Potomac eCycle — Local services in Linton Hall

Went to see if they take aluminum recycling, man that was a mistake. They have no signs for where to enter their building so I went through an opening that I finally saw and asked someone if they take aluminum, he said that they didn’t, so I said “okay, thank you!” and was heading out, when another guy came out of nowhere, freaking out that I shouldn’t be here. I said “that’s fine I’m just heading out” but he insistently said “no, you have to come with me and sign in”. I obliged, but then he continued to ask some other incriminating questions and then asked to scan my ID… I didn’t let that happen.

He continued to make me feel dumb for even asking if they take residential aluminum. The whole experience was very unsettling and I wouldn’t recommend any individuals to visit...

They no longer take residential e-waste. Went to drop off an SUV full of servers and towers and was told they have changed their business model and only take large 53' trailers full of servers from all the data centers and no longer take small loads from individuals. If that's your business model, that's fine but if you used to do this and no longer do, the website should make this plain. The website doesn't state anything about residential e-waste one way or the other but if you used to and now you don't, you should make that obvious.

EDIT: 17 days ago they posted in their Google updates a post which contained the information "Whether you're disposing of old electronics AT HOME or managing IT assets for a company, we make the process secure, responsible, and...

I called ahead to confirm they'd take what I had (computer parts, including motherboards and processors) and then drove 30 minutes to get there. Then the lady tells me they won't take less than five bucks worth. Regardless of whether my stuff was actually worth that (I think it was) they should put a warning on the website saying they don't take small lots.

Bottom line, unless you're dealing in industrial sized lots, this place probably isn't worth your time.

EDIT: It's been about a year, and I noticed they've updated their website with a notice about the $5 minimum. Kudos to...