Beverage container recycling rates in California have fallen below 80% for the first time since 2008, according to data recently released by the California Department of Resources Recycling and ...

That includes cans and bottles placed in blue curbside bins. But that sort of recycling already is frowned upon by bottlers, who find that broken and soiled cans and bottles often aren’t fit for ...

Buyback centers pay 5 cents for most California Refund Value-marked containers but must pay at least 10 cents for bottles and cans 24 ounces or larger.

Two weeks ago, RePlanet closed hundreds of recycling centers throughout the state, leaving consumers in many areas without nearby options for can and bottle refunds. To get back the 5 to 10 cents ...

Recyclable bottles and cans could soon be worth more. A new proposal unveiled by Gov. Gavin Newsom would temporarily double the California Redemption Value (CRV) refund for bottles and cans. That ...

Of course, you can just throw cans and bottles in your recycling bin. But Iowa's Beverage Containers Control Law, which covers all carbonated and alcoholic beverages, has helped reduce litter and ...

Cans also survive blue-bin recycling with their value intact to recyclers — unlike bottles, which in Vermont are typically crushed and "down-cycled" into construction materials, he added.

PORTLAND, Ore.— Taking back bottles and cans is a chore most people don’t care for. The redemption machines outside of stores are often crowded, dirty and many don’t work. “They always ...

Plastic bottles are typically too thin to recycle into more plastic bottles, but the material can be made into fibers for things like carpets, clothing and sleeping bags. In 2018, the recycling ...

When the Bottle Bill passed in 1971, the state made individual beverage distributors responsible for the flow of deposits and refunds, as well as collecting empty containers from retailers.