Element Recycling in
Omaha (NE)

Price match not guaranteed. I've been told anything from "oh I can't do that today," to "I need a receipt from the other yard to prove that they're paying that." When I brought up the point I would likely just empty the pickup there making it pointless to drive to them, the response "Well you'll fill it again" seemed appropriate. They're grading of copper is you get number two price generally even if they've explained certain things fall under number one. The guy running the inside scale thinks it's cute when you take all this time to separate things and he dumps it all in one bucket and gives you the lowest possible price. Even if they say they're going to help you understand how to separate things out, often they downgrade to lowest price if they think they can or are having a bad day. Main drive on scale fluctuates 20 pounds if the wind blows too hard at which point cutting the weight down 40 pounds. Insulated Cooper wire will be explained to fall under many categories based on percentage of Cooper able to be refined, then it turns into they only pay one price regardless which is the lowest of course. It's sad honestly that it's insanely difficult for the rules to be clear and consistent as well as it being a bother to educate people when they consistently ensure assistance with learning the process. One good days, employees are pleasant and helpful however short lived that may be.

Office lady was very easy to deal with will continue to use their services! Highly recommend

They claim to price match any local competitor. But when I asked the price match Lakeside they refuse to and just told me to take myself and take it to Lakeside after waiting an hour and a half and being skipped in line by multiple people. Keeping it classy as always

Fast,friendly, efficient. Wonderful to work with. Will continue to return.

Element recycling was a first class experience. As someone who doesn’t recycle much, they were helpful, friendly and quick. If you have any junk or recycling, this is the only place to go.

My experience at Element was wonderful! The staff is very friendly and their pricing is fair! I will definitely be back!

Just wanted to say thanks to the people at element, it was my first time being at the establishment and the people behind the counter were extremely helpful and were very reassuring about the prices:)

Nice place to get some quick cash good prices nice people you need to go here with your scrap

I won't go anywhere else. I highly recommend Element! Everyone is friendly and makes the experience fast and easy.

It was a great experience I’ve never been there before but they directed me where I needed to go and what I needed to do it was fast and efficient and the workers were great help and very friendly

I like how they keep the area cleaner than most places of nails and screws to prevent you getting a flat tire and so close to home.

I had a great experience working with Element Recycling. From the start, everyone was professional and welcoming. I especially want to thank Texas, who went above and beyond to help me when I wasn’t sure exactly what to do. He took the time to explain things clearly and was patient with me. His guidance really made a difference, and I’m grateful for the support. If you’re looking for a recycling company that values both their work and their people, I highly recommend Element Recycling.

New to this but they were very helpful and made the experience very easy.

I used to go to.othwr scrap yards before I found element. Ement pays better and the cash lady Kathy is so sweeweeeeeet. BUT I SEE ZHE CAM B MEAN TOO

Great recycling experience. Very helpful and actually educational. So much is not recyclable and they helped me to understand. It’s unfortunate that CRT TV’s are so expensive to recycle but that’s how it goes. Definitely going to use again but will be much more critical what I take.

Awesome staff. Guys behind the counter where they weigh the items are super helpful. We were new to the place and we left knowing exactly whats expected next time. Guy with the purple shades and the other guy with a beard and hat were awesome. The workers were super helpful

It is not easy to get rid of older electronics (laptops, etc.). Fortunately Element Recycling makes it easy and puts a little cash in your hand as well. I had three old laptops with power supplies and walked out with $6.30 in cash. Another place I called wanted to charge me $2 per laptop to drop them off. The whole process to drop off and receiving payment went smoothly.

my name is Phil Dimari a little review for element recycling today because I’ve been doing this for quite some time and these guys here in element are really something else. They’re wonderful people to deal with. He got a great crew honest People to work with they always make sure I get my load in there been many times when I’ve been running late and Kathy up there cash register she’s always sacrifice many days for time. I can get my load in. Zack is a wonderful guy to talk to you and Robert, always makes me laugh. It’s just a pleasant place to do your scrap little bit or they pay better than any place in town and if you think that no match price if not better by for a quick trip in Midtown rather than going downtown or Carter Lake go to ELEMENT RECYCLING guys from Omaha save you some gas money put more money into your pocket here a ELEMENT recycling man treat affair you’ll be glad you went with that said have a good day thank you element recycling

For a woman at first I was not sure where to go or if I was doing it right. I finally made my way to the office and a wonderful lady helped me. I want to thank Kathy Clark for her support.

Great place to do business as long as you don't have to interact or deal with Kyle, like today I was gave 40 cents per pound less than any other yard around. Or when they were in south omaha still he didn't believe my load was 700lbs so he made me go pick all back up and reweight just a few examples of the many I have!

Staff is always friendly, helpful and very attentive to every customers need!!! It's a very simple process always in and out with the best prices around!!! Keep up the amazing work ethics!! Also loving the new Saturday hours!!!

I had visited your location and Kathy Clark I feel went above and beyond to help me with directions lions to your location and pricing for what I had to recycle that day. You had the best pricing out of all the other recycling places including Alters which really surprised me. But she was very kind and efficient when I arrived that goes for the other workers there. Thank you and God bless you.

I took 66 lb of aluminum cans that I had saved up for the last few years to Element today and had a great experience. This was the first time I was there but it definitely will be the place I will go to from now on. It was just a very quick and painless experience. Put your cans on the scale, get paid and leave. 😃👍

This recycler stepped up their game big time! The new location is a whole lot easier to get in and out of. The staff was so friendly and helpful. But, the cherry on top is the new Saturday hours! They are open until 3 on Saturdays now. I was able to take a load in with my small vehicle, go back home, clean out the rest of my scrap and load it up and return with a second load. I didn’t realize how much scrap I had stored. It saved me a second weekend running to the scrapyard. I’m sure the new hours will be more convenient for a whole lot of scrappers. Thanks for all your help Mary.

I have just recently started saving scrap over the last year or so, and normally would take it to a different scrap yard in the “downtown” area. But the last time I was there they were so rude about what I had I figured I’d try a different yard. Glad I did. I visited Element scrap yard today and was treated respectfully and fairly. I’m new to the operation so it was a learning experience and hopefully next time it’ll go better on my end. But the folks at Element were very gracious and very very helpful, I was absolutely surprised. The prices they paid me for what I had were very fair and it really opened my eyes to the “downtown” operation. Needless to say I will not be going back there. Element you have a new customer. Thank you for being so gracious, helpful and fair. In today’s economy every penny counts and you guys really did help my family out this month. I can’t say enough good things about your company. Again - THANK YOU.

Would like to send a shout out to the owner Mike for taking care of me when it came to pricing availability and remote dumpster services. All my needs were taken care of and him and his team went above and beyond. Originally from Omaha, NE and was treated like family from the first time I stepped into his facility. Thanks again

Excellent facility great staff. Very quick on service getting people in and out quickly. Exactly what you want at a yard. Prices are also typically the best in town. Also they should get 6 stars. Zack took care of me getting underpaid something he did not have to do. Hence the make sure your payout is correct before leaving the window. First time I’ve ever been shorted and yes their computer system was down. But the man hopped on the camera feed to see they made a mistake. Couldn’t thank you enough for taking care of that! Best yard in Omaha hands down. Word for the wise…. Good work is hard to find…. Great work, you better be paying it right. Because of Zac I only go to element to take care of my recyclables. Thanks again guys!!