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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| Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off | 501 Tunnel Ave. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Pleasanton Transfer Station | 3110 Busch Rd. | Pleasanton | Recycle | Free Drop-off | This item may have redemption value. Separate for recycle drop-off | |
| PlasticsMarkets.org - Plastics Recycling Directory | PO Box 1327 | Sonoma | Recycle | Buyback Mail-in, Paid Pick-up | Online posting for commercial quantities | |
| Pier 96 Buyback (Recology) | 1000 Amador St - Pier 96 | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Our Planet Recycling SF | 531 Bayshore Blvd. | San Francisco | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off | ||
| National Recycling Corp. (Oakland) | 1312 Kirkham St. | Oakland | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Mt. Diablo Recycling | 1300 Loveridge Road | Pittsburg | Recycle | Free Drop-off, Paid Pick-up | Commercial quantity,This item has redemption value. | |
| 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. | |
| Mings Recycling | 3495 Breakwater Court | Hayward | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Pick-up | No CRV public buyback in hayward. Commercial quantity only. | |
| Materials Reuse | 2650 Nicol Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | ||
| Lakeside Recycling | 800 77th Ave | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | N | |
| J & D Recycling (Menlo Park) | 3401 Middlefield Rd | Menlo Park | Compost | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| J & D Recycling (Daly City) |
Westlake Shopping Center 99 Southgate Ave |
Daly City | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| J & D Recycling | 1015 N Amphlett Blvd | San Mateo | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| GreenWaste of Palo Alto | 2765 Lafayette St | Palo Alto | Recycle | Paid Pick-up | Please leave caps on bottles. Empty containers, pour out liquids. | |
| Green Planet 21 | 336 Adeline Street | Oakland | Recycle | Paid Drop-off, Paid Pick-up | ||
| Fry's Metals | 1845 W. Winton Ave. | Hayward | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off | ||
| Fremont Recycling & Transfer Station | 41149 Boyce Rd. | Fremont | Recycle | Paid Drop-off | Separate recyclables and deposit into marked containers at facility | |
| 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. | |
| Dos Palos Recycling Co | 1565 Olivina Ave | Livermore | Recycle | Buyback Drop-off |
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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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