Antony McAulay / Shutterstock.com Aluminum Cans Put In Recyclables (Blue) Cart Take to Buyback Center / CRV Recycling Antony McAulay / Shutterstock.com General Buyback Center Information The Buyback Center helps keep our communities clean by accepting recyclables such as aluminum, glass, and plastic in exchange for cash. If you are looking to redeem your cans and bottles for CRV (California Redemption Value), please visit our Buyback and Recycling Center, located at 2880 Industry St., Oceanside 92054 (located one block south of Oceanside Blvd.). Customer Service Line: (760) 439-2824 Hours of Operation Tuesday – Saturday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Closed for lunch 12:00 pm – 12:40 pm and on observed holidays Items that are recyclable but have no redemption value may be dropped off as donation. The Buyback Center does not accept scrap metal and scrap plastics. Refund Items: CRV aluminum & metal cans CRV glass CRV plastic #1-#7 Other Non CRV Items Accepted: Mixed paper (magazines, mail, phone books, white and colored paper) Cardboard (corrugated boxes, cereal boxes,tissue boxes) Non CRV aluminum, glass and plastic containers Used household batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt, Alkaline, Rechargeable, Lithium, coin cell, and small button size) Used motor oil and used oil filters Sharps Donatable textiles and other small donations Newspaper Most Aluminum Cans Are Eligible for CRV You can check if an aluminum can is eligible for CRV (California Redemption Value) by looking at the top of the can. There will be a label that says “CA Redemption Value,” “California Cash Refund,” “CA CRV,” or “CA Cash Refund.” Find out where to redeem eligible beverage containers for CRV. Rinse Out Before Recycling Empty and rinse out aluminum cans before recycling them. Moisture and dirt contaminate recycling and can limit cans’ recyclability. Do Not Crush You do not need to flatten or crush beverage containers. If you’re using an automated reverse vending machine (RVM), keep the containers as they are, so the machine can recognize the container type. If you are weighing them, they can be brought in whole or flattened. Did You Know? The Aluminium Beverage Can Industry How Quickly Are Soda Cans Recycled? It only takes about 60 days for soda cans to make it back onto store shelves after they are recycled. How Much Energy Does Recycling Soda Cans Save? A single new soda can (made with virgin aluminum) uses the same amount of energy as twenty soda cans that are made from recycled material. Also, recycling one soda can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours.
