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Plastic Bottle - CRV

Plastic bottles (CRV) are bottles which require a deposit at the time of purchase.

Empty and drip-free. Click here to find a bottle & can redemption center near you.

California Refund Value (CRV) is the amount paid by consumers at the checkout stand and paid back to consumers when they recycle eligible aluminum, plastic, glass and bi-metal beverage containers at certified recycling centers. Many beverages packaged in aluminum, glass, plastic and bi-metal containers are eligible for CRV.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Alco Iron & Metal (Stockton) 1815 Navy Dr. Stockton Recycle Free Drop-off Call for current buyback prices.
ALCO Metals (San Jose) 1788 Rogers Ave San Jose Recycle Buyback Drop-off, Free Drop-off Call for current buyback prices.
AlCO Metals (Vallejo) (Mare Island) 321 Azuar Drive,
Building #629
Vallejo Recycle Free Drop-off Call for current buyback prices.
American Iron & Metals 1050 Brookside Dr. Richmond Recycle Buyback Drop-off
American Recycling 15292 Liberty St San Leandro Recycle Buyback Drop-off
Berkeley Recycling Center 669 Gilman St.
(corner of 2nd & Gilman)
Berkeley Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off #1 PET narrow-neck Bottles and Jugs – CRV or non-CRV. These are purchased at our Buyback or donated at the drop-off. They include carbonated soda, water and juice bottles, and spring water bottles and jugs.
Biagini Waste Reduction Systems Inc. 1150 Hensley Street Richmond Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Blue Line Transfer Station 500 East Jamie Court South San Francisco Recycle Buyback Drop-off
California Waste Solutions (CWS) 1820 10th St. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
CalRecycle's Where to Recycle Location Finder 1001 I St
PO Box 4025
Sacramento Recycle Buyback Drop-off https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/BevContainer/RecyclingCenters/
CASS (Custom Alloy) 2730 Peralta St. Oakland Recycle Buyback Drop-off
Citywide Fibers 1151 Quesada Ave. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off Note: Citywide Fibers will not give you any CRV redemption value for your recyclables.
Civicorps Recycling 101 Myrtle St. Oakland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee
Concord/Pleasant Hill Recycling Center 1320 Galaxy Way Concord Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off This item has redemption value.
Danny Recycling, Inc (DRI) 1745 Walsh Ave Santa Clara Recycle Buyback Drop-off
Davis Street (WM) Resource Recovery Complex (Transfer Station) 2615 Davis St. San Leandro Recycle Free Drop-off Reuse drop-off area
Delta Scrap & Salvage 1371 Main St. Oakley Recycle Buyback Drop-off
Dos Palos Recycling Co 1565 Olivina Ave Livermore Recycle Buyback Drop-off
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center 7501 Schmidt Ln. El Cerrito Recycle Free Drop-off Plastic Beverage Containers bin. Items should be clean and dry. NO buyback.
Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station 41149 Boyce Rd. Fremont Recycle Drop-off for a Fee Separate recyclables and deposit into marked containers at facility

Curbside Service

Recycling Note
Alameda
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed.
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Albany
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Berkeley
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed.
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
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Dublin
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed. Reattach lids for recycling.
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Emeryville
Empty and drip-free.
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Fremont
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed.
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Hayward
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed.
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed.
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Livermore
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Newark
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Oakland
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Piedmont
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Pleasanton
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed.
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San Leandro
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed.
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed.
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed.
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed.
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Union City
Empty and drip-free. Wipe clean as needed.
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