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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| J & D Recycling (Menlo Park) | 3401 Middlefield Rd | Menlo Park | Compost | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Waste Management of Alameda County | 172 98th Ave. | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | Commercial waste hauling service | |
| 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. | |
| ALCO Metals (San Jose) | 1788 Rogers Ave | San Jose | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off, Free Drop-off | Call for current buyback prices. | |
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | Please leave caps on bottles. Empty containers, pour out liquids. | |
| SMaRT Station | 301 Carl Rd | Sunnyvale | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | Currently by Appointment Only. Please leave caps on bottles. | |
| J & D Recycling (Daly City) |
Westlake Shopping Center 99 Southgate Ave |
Daly City | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Danny Recycling, Inc (DRI) | 1745 Walsh Ave | Santa Clara | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Pier 96 Buyback (Recology) | 1000 Amador St - Pier 96 | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off, 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. | |
| Blue Line Transfer Station | 500 East Jamie Court | South San Francisco | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Lakeside Recycling | 800 77th Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | N | |
| Biagini Waste Reduction Systems Inc. | 1150 Hensley Street | Richmond | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | ||
| Our Planet Recycling SF | 531 Bayshore Blvd. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Zarc International | 26 South Linden Ave | South San Francisco | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Green Planet 21 | 336 Adeline Street | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Drop-off, Paid Pick-up | ||
| Civicorps Recycling | 101 Myrtle St. | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | ||
| Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off | ||
| California Waste Solutions (CWS) | 1820 10th St. | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | ||
| PlasticsMarkets.org - Plastics Recycling Directory | PO Box 1327 | Sonoma | Recycle | Buyback Mail-in, Paid Pick-up | Online posting for commercial quantities |
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| Alameda |
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| Albany |
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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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