The Environmental Recycling Of Ny

Recycling Center in Brooklyn, New York

📍 580 Degraw St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
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📞 +1 646-820-3050 🌐 Visit Website 🗺 Get Directions

About This Location

The Environmental Recycling of NY is a bottle-and-can redemption center at 580 Degraw St in Brooklyn (Gowanus/Boerum Hill area), operating under the brand My Bottle Return. It accepts aluminum, glass and plastic beverage containers that carry New York's 5-cent deposit and pays back the refund value. For large quantities, the center offers scheduled pickup service for customers with more than 2,000 containers. This is a deposit-redemption operation, not a scrap-metal yard or a household-recycling drop-off.

What The Environmental Recycling Of NY Accepts

✓ Aluminum cans (deposit) (Aluminum beverage containers carrying the New York 5-cent deposit.)
✓ Glass bottles (deposit) (Glass beverage containers with the 5-cent NY redemption value.)
✓ Plastic bottles (deposit) (Plastic beverage containers with the 5-cent NY redemption value.)

Related recycling guides: Glass · Plastic

What they do not accept

As a deposit-redemption center it handles containers that carry New York's 5-cent deposit. Non-deposit glass, non-deposit plastics, scrap metal, e-waste and general household recycling are outside its scope. Under NY's Bottle Bill, non-deposit containers (e.g., many juice, wine and liquor bottles) are not redeemable.

Access & restrictions

public-buyer · Walk-in (no appointment) · Open to the public to redeem deposit containers for cash refund. For loads over 2,000 containers the center can schedule a pickup. Deposit law caps hand-count redemptions at 240 containers per visitor per day at some dealers; confirm large-count handling with the center.

Programs & events

  • Large-quantity pickup

Materials, fees and hours can change — call ahead to confirm before your visit.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does The Environmental Recycling of NY accept?

It is a bottle-and-can redemption center. It accepts aluminum, glass and plastic beverage containers that carry New York's 5-cent deposit and pays back the refund value.

How much do I get back per container?

New York's deposit is 5 cents per eligible container, which is refunded when you redeem it here.

Can I bring thousands of cans at once?

Yes. For loads of more than 2,000 containers the center offers a scheduled pickup service. Contact them at (646) 820-3050 to arrange it.

Is the redemption center open on weekends?

Its Yelp listing shows weekday hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, and closed Saturday and Sunday. Because the My Bottle Return website has shown a temporary-closure notice, call ahead to confirm it is open.

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Contact & Location

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Address
580 Degraw St, Brooklyn, NY 11217
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City / State
Brooklyn, New York

Opening Hours

Monday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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