Wine, liquor bottles now cash-redeemable
Californians can ring in 2024 by redeeming their empty wine and liquor containers for cash. As of January 1, California adds wine and liquor sold in bottles, cans, boxes, and pouches to the state’s Beverage Container Recycling Program.
In addition to wine and liquor, large juice containers are now redeemable as well.
What’s new for consumers?
Californians will now pay a 5, 10, or 25-cent California Redemption Value (CRV) deposit on newly added wine and liquor containers and redeem deposits at recyclers or obligated retailers.
Newly added containers are not required to have CRV labeling until Jul 1, 2025. Recycling centers and obligated retailers redeem newly added beverages and container types — with or without a CRV label.
Retailers in areas without recycling centers must redeem in-store or join new dealer cooperative systems starting Jan 1, 2025. Find out more at RecycleCRV.com |
With the addition of wine and spirits, CalRecycle estimates about 1.1 billion additional wine and spirits containers could enter the program each year.
