First CRV redemption
March 22, 2008
We’ve never really recycled before and our empty containers are starting to take up a lot of room. We finally have about 1 big bag and a half of recyclables, both plastic juice bottles and cans. I asked my husband to find a redemption center close by to finally take them in, but to my surprise, many places that used to do recycling have already shut down. Very interesting.
Anyway, thank goodness that I was reading an article in a Parenting Magazine about Recycling. It mentioned a website called earth911.org. I remembered the article, went to the site and voila! I found a redemption site close to our place.
We only got $4.00, but that was $4.00 that could have been in the trash! Yay for recycling! This isn’t too bad, something I will definitely encourage my kids to do if they want extra money. =)
Recycling Cans and Bottles
February 5, 2008
As it turns out you can get 5¢ for containers less than 24 ounces and 10¢ 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.” Source: BottlesandCans.com
The containers of the following have CRV
Carbonated Soft Drinks
Wine Coolers
Distilled Spirit Coolers
Beer
Carbonated and Mineral Water
Non-carbonated WaterSports Drinks
Coffee and Tea Drinks
Fruit Drinks
Fruit Juices packed in containers less than 46 oz.
Vegetable juice in containers 16 oz. or less
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