kind of a rip off. They try to make you not see the weight and then under rate it. Total shysters! I brought in a ton and got $ 20. Tried to argue about amount but just took it and left. If you go there make them show you everything. I’m never going back.

First time here but will def be the last. Came by myself on a Saturday evening.
First they do not accept all glass bottles with no reason but continue to keep them. When asking why some recyclables are not accepted I got ignored.
The worker that helped me was so rude.
I didn’t realize I dropped some bottle caps and was scolded like a child for leaving trash. I told him I would’ve cleaned it up after he pointed it out but he ignored me and swept up the few bottle caps and continued to throw his broom and dustpan across the yard when done.
I tried to tell myself it was the end of the day and maybe it was a rough one for him but really when you work with the public there is no excuse for being so rude and lack of customer service was obvious. I will definitely go else where next time.

I just totally got ripped off! I’ve been collecting water bottles for quite some time and had crushed them to take up less space. After hearing so many of my friends make extra cash elsewhere I decided to give it a try.
I had 1 ½ extra large black trash bags filled with plastic bottles and after filling 2 of their bins that they weigh, I walked away with $ 8.85. The guy wrote down a bunch of numbers on a piece of paper and after his calculations handed me the cash. When I questioned the amount being kinda low he just brushed me off.
Go somewhere else! This place is a scam!

Cool spot right next to Circus Liquor to bring your recycling.
Lots of parking in the lot, although for some finding where to enter May be a little challenging. Just enter the Circus parking lot and drive around the side of it and it’s at the back.
The people who run this place were helpful, nice, and pretty quick getting at getting you in and out of there.
They take most plastics aside from milk jugs and shampoo bottles. They don’t bother with paper or steel recycling pieces either.
They want aluminun, plastic, and glass.
Come give this place a try, it’s pretty painless.

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This place is pretty great! Came here for the first time today to recycle a bunch of empty water bottles that I have been saving up for months. The place was pretty easy to find: just look for the Circus liquor store and it is literally to the left of the building. You drive right in, park your car and it’s easy as pie!
I came here around 3:30pm on a Saturday afternoon and it was surprisingly empty. I was worried it would be busy, especially for a Saturday afternoon, but it was quite the opposite. There were two men working the place, and one of them helped me unload all of my water bottles and put them into their special bins that they used to weigh the bottles.
I brought mostly water bottles, but I did have 1 glass bottle of Martinelli’s apple cider, a few milk paper cartons, and two Tropicana OJ bottles. Turns out, none of those are usable for recycling. Bummer! I think they save all the glass liquor bottles because they had a BUNCH of them lined on shelves against the wall. I think they saved my Martinelli’s bottle to add to their collection, LOL.
I brought six of those white 13 gallon trash bags full of water bottles. Sadly, I only ended up getting $ 9.40 in return. Yay for 1 cent per bottle? Haha.
They weigh your bottles on the scale, and you immediately get cash for your bottles. All you do is sign your name and you’re good to go!
SUPER easy and CONVENIENT recycling place! I would definitely come back again!

Even though there is a recycling machine down the street from my home, I go to Green Planet Recycling to do all my recycling. I love this place because they are fair, clean and super nice. They even have an area where you can wash your hands after you deal with all your recycling! And while you clean your hands, you are able to feast your eyes on the beautiful scenery of Palm Trees! (they are painted ones on the wall, but what a gorgeous view! lol)
Armen is the man here! He always helps me with unloading the recycling from my car. Of course I can do it all myself, but he makes an effort to truly help his customers out when possible. The Green Planet Recycling staff definitely treats every customer like family! What a great find for my recycling!
NOTE: This location is directly behind the Circus Liquor Store. So don’t miss it! :)

The parking lot is humble and gets congested when they’re busy but that’s small potatoes. This place rocks. The guys that work here are friendly and helpful, their hours are consistent and reasonable.
We recycle for a feed-​the-​homeless charity and go through ten big bags or so twice a month. Tried every single other depot in Hollywood; they all sucked. Surly employees, ridiculous hours; RePlanet on La Brea is hands down the worst, half the time they’re «too full’ to accept anymore… Anyway, they don’t want the business so send it to GP

This place is FANTASTIC. I had been going to the various rePlanet Recycling centers in the Studio City/​North Hollywood area for years and today I decided that I was sick of waiting in long lines and dealing with unhelpful employees. So I found Green Planet on Unilocal and I AM SO GLAD I DID. The guys working here are so nice and are willing to help you with everything. They even have a hand washing station in the back so that after you’ve sorted your recycling and your hands are all gross you can wash them. In the end they pay you in cash, which is also awesome.
A tip for first-​timers: It’s literally in the back of the Circus Liquors parking lot. I had to circle the block 3 times to find it, but it was so worth it. Drive in and park on the lot.
I’m never going back to rePlanet ever again. I love this place.

Every Friday afternoon around 3ish, we have beer o’clock at work. Sometimes it becomes margarita o’clock, today it became bubbly o’clock before we all head off for the holidays. That, on top of all the soda cans and water bottles we go through just on a daily basis means these things pile up. Literally. I realized I can start collecting these items for a few extra bucks. At first I said to my office-​mates, «Oh yeah, we’ll use the money towards next week’s beer o’clock fund.» Please! If I’m the one sifting through people’s trash like my grandma grabbing out a diet coke can they forgot to bring to my office, dragging bags of cans to my car like a hobo, best believe I’m keeping all the profits!
Anyhow, I’ve only been to Green Planet once so far. It was clean… really clean, and it didn’t smell. They pay by weight. I brought in about 6 bags and got about $ 13. Obviously, not the place to make your millions, but a few bucks is always nice. I’ll probably be back unless I can find a place that pays by item (does that exists?). Oh, and because it’s cool to recycle and save the planet! :-)

I waste a lot of money by tossing my bottles & cans (clap your hands) down the recycling chute of my apartment building ignorantly forgoing the hefty bottle deposit when I could be turning that trash into cash.
Your chance to be green and make green. Get over a $ 1/​lb for aluminum and glass.