A California certified redemption center is located at the MRF and purchases California certified redemption materials, including aluminum cans and plastic bottles. The hours of operation differ from the MRF. All information presented on this webpage is intended as a general guide for informational purposes. Rules and regulations change from time to time and while this website is updated as frequently as possible, the information presented here may not be current to existing law. Please contact Calrecycle for up-to-date information and specific questions.

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California Residents

California residents seeking more than $100 in refund value must show proof of California residency: Valid California Drivers License AND valid California License plates.

California residents may redeem their recyclable items at the Buyback Center, subject to the following guidelines:
– The containers are made of aluminum, plastic, glass or bi-metal
– The container has been opened
– Plastic bottle caps have been removed
– Contamination has been removed
– The CRV message is on the container
– The containers were purchased in California and did not leave and re-enter California
– The containers are specified by Calrecycle as eligible for CRV reimbursement

By law, you can bring up to 50 aluminum, 50 glass, 50 plastic, and 50 bi-metal California Redemption Value (CRV) containers in a single visit 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.
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.
The daily load limits for California vehicles are:
Aluminum cans                   100 lbs
#1 PET Plastic bottles         100 lbs
#2 HDPE Plastic Bottles     100 lbs
Glass beverage bottles       1000 lbs

If a load of any material exceeding the allowable weight limit is offered for redemption, the Buyback Center will not pay more than SCRAP value for the entire load. For example, if a customer arrives with 140 lbs of CRV aluminum cans, the load will be rejected or paid as scrap only. It is against regulations to pay 99 lbs for refund value and the remaining 41 lbs for scrap value.

Two or three people in one vehicle may NOT individually sell material exceeding the daily allowable weight limits. Only one transaction is allowed per vehicle per day.

Please keep in mind, our staff does not make the Buyback Center rules, as a certified Calrecycle CRV Buyback center, we MUST adhere to the rules as directed by Calrecycle.

Click here for California 2024 CRV Changes

Out of State Vehicles
In order to accommodate tourists and out-of-state residents who purchase their beverages in California, refund value may be paid to customers delivering material to the buyback center in a vehicle with an out-of-state license plate if all the following conditions are met, otherwise no refund value is payable:
– The customer is not a non-certified recycler
– The CRV materials were purchased in California and did not leave and re-enter California
– The total refund value payable for ALL materials purchased from the same consumer cannot exceed  $50.00.

Two or three people in one vehicle may NOT individually sell material exceeding the daily allowable weight limits. Only one transaction is allowed per vehicle per day.

Materials from outside California are ineligible for redemption or scrap value at the buyback center.