Payne's Redemption Center
Recycling Center in South Paris, Maine
About This Location
Payne's Redemption Center at 82 Park St in South Paris, Oxford County, is a Maine bottle-and-can redemption center known for fast, friendly service and valet-style unloading, where staff help empty your vehicle and bring your refund back to you. Under Maine's Beverage Container Redemption Program (the 'Bottle Bill'), it refunds the deposit shoppers paid at purchase: 5 cents on most containers and 15 cents on wine and spirits. It is a deposit redemption point, not a municipal transfer station.
What Payne's Redemption Center Accepts
What they do not accept
As a redemption center, Payne's handles Maine-deposit beverage containers for cash refunds; it is not a municipal drop-off for household trash, electronics, or bulky waste.
Access & restrictions
Open to the public · Walk-in (no appointment) · Open to the public; staff offer valet-style unloading of your returns at the vehicle.
Programs & events
- Maine Bottle Bill redemption — Participates in Maine's Beverage Container Redemption Program, refunding the 5-cent deposit on most containers and the 15-cent deposit on wine and spirits containers.
- Valet unloading — Staff come to your vehicle, unload the returns, and bring your refund back to you.
Materials, fees and hours can change — call ahead to confirm before your visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Payne's Redemption Center's hours?
Current listings show it open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, closed Tuesday and Sunday. Call (207) 743-8990 to confirm.
Does Payne's unload my returns for me?
Yes. Reviewers note Payne's offers valet-style service: staff come to your vehicle, unload your cans and bottles, and bring your cash refund back to you.
How much is Maine's bottle deposit?
Maine refunds a 5-cent deposit on most beverage containers (beer, soda, water, hard cider and wine coolers) and a 15-cent deposit on wine and spirits containers.
Is this a recycling center or a transfer station?
Neither. Payne's is a Maine deposit bottle-and-can redemption center. For household trash, cardboard or bulky recycling in South Paris, use the town's transfer station.
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