City of Holtville

RECYCLING MAKES MORE SENSE THAN EVER.
You'd have a hard time finding a reason why NOT to recycle bottles and cans. After all, if you throw them away, it's a waste of natural resources, a waste of energy and a waste of money. An aluminum can, for example, can sit in a landfill taking decades to decompose, or it can be recycled and be back on the shelf in about 90 days, thereby:

Reducing the need for virgin bauxite ore
Saving enough energy to run a television for almost three hours

WHAT TO RECYCLE
Almost every bottle and can has the chance for a new life. In California, most of them are also good for cash when you redeem them. If you have any container from the following list, you're set.

CRV: It Stands For Money.
Every time you buy one of the above, you pay CRV. That stands for California Refund Value. When you recycle the container, CRV can do one of two things:

1. Go back into your pocket. (Return your containers to a Recycling Center and you'll get your money back.)

2. Help pay for recycling. Drop your containers in a recycling bin or put them out for curbside pick-up, and whoever cleans them up gets the money.

There's money in those bottles and cans.
You can get more than your favorite beverage from these containers. You can also get cash. Thanks to the California Refund Value (CRV), you can return your glass, plastic and aluminum containers for money.

How much can you get for a bottle or can?

4� for containers less than 24 ounces
8� for containers 24 ounces and larger

As a matter of convenience and efficiency, most recycling centers pay by the pound if you bring in a large load, so be sure to have only CRV containers to get the highest possible refund. You also can request to be paid on a per-container basis if you bring in loads of fewer than 50 per material type you just have to ask the recycler to pay by count instead of by weight.

What beverages have CRV?

Beer and Malt Beverages
Wine Coolers and Distilled Spirit Coolers
Carbonated Fruit Drinks
Noncarbonated Fruit Drinks containing any percentage of fruit juice
Water (carbonated and non-carbonated)
Coffee and Tea drinks
Sports drinks
Energy drinks

Containers eligible for CRV will have CA Cash Refund, CA Redemption Value or similar wording on the label.
What beverages don't have CRV?

Milk
Medical Food
Nutritional Supplements
Infant Formula
Wine
100% fruit Juice in containers 46 ounces or more
Vegetable Juice in containers larger than 16 ounces

Have questions? Call the California Department of Conservation toll-free at 1-800-RECYCLE. To find your nearest recycling center, call the toll-free line.