Express Recycling (Ca Crv)
Recycling Center in San Gabriel, California
About This Location
This CalRecycle-certified beverage-container buyback in San Gabriel - listed on the state as Express Cros Interstate Inc at 119 W Bencamp Street - pays cash for California Redemption Value (CRV) aluminum cans, glass bottles, and plastic bottles. It is a staffed counter buyback (no reverse-vending machines), so an attendant weighs or counts your containers and pays the CRV refund directly. It is a redemption center only, not a full household recycling or e-waste drop-off.
What Express Recycling (Ca Crv) Accepts
Related recycling guides: Glass · Plastic
What they do not accept
This is a CRV beverage-container buyback. It does not handle electronics/e-waste, household hazardous waste, appliances, mattresses, green waste, or general curbside recycling - only redeemable CRV aluminum, glass, and plastic containers.
Access & restrictions
Staffed counter - no reverse vending: There are no reverse-vending machines; an attendant handles the CRV redemption, so visit during staffed hours.; State certification: Operates under CalRecycle certificate #RC147904.001 as a certified recycling center, legally required to pay CRV.
Programs & events
- CRV cash redemption — Pays the California Redemption Value refund on eligible aluminum, glass, and plastic beverage containers.
Materials, fees and hours can change — call ahead to confirm before your visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Express Recycling in San Gabriel pay cash for?
It is a CalRecycle-certified CRV buyback, so it pays the California Redemption Value refund on eligible aluminum cans, glass bottles, and plastic bottles. It does not take general recyclables or e-waste.
What are the hours?
State records list the center as open 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Some third-party listings show weekdays only, so it is worth calling (626) 625-9935 before a weekend trip to confirm.
Is this an automated bottle-return machine?
No. There are no reverse-vending machines here; an attendant weighs or counts your containers at the counter and pays the CRV refund, so you need to come during staffed hours.
Why is it listed under a different name on the state site?
CalRecycle lists this San Gabriel buyback as 'Express Cros Interstate Inc' at 119 W Bencamp St under certificate #RC147904.001. It is the same San Gabriel CRV redemption operation commonly called Express Recycling.
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