Best electronics recycling in Indianapolis: find options near you

Nothing happened. I sent pictures as requested, I texted with Jim and gave all of the detail. One person showed up who had not been briefed on anything, only to tell me he had to come back another day. No one has reached out to reschedule anything. Pile of aluminum is still in my backyard.

I needed someone to carry out a relatively simple task; remove and dispose a broken down refrigerator. I called other companies and many required so much non-relative information; never once having contact with a live person. I called Indy Pickup and pretty quickly a live person responded; very courteous and professional. They asked what I want done; I told them, they gave me a price and inquired when I want it done.
We settled on both and the next day: job well done! Sometimes old school is better than high tech. Let’s talk and decide and get the job done and that’s what they did.

I was told I’d get a courtesy call when the pickup team was on the way so I wouldn’t need to wait at home, but the tech called only once he arrived. He hadn’t been told by dispatch to call ahead, but was kind enough to wait after I explained. There was a miscommunication, but the tech was friendly and accommodating. The service is affordable and reliable—they have even picked up an old grill from us for free. Despite the mix-up, I’d still recommend them and will continue to use them for my bulk pickup needs in the future!

This is the best pick up service I have received. They are very polite, very fast with replies and scheduling the pickups! Prices are amazing and very reasonable! Don’t sleep on this company.

They are great! Professional service that calls ans sets up an appointment. They are punctual and doing a great service. I had bunk bed frame no one wanted and the picked up for me. Thank you Indy Pickup.

Excellent customer service. Was on time. Very professional and friendly. Picked up our items and took them away very quickly. I will definitely use them again when needed. I highly recommend Indy Pickup 1111.

Simple and easy to use service, they make runs downtown every weekday.

I used load up to empty a U-Haul truck. The whole process was very easy and stress free.
My loaders were wonderful and very respectful. .Everything went smooth. Can’t be happier !

They were great! The honored the price they quoted online (which is rare in moving; they always seem to have a way to raise the price) and they were communicative, on time and efficient. Would definitely use again.

Excellent company for picking up all of your unwanted stuff! It was super easy to get an estimate and a scheduled pick up in just a couple of days for some furniture. Very efficient and friendly call center. Pickup staff was awesome as well! Would definitely use again.

LoadUp was fast and easy online scheduling, and comparable pricing for the area. They sent the right number of loaders to remove the furniture from house, some of which was heavy. The loaders were nice, experienced, professional and quick. They were careful not to scratch my hardwood floors.

Omar and Javier were very professional and very kind. They both respected my property and got the job done! Thanks.

This service was a great help to me! The guys showed up right on time, they were extremely professional and courteous, and took care of my problematic furniture etc. within a few minutes. Well worth it…highly recommend!

The service was great and they came to remove my sleeper sofa the very next day after I scheduled online. The crew was friendly, and moved the furniture from the second floor of our home and had to maneuver a narrow hallway, but did so while ensuring no damage to our walls/home. The ONLY thing stopping me from giving 5 stars is that the website implies that you will receive a text/call in the morning of your service with a time frame, which I never received. I was hoping to be given a shorter window for when to expect them to arrive but was told they would call 30 minutes before arrival, which meant I had to stay home/available for the entire 12 hour window. The company was very responsive via text, however, and once I was notified they were en route, they did arrive within the hour. This may have been because I scheduled last minute. All in all, a great service, but just be willing to be flexible and plan to be homebound for a day. 🙂

We use Tech Recyclers every few months and they are always great! Nick was our most recent tech pick up person and he was friendly and quick! All of the folks at Tech Recyclers have been great! Highly recommended!

I have used technology recyclers a few times over the years. They are easy to schedule with and are reliable in their pick ups. This is the easiest and best way for a business to dispose of electronic waste, safely and securely!

I’ve used their service at every one of my places of work. As an IT professional, their service keeps my environments clean and tidy. Not to mention, they provide certified destruction of all storage devices, which is a MUST in the IT field. They come far and wide just to pick up your electronic waste, and all free of cost! I take Tech Recyclers where ever I go, and their service is a necessity!

Excellent communication by two different staff members. First response to me was within 12 hours and then prompt follow-ups. Their team arrived on the scheduled date and time. This was a hassle free endeavor.

I have used Technology Recyclers several times for my personal electronic items. Recently while dropping off items I inquired as to whether they would pick up a projection television and several other electronics from our church. Technology Recyclers were happy to come to the church for these items. Each of the employees I came into contact with were very professional and easy to work with. I am so happy that a business of this nature exists and are so concerned with protecting the environment. Please utilize this business for all of your electronic recycling needs.

A huge thank you for taking our 345lbs of electronic waste and safely disposing of it! We always have an excellent experience with Technology Recyclers!

Wonderful to have this company come out to take our old tech items off our hands! Bradley was very nice and explained the recycling process 🙂

Drove up for my drop-off and the nicest employee, Mr. Rice, greeted us, wouldn’t let us help him unload and was a pleasure to talk with today. What an excellent representative to your company!

First time here dropping off a large screen tv to recycle. Found when researching disposal options and was impressed by their mission. Easy to find and was warmly greeted by Mr. Rice who was very helpful and informative. It was worth the trip just to meet him!

Recycle force is an amazing asset to our city. The staff is extremely helpful and courteous, especially Mr. Rice. Always a cheerful greeting and a big smile.

RecycleForce is a gem for EWaste recycling in Indianapolis. And you may get to meet Mr. Rice at receiving, he is a wonderful human being!

Dropped off some things while wearing an n95 and Pride gear and was met with a smile and kindness ✨

Very friendly and efficient staff. Took all my old and nonfunctional electronics. There is a donation requirement for tv recycling, but it’s quite reasonable

So helpful and nice! Free recycling where i know it will actually be recycled, and smiling staff, too.

Everybody was super nice, and you can tell they know what they’re talking about! Scott could tell what was wrong right away and we had a wonderful conversation while he fixed it up!

I’d recommend this business to anybody looking for any computer related help at all!

I had issues with my first build and not being able to boot. Scott took an hour or two to try to update the bios but nothing was working. Throughout the entire time he gave me a lot of advice on computers that will be of great use. We couldn’t get the motherboard to work but I greatly appreciate everything he has done for me and the knowledge he gave me.

Scott was amazing!! Such amazing and quick service from an even more amazing human being!!! Also his dog Dakota is the sweetest thing ever!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!!!!!

My laptop would not power on. While having a good conversation Scott took it apart and fixed it within forty five minutes just five minutes before their closing time of 6:00 p.m. and no charge and a handshake and I was out the door.

Fixed my computer while I stood there – super fast! Great customer service. Very knowledgeable and accommodating. Cute shop dog. What more do you need. Thanks for the computer help!

We were able to drop off a bunch of old computers that our business didn’t need anymore, but were hacked with a virus. They are a great resource to recycle and reuse computers!

This is a great PC place! Very friendly and great customer service. I’ve bought a good working computer from them as well as gotten computers work on and fixed. They are great

Republic Services is HORRIBLE to deal with. After 20 years with them and auto paying them every three months I looked and couldn’t believe my residential service had gone up to $421.54 per quarter I called to see if there was something I could do to lower my bill. They said no. Then I called WM and the same service was $135 per quarter. I signed up for WM and when I called to cancel my service with Republic then they offered to lower my bill. But they couldn’t get close or match the WM pricing so I tried to cancel. Then they wanted over $100 to pick up their containers. So I said I’ll just bring them to you. I stood outside their office for 30 mins and nobody ever came and unlocked the door. The whole time I was on hold trying to reach someone. This company is the perfect t example of how to provide lousy customer service and overcharge people hoping they never notice.

Update: today is May 13th… even though I closed my account with Republic Services and canceled service last month AND stopped the “Auto-Pay” function on their website… they still deducted $421.54 from my account.

I called customer service and was told that they can’t reverse the charge because my account was closed and they should mail a check in a few weeks. Hopefully.

Jennifer D, our account manager is amazing. She is ALWAYS right on top of things and genuinely looks out for our best interest. I can count on her for the upmost superb service!-Edge LED Lighting

Our church is serviced by Republic and we have the most amazing account rep, Jennifer D. Anytime we have an issue she is on top of it! If I reach out she gets back to me the same day. She has helped us maintain efficiency and save on costs by helping us determine the dumpster size and frequency of service that would best be suited for our needs. We could not be more pleased!

Your company constantly misses our pickup or only takes half of the trash. Your driver took our yard waste bags (dry leaves) the previous week but he refused to take it this week. Support always tell us they will be back tomorrow or Monday (pick up is Friday) over the phone when we call, but it never happens. Five times you have not came and picked it up until the following Friday. The driver sits in front of my house every Friday morning for 15 minutes cleaning the front window, adjusting the mirrors and rearranging the cab but often doesn’t take all of the trash even though it’s obviously ready to go. All that time walking around the truck and too lazy to pick up the lightweight bags with dry leaves in them and toss them in the truck. Your service has been nothing but problems and you never follow up on your word, ever.

Edit: telling every review to email a copy of this review to your email is ignorant. What are you even doing exactly? How about YOU share the review with the company YOU work for! Even the customer service YOU provide for people complaining publicly is horrible. Get better, we expect more…

Edit 2: Well a supervisor promised us they would be here Monday to take our trash. They never came this morning so we called them and they said that they had until 6:00pm and to let them know if they didn’t show up but of course the office is closed and they are not here. They have never once came when they said they would send a driver after missing our trash. This is the sixth time no one has came when they promised they would come the next day or by a specific day. This service is literally trash. Luckily there’s two other options in my neighborhood!

Edit 3: We were promised trash would be picked up on Tuesday. Trash was not picked up on Tuesday either. Supervisor told us to let her know if they didn’t make it by 6:00 which they didn’t, again. This has been happening since the summer when we first became customers. They will just forget to come to your house then not come at all for a whole week.

Edit 4: They came on Wednesday. It looks like the real problem is that their customer support has no direct line of communication with the drivers unless they personally call which isn’t the default method of communication when there’s an issue. This is ridiculous that we will still be changing trash services for 2024. The lack of communication is losing you customers.

Republic Waste has always provided excellent service, but when Account Manager Cindra Venturella answered my call, I was genuinely surprised by how much better the experience became. Her responsiveness and ability to resolve issues efficiently took customer service to a whole new level. My only concern is that Cindra is so outstanding, she’s bound to be promoted soon—and I’ll miss having someone who handles problems so well, I almost look forward to them.

I am sharing some of the same issues that has been repeated on this review thread –which is that our recycling never gets picked up. We have attempted to contact them.directly where we are always put on hold for several minutes (30-60) with never any solid resolution. This has been going on for about 7 months. I really wish this company becomes more transparent with the capacities of their service (which is beyond limited), and halt services they cant provide. The billing service works perfectly though — I get charged every single time. Lol.

EDIT: Here’s the nothingburger response you get if you forward your dissatisfied Google review to their customer service:

“Thank you for sharing your experience. Customer feedback is very important to us here at Republic Services. We apologize for the frustration you experienced.”

With every interaction it becomes more apparent that Republic does not value their customers. Customer feedback is NOT important to them, and they have no compunction about creating additional frustration.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
We do not recommend Republic. Republic was supposed to collect our recycling every other week, but nearly half the time they didn’t. We would call and report that they missed (or skipped) our pick-up. They would say “Ok, someone will come in a few days to get it.” Usually 4 or 5 days later they still hadn’t come, and when we called their solution was “Our truck will be back in your neighborhood next week, and we’ll be sure to get it then.” That ends up being a month between pick-ups, when we were paying for every-other week! Our family generates enough recycling that the bin was nearly full after two weeks, so this created regular problems for us. We finally cancelled this service.

The guys on the dock are always super friendly and helpful with your needs!! The dock is easy to get to. Sometimes a short line but considering what they do and how they do it, I can wait to help save our environment.

Well we were greeted by a nice young man who proceeded to tell us that the charge for dropping of a TV was 25$ each. So much for free drop off

Muy mala atención llegue el viernes a cargar 6 paletas a las 2:30 pm y como trabajan hasta las 3 no me quisieron cargar, tuve q esperar hasta el lunes, regreso el lunes a las 7:15 am y aún no comienzan a trabajar.

Easy to drop off old laptops, router, and other misc electronics and it didn’t cost me a penny. In fact, the hardest part was finding where the drop off was. Waze took me to the wrong side of the building so I had to give them a call. The person I talked to was super helpful and even came out to make sure I was at the right place.

We called ahead to get some information and the lady we spoke to was very helpful and polite. I made about a 15 to 20 minute trip there and found the directions on where to go for my drop off type very easy to follow. There was a very helpful and also polite young man that greeted me at the dock door (the bay doo me I needed) and he began to help offload my items. He was fast and well informed. I had a couple things in my batch of electronics I wasn’t sure about and he knew what they could and could not take and it turned out they were able to take everything! I was very happy with the visit and service.

Directions wee clear and it was easy access. An employee met me outside. He was very friendly and helpful as I dropped off my items. Would recommend for any tech recycling needs you have.

Green Wave is a great asset to Indianapolis, the circular economy, and the planet on the whole! Overall easy consumer electronics drop-off process, friendly staff, and they accept a wider variety of e-waste than most. Recommend calling ahead to be sure, but it’s likely they accept something you might not think they can!

Was able to recycle a sizeable collection of old, beaten up remote-controlled cars and their controllers from my childhood. Many places won’t accept electronic toys due to how complicated harvesting electronics from them can be. I called ahead to confirm, and they said they could accept my RC cars no questions asked. The hand-off was just as easy at the facility.

Despite their best efforts to idiot-proof the process, I still managed to miss the large button in front of the dock which is used to easily call for assistance. Once you have been met, all you have to do is hand off your e-waste to the employees and they bring it into the facility for you. If you’re bringing a lot of stuff, I recommend sorting it as best as you can before getting there although it’s not required. This makes the process easier for the Green Wave employees and in turn quicker for you.

Green Wave also participates in various recycling events. If you can’t go to their facility, definitely take advantage of their services during these events! Wish there were more e-waste businesses with Green Wave’s capabilities out there!

Worst service ever. Our recycling has not been picked up for more than a month and this is after numerous promises that it would be picked up next day. On line it states containers were not out. Simply not true. They’ve been and the curb for days. Oh and do not even try to report anything on line. It’s disastrous. We were actually told to call mayor action line…they had no idea why we were calling. Worst service ever. I’ll be canceling once it’s picked up.

Do not use this company. Their service is terrible, they try and charge you $250 if there is anything above the top of dumpster. I mean anything! Someone put a Christmas tree in my dumpster and now I am getting charged $250 extra!

Read their generic answer to our review. Shows how little they really care about serving customers!

UPDATE* the drivers get to pick and choose which days they want to take multiple containers. I have a curb service. It does not have a restriction on container quantity. They took the one container that was the heaviest and left the rest. Waste management won’t call me back. Or return my emails. I have requested multiple times to be contacted. The online website is the absolute most difficult thing they offer, besides the inconsistency in service and pickups.

Have requested help multiple times. No help.
Have had my service changed without notice.
Have missed trash days.
Have had toter issues.
Billing issues.
Service days switched no notice.
App is difficult.
Website is more difficult.
Computer AI makes it impossible to get anything done.

Horrible Customer Service! Was on hold for almost 3 hours and nobody ever answered the phone. They Change Your Billing with No Notice, Charge You Added Fees for Bogus Stuff, Constantly Missing Trash Days sometimes 2 and 3 weeks in row! This Company is ABSOLUTELY TRASHY!
HORRIBLE! HORRIBLE! HORRIBLE! I’m Absolutely Canceling My Service!

Victoria is the best! Very patience to new drivers! Great yard employees. . One stopped what he was doing to let me know that I wasn’t all the way on the scale and volunteer to help be. These guys are team players not workers. Easy in and out! The easiest pick up ur’ll ever make

Needs to move out of the 200 Harding St. location. They’re destroying the road and railroad crossing and backing up traffic; and in warm weather it really smells.

As of July 2021 they are no longer excepting trash Dumping so if you come there with a truck and or trailer full of trash you will get turned around they will probably never except trash again from what I was told but it was up to the owner so I will just keep calling back once a month ,,,you have to watch it if you are a residential trash dumper, if you come in with a truck or truck and trailer sometimes they are not accepting public dumping but that only happened to me once other than that I have dumped there quite a few times and it went smoothly they charge by the ton and the minimum is a 1 ton charging fee around 40 bucks roughly, so not bad at all!

It’s very sad that they don’t care about all the huge bumps and all the nails laying everywhere. I’ve been going to zores for years and they just let the entire area go to hell. I’ve messed up one of my trailers from going here, broke the stand on my trailer from the huge bumps on the ground. I’ve gotten numerous nails in my tires it seems like they don’t even care about their customers and their vehicles and trailers. The staff is absolutely amazing. But the area where we have to dump our scrap has huge bumps in the ground there’s always nails everywhere and it’s truly sad that they don’t even care to clean it up, to level the ground, to try to get the nails out of the way. I’m actually considering going to a new scrap yard because I have a brand new trailer and I don’t want the ground to mess up the jack stand and I don’t want to get a bunch of nails in my tires. I seriously hope the higher-ups see this comment and make some changes because I’ve been going to you guys for years and it’s not fair that I have to risk my vehicle and damaging my trailer just to go somewhere that I offer loyalty. Please do better for your customers

I loaded 8 Tv’s and 2 printers into my truck. Drove all the way from
Greencastle. Got in line on scales. Then the told me the were charging 10.00 per T.V. There website clearly states Zore’s Recycling understands the concern surrounding the increasing abundance of obsolete and broken electronics in our landfills, which is why we encourage all Hoosiers to participate in e waste recycling in Indianapolis, Indiana. If you have been asking yourself, “is there free electronic recycling near me?”, then you have come to the right place. Not only do we accept any and all electronic devices and machineries regardless of their condition, but we also pay top-dollar for electronic waste recycling in Indianapolis. Earn cash on the spot for all your old electrically-operated junk, like GPS systems, cell phones, stereos, cables, and more!

From tv recycling and laptop recycling to computer recycling, appliance recycling, copper wire recycling, and everything in between, you can trust our long-standing, Indianapolis scrap metal company to be your reliable source for safe and responsible e waste disposal in Indiana. We adhere to all local, state, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for scrap metal handling and processing, making us a dependable choice for your e-recycling needs. Best of all, we reward your positive efforts by paying you cash on the spot for your old or broken electronic waste.

They took 20% off of the weight the scales said for what I dropped off (80lbs vs 100lbs), and didn’t give me the change for what was owed for that already shortchanged weight ($6 instead of $6.40)
Also has lots of metal bits on the ground that make me fear for my tires

I have been using them on a regular basis for over a year now. I always get fair prices, the people are kind and helpful, and it is an easy place to work with.

Sebastian was very helpful and easy to deal with. Great selection of auto parts and wheels. Ask for him he will help.

Although maps and their sign say they’re open until 12:30 on Saturdays, they were closing their gates when I drove up at 12:10 this afternoon, and said they close at noon. This was very disappointing, as I drove 45 minutes to drop off some electronics I’ve been needing to get rid of, and have been struggling to find the time. (Edit: moderating the review after I’ve cooled off a bit.)

My name is Michael Hurst and I’ve had the best service here for years people here are always helpful the prices are fair In-N-Out always

Awful service! New service and they delivered a container that was used and very beat up; it was dirty and smelly inside. Their automated system is horrible. It asks for the service address or customer ID and neither will actually work. I had to keep insisting on talking to a rep and going about three rounds of putting in the address or ID until it gives up and sends to a rep.

Once I finally connected, after all the trouble, I just made a judgement call that this is not a company that I felt would be easy to work with, so I requested to cancel.

The rep said she would schedule container pickup and to just leave the container at the curb. I had to press her for a date…which then, I learned would be three weeks out! I said you expected me to leave this nasty looking container on my curb for three weeks? Or keep it in my garage? At which point she said yes. I told her I will have disposed of it before then. She said she would check for an earlier date and I have not heard anything.

Meanwhile, I’m still being billed after requesting cancellation.

Multiple missed weeks, about 2 months of paying for 2 cans but they refused to drop the other off, weve had to call and complain to get out trash picked when up they claimed it was blocked by a vehicle… there was no vehicle its at the end of the driveway. WM sucks, theyll come on and give the same canned AI response theyve given to others but they don’t care. They have the oligarchy of trash in the indiana area. Bring back rays. Trying to get ahold of customer service is horrible as well.

Waste Management is a terrible company offering a terrible service. They bought Ray’s trash, which had been fantastic, and it’s been nothing but problems since. They raised the price to nearly double what I had been paying and offer far less services, refusing to pick up yard waste or any additional bags that do not fit in the trash can. To top it off, they recently accidentally took my trash can when they picked up my trash, told me it would take 4 days to deliver a replacement, and have yet to make that delivery. I have cancelled my service in favor of Republic Services, even though Republic is more expensive. It’s just not worth it. Avoid this company at all costs. Would give 0 stars if I could.

Horrible service! Stole one of our $140.00 trashcans and still has not replaced it. Tried to charge us to use theirs instead. Sometimes only picks up half our trash load. Leaves the site a mess! You call customer service and you are on hold for a very long time. You leave a message and NEVER hear back or the supervisor is not in that day.

WM service is absolutely terrible. I would not recommend them to anyone. Our old trash provider was acquired by WM a few months ago and our trash gets picked up at best every two weeks. Which means, of course, that I have to call and wait on hold for at least 10 minutes to complain. They usually promise to pick it up on Monday (which they also frequently forget to do), and I am left with trash for an additional week. After months of my husband and I spending so much time just trying to get basic service, we will be switching providers. And then when I called to cancel services, they cut me off!

Everyone shops online now and WM requires customers plan large item pick-up in advance and also charges $35 for a large, empty box. We usually break down delivery boxes and put them neatly into one larger box for pick-up. We are not willing to schedule a box pick-up as we typically have a box every other week. Also, we are not going to go with a trash service that has a hidden end use fee for return of the trash bin. Charging $94 fee to collect the trash bin when service is terminated is outrageous.

WM recently purchased Ray’s Trash and that is when the quality of service declined for me. I’ve experienced multiple missed pickups. When they do manage to remember I’m a customer the claw on the truck squeezees the cans so tight only half of the rubbish gets emptied. Don’t bother calling on the weekends the automated ansering service will take 10 min of your time just to say they are not open.