Plastic bottles (CRV) are bottles which require a deposit at the time of purchase.
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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.
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Santana Recycling | 1725 Cavallo Rd | Antioch | 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. | |
| The Buy Back | 699 Gilman St | Berkeley | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Concord/Pleasant Hill Recycling Center | 1320 Galaxy Way | Concord | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off | This item has redemption value. | |
| Sun's Pad & Foam Recycling |
124 Medburn St #B1 |
Concord | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| J & D Recycling (Daly City) |
Westlake Shopping Center 99 Southgate Ave |
Daly City | 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. | |
| Republic Services, Inc. | 42600 Boyce Road | Fremont | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | ||
| Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station | 41149 Boyce Rd. | Fremont | Recycle | Paid Drop-off | Separate recyclables and deposit into marked containers at facility | |
| Fry's Metals | 1845 W. Winton Ave. | Hayward | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Mings Recycling | 3495 Breakwater Court | Hayward | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Pick-up | No CRV public buyback in hayward. Commercial quantity only. | |
| Refund Recycling | 2680 Old First St. | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | ||
| Dos Palos Recycling Co | 1565 Olivina Ave | Livermore | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Vasco Road Landfill & Recycling Drop-off | 4001 N. Vasco Rd. | Livermore | Recycle | Free Drop-off | This item may have redemption value. | |
| J & D Recycling (Menlo Park) | 3401 Middlefield Rd | Menlo Park | Compost | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Mountain View Recycling Center | 935 Terra Bella Ave | Mountain View | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off | Buyback CRV program open to everyone. Free drop-off without buyback is for Mountain View residents only. | |
| Civicorps Recycling | 101 Myrtle St. | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | ||
| Lakeside Recycling | 800 77th Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | N | |
| Green Planet 21 | 336 Adeline Street | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Drop-off, Paid Pick-up | ||
| Materials Reuse | 2650 Nicol Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Pick-up |
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| Berkeley |
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| Castro Valley Sanitary District |
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| Dublin |
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| Emeryville |
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| Fremont |
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| Hayward |
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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
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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 |
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| San Leandro |
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
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| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
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| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
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| Union City |
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