Hobo - Yes we can but rates are way down since Calrecycle (state agency) made a policy change (2012?), that basically changed the incentives reimbursement rates paid to recycling centers versus recycling processors. So the purpose was to make the curbside program more cost effective. Hard to find a recycling center that will take 1-7 plastics unless you have a lot (1 ton). Some still collect it but for almost nothing. HDPE (milk jugs) are the easiest to sell. A processor gets paid incentives to promote the curbside programs $365.26 a ton for non-CRV HDPE. So now I just put all non-CRV plastics in recycle can and put in out on the curb.
Recycling centers are allowed to pay by weight as a matter of business efficiency. The Beverage Container Recycling Program establishes the minimum per-pound rates for each container type: aluminum, glass, plastic and bi-metal. Recycling centers pay the CRV to consumers for their redeemed beverage containers. In addition to the CRV, recyclers may also pay a scrap value, which fluctuates according to current demand for the recycled material. Consumers also have the option of being paid on a per-container basis if they bring in 50 or fewer CRV containers of each material type. Recycling centers are required to comply with this request.
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