Pre-sort your bottles and jars by color (clear, brown, and green)
Enter the Berkeley Recycling Center from Second Street
As you enter the Berkeley Recycling facility turn left towards the drop-off area.
As you enter the Berkeley Recycling facility turn left towards the drop-off area.
At the far end of the drop-off area are three bins for brown, green, and clear glass.
At the far end of the drop-off area are three bins for brown, green, and clear glass.
At the far end of the drop-off area are three bins for brown, green, and clear glass.
Clear glass
Green glass
Brown glass (covered “We cannot accept” sign)
Buyback
Before you arrive:
Pre-sort your CRV bottles by color (clear, brown, and green). If your materials are not pre-sorted go to the parking area. Also sort bottles into CRV and non-CRV
Enter the Berkeley Recycling Center from Second Street
As you enter the Berkeley Recycling facility head straight towards the Buyback area.
Wait at the stop sign for a CCC representative to guide you to the appropriate location.
Wait at the stop sign for a CCC representative to guide you to the appropriate location.
Proceed to the glass bins near the end of the Buyback area
Deposit your bottles in the appropriate bin
Glass Accepted at Berkeley Recycling
Bottles – CRV
Glass beverage containers, such as soda, beer and carbonated juice are purchased at the Berkeley Recycling Buyback Center. We are a California Certified Recycling Center and pay California Redemption Value (CRV).
Bottles and jars – non-CRV
Non-redemption glass containers accepted for drop-off. Bottles must have caps removed and must be separated by color. Window glass and drinking glasses are contaminants and must not be included with bottles and jars.
Bottles must be empty with caps removed and must be separated by color to sell or donate.
The following types of glass are not accepted at Berkeley Recycling
Window glass & drinking glasses
Non-container glass such as windows, drinking glasses, dishes and other ceramics are not accepted at Berkeley Recycling and are not currently recyclable. For more information see “Ceramics” in Home and Garden category.
Traffic Alert
Due to ongoing construction at the Gilman / I-80 intersection – starting Tuesday August 6th 2024 customers should enter Berkeley Recycling from the second (northmost) gate on 2nd Street. As always, drive with caution.
We don’t take refrigerators
There is a $20 fee per appliance
Enter the Berkeley Recycling Center from Second Street
As you enter the Berkeley Recycling facility turn left towards the drop-off area.
As you enter the Berkeley Recycling facility turn left towards the drop-off area.
The appliance drop-off is at the end of the drop-off area to the right of the “Batteries/Bulbs” area.
The appliance drop-off is at the end of the drop-off area to the right of the “Batteries/Bulbs” area.
The appliance drop-off is at the end of the drop-off area to the right of the “Batteries/Bulbs” area.
The scrap metal bins are at the far end of the drop-off area.
Turn right past “Batteries/Bulbs”
Place your appliances in the area marked “large appliances”.
Before you arrive:
Pre-sort your paper into the following categories: – Cardboard and brown paper bags – Mixed paper
Enter the Berkeley Recycling Center from Second Street
As you enter the Berkeley Recycling facility turn left towards the drop-off area.
As you enter the Berkeley Recycling facility turn left towards the drop-off area.
Find the appropriate bins for your paper recyclables in the drop-off area.
Deposit your recyclable paper in the appropriate bin.
Hard-bound books (dark blue bin on left). Cardboard and brown bags (light blue bin in center).
There are also paper drop-off bins in the Buyback area.