How do you get cash refund for soda bottles/cans? (Roseville: credit, buy)

[suzie02]

I am new to CA. In NY you take them back to the store you bought them from. How does it work here?. TIA

[iconb]

use to be like that here but then people saw they could make money now you need to go to a recycling center. Or some stores have a machine where you pop the can in and get a store credit.

[suzie02]

How did people make money? Don't we pay a deposit when we buy them? Do you know what stores have that machine?

[wburg]

Check at the store where you bought your soda (they are typically in front near the entrance) but they're kinda rare. Check the yellow pages (or yahoo yellow pages) for recycling centers near you. Typically you'll want to save up quite a quantity before making the trip. You pay a CRV (California Redemption Value) when you buy them, but when you take them to a recycling center they pay you by the pound based on the material you're returning (aluminum, plastic etc.)

Most people just chuck them in the recycling bins and homeless people will fish them out and recycle them for you. Typically a big trash bag full of cans (not smashed flat) is worth a couple of bucks.

[suzie02]

So I am not paying a deposit but a tax . Thanks.

[iconb]

Welcome to CA

[calimama]

I just found a place where you can take them to get cash. It is a recycling center at 2745 Elkhorn Blvd, North Highlands. I live in Roseville, so it is a bit of a drive for me, but it is the only place I have found. I think it is like 6 cents a pound for cans and 10 cents a pound for plastic bottles or something like that.

[suzie02]

Isn't the deposit 5 cents a can!! I can search for recycling center in my area but I am just wondering if it is worth the gas. What a rip off!. Time to quit drinking sodas.

[mr bolo]

beware of the people that take your recyclables

when they weigh your aluminum cans they often short change you and give you less money than your supposed to get

say if you turn in 30 pounds of aluminum cans they write down 20 pounds and give you money for 20 pounds, then they keep the extra money

this is so common, that I called the Dept o0f Weights and Measures and reported them for fraud.

most people just accept the amount they give back without paying attention to the weight.

[wburg]

6 cents a pound? More like $1 and change a pound...in fact, the price paid for aluminum doubled a year or two ago.

Here's a link to help you find recycling centers:

Bottlesandcans.com :: California Department of Conservation