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There are 1,331 recycling centers statewide that buy back empty California Refund Value (CRV) beverage containers. Most beverages sold in glass, plastic, or metal (other than milk, medical food, and infant formula) are subject to CRV - More information on beverages subject to CRV is available here

Various areas throughout the state are covered by the pilot program and may not necessarily have a stationary buy-back. Please see below for a list of areas served by the pilot program.

  1. City and County of San Francisco by BottleBank
  2. City of Culver City by SoCal Recycling Industries Inc.
  3. City of Irvine by Recycle from Home LLC
  4. City of Cupertino and City of Sunnyvale by Recycletek
  5. County of Humboldt by Hambro Recycling
  6. City of Corona, City and County of Orange, City of Rancho Santa Margarita, City of Riverside, City of Laguna Niguel, and City of Costa Mesa by Recycle from Home LLC
  7. Cities of Healdsburg, Sebastopol, Windsor, and Rohnert Park by United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay
  8. City of San Mateo, City of Half Moon Bay, City of Daly City by J&D Recycling LLC
  9. County of Mendocino and City of Fort Bragg by Redwood Waste Solutions Inc.
  10. County of Sacramento – Specific Zip Codes: 95825, 95864, 95821, 95841, 95608, 95628, 95662 by Simply Recycle
If you would like more information on the pilot programs and the areas they serve, please click the following link: Beverage Container Recycling Pilot Program (SB 458 – 2017) & (AB 54 – 2019) - CalRecycle Home Page

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Is a Recycling Center or Retailer on the List Refusing to Redeem CRV?
The fastest, most effective way to lodge a complaint against a recycling center or an obligated retailer to initiate a CalRecycle inspection of that entity is by emailing your name, phone number, a brief summary of the issue, and the name and address of the subject of your complaint to: complaints@calrecycle.ca.gov.

Important Consumer Refund Information

You can get your beverage container recycling refunds on a per-container basis instead of by weight.

  • By law, you can bring up to 50 aluminum, 50 glass, 50 plastic, and 50 bi-metal California Redemption Value (CRV) containers and request to be paid by count. You will be paid the full CRV redemption of 5 cents or 10 cents on each container. Inform the site attendant of your load content and how you would like to receive payment before you hand over your load.
  • Any consumer who has been denied this right by a recycling center can file a complaint via email or by calling 1-800-RECYCLE.
  • If recycling more than 50 containers of any one material type, the decision to pay by count or weight is determined by the recycling center operator. Make sure your containers are whole and free of contaminants such as dirt, excessive liquid or other foreign substances. If you are being paid by weight, make sure the load contains only eligible CRV beverage containers.
  • Daily load limits of empty CRV beverage containers are 100 pounds each for aluminum and plastic, and 1,000 pounds for glass. If the load includes containers not eligible for CRV, the recycling center must either reject the load or pay only scrap value.
For details. To learn which beverages are covered by CRV, read either Beverages Subject to California Refund Value (CRV) (English | Spanish) or CRV Only--It's the Law (English | Spanish).