Recycling Centers in California
1,854 recycling locations in 408 cities. Choose a city to see hours, what each center accepts, and who pays cash.
California at a glance: 1403 recycling centers, 209 electronics recyclers, 163 scrap yards, 38 household hazardous waste facilities, 34 transfer stations. The state pays a bottle deposit of 5¢ (under 24 oz) or 10¢ (24 oz and over) CRV.
Top cities for recycling in California
- Los Angeles117 locations
- San Diego62 locations
- Sacramento53 locations
- San Jose46 locations
- Bakersfield40 locations
- Santa Ana34 locations
- Fresno33 locations
- Ontario30 locations
- San Francisco28 locations
- Oakland26 locations
- Stockton23 locations
- Sun Valley22 locations
- Riverside19 locations
- Irvine18 locations
- Modesto18 locations
- Rancho Cordova18 locations
- Long Beach16 locations
- Fremont16 locations
- Hayward16 locations
- Chino16 locations
- Anaheim15 locations
- Fontana15 locations
- Chula Vista14 locations
- Gardena14 locations
All California cities
- Agoura Hills 1
- Alameda 1
- Alpine 1
- Altadena 2
- Alturas 1
- American Canyon 6
- Anaheim 15
- Anderson 2
- Antioch 2
- Apple Valley 7
- Arcadia 1
- Arcata 5
- Arleta 1
- Armona 1
- Arroyo Grande 1
- Arvin 1
- Atwater 2
- Auburn 1
- Azusa 3
- Bakersfield 40
- Baldwin Park 1
- Banning 2
- Barstow 1
- Beaumont 5
- Bell 2
- Bellflower 4
- Bell Gardens 1
- Belmont 1
- Belvedere Tiburon 1
- Benicia 1
- Ben Lomond 2
- Berkeley 5
- Bloomington 4
- Blythe 1
- Boron 1
- Brea 5
- Brentwood 1
- Brisbane 1
- Buellton 1
- Buena Park 2
- Burbank 6
- Burlingame 2
- Byron 1
- Calexico 5
- California City 1
- Calimesa 2
- Camarillo 3
- Cameron Park 2
- Campbell 1
- Canoga Park 4
- Canyon Country 2
- Carlsbad 2
- Carmichael 1
- Carson 6
- Castroville 1
- Cathedral City 2
- Ceres 4
- Chatsworth 9
- Chico 4
- Chino 16
- Chino Hills 2
- Chula Vista 14
- Citrus Heights 3
- City Industry 1
- City Of Industry 7
- Clearlake 1
- Clovis 5
- Coachella 3
- Coarsegold 1
- Colton 8
- Colusa 1
- Commerce 7
- Compton 12
- Concord 6
- Corning 1
- Corona 12
- Corona Del Mar 1
- Costa Mesa 2
- Covina 1
- Crescent City 2
- Crestline 1
- Crows Landing 1
- Cudahy 2
- Culver City 2
- Cupertino 2
- Davis 2
- Delano 2
- Delhi 1
- Diamond Bar 2
- Dinuba 1
- Dixon 1
- Dos Palos 2
- Downey 1
- Duarte 1
- Durham 2
- Earlimart 1
- El Cajon 8
- El Centro 5
- El Cerrito 3
- El Dorado 1
- El Dorado Hills 2
- Elk Grove 8
- El Monte 6
- El Segundo 2
- Emeryville 1
- Encinitas 1
- Encino 1
- E Rncho Dmngz 1
- Escondido 13
- Esparto 1
- Eureka 4
- Exeter 2
- Fairfield 4
- Fair Oaks 1
- Fallbrook 5
- Fillmore 1
- Firebaugh 1
- Fontana 15
- Fortuna 1
- Foster City 1
- Fountain Valley 1
- Fowler 1
- Fremont 16
- Fresno 33
- Friant 1
- Fullerton 8
- Galt 1
- Gardena 14
- Garden Grove 5
- Georgetown 1
- Gilroy 6
- Glendale 2
- Glendora 1
- Goleta 1
- Gonzales 1
- Granada Hills 2
- Grand Terrace 2
- Grass Valley 2
- Greenfield 1
- Gridley 1
- Groveland 1
- Guadalupe 1
- Hanford 6
- Harbor City 2
- Hawthorne 1
- Hayward 16
- Healdsburg 1
- Helendale 1
- Hemet 3
- Hesperia 12
- Highland 2
- Hollister 3
- Holtville 1
- Huntington Beach 8
- Huntington Park 3
- Imperial 2
- Indio 4
- Inglewood 2
- Ione 1
- Irvine 18
- Irwindale 2
- Jamul 1
- Jurupa Valley 9
- Kerman 1
- Kingsburg 2
- Laguna Hills 3
- Laguna Niguel 3
- La Habra 1
- Lake Balboa 1
- Lake Elsinore 6
- Lake Forest 2
- Lakeport 1
- Lakeside 3
- Lakewood 3
- La Mirada 1
- Lancaster 9
- La Puente 6
- La Quinta 2
- Larkspur 1
- Lawndale 1
- Lemon Grove 1
- Lemoore 2
- Lincoln 1
- Livermore 9
- Lodi 7
- Loma Linda 1
- Lompoc 3
- Long Beach 16
- Los Alamitos 1
- Los Angeles 117
- Los Banos 2
- Los Gatos 1
- Los Molinos 1
- Los Osos 1
- Lynwood 3
- Madera 6
- Manhattan Beach 1
- Manteca 3
- Marina 1
- Mariposa 1
- Martinez 3
- Marysville 3
- Mather 3
- Maywood 2
- McKinleyville 1
- Mendota 2
- Menifee 6
- Merced 3
- Milpitas 6
- Mission Viejo 2
- Modesto 18
- Monrovia 1
- Montclair 4
- Montebello 9
- Monterey Park 1
- Moorpark 1
- Moreno Valley 8
- Morgan Hill 2
- Morro Bay 1
- Mountain View 4
- Mount Shasta 2
- Mt Shasta 1
- Murrieta 4
- Napa 5
- National City 4
- Newark 3
- Newbury Park 2
- Newport Beach 2
- Niland 1
- Nipomo 2
- North Fork 1
- North Highlands 3
- North Hills 1
- North Hollywood 7
- Northridge 3
- Norwalk 4
- Novato 3
- Oakdale 1
- Oakhurst 1
- Oakland 26
- Oceano 1
- Oceanside 8
- Olivehurst 2
- Ontario 30
- Orange 5
- Oroville 5
- Oxnard 7
- Pacheco 1
- Pacifica 1
- Pacoima 4
- Pala 1
- Palmdale 6
- Palm Springs 1
- Palo Cedro 2
- Panorama City 3
- Paradise 1
- Paramount 8
- Parlier 2
- Pasadena 1
- Paso Robles 4
- Patterson 3
- Perris 11
- Petaluma 5
- Pico Rivera 7
- Pine Grove 1
- Pittsburg 2
- Placentia 5
- Placerville 2
- Pleasanton 2
- Pomona 11
- Porterville 7
- Portola Valley 1
- Poway 2
- Quincy 1
- Ramona 3
- Rancho Cordova 18
- Rancho Cucamonga 7
- Rancho Santa Margarita 1
- Redding 3
- Redlands 1
- Redondo Beach 3
- Redway 1
- Redwood City 5
- Reedley 1
- Reseda 3
- Rialto 1
- Richmond 11
- Ridgecrest 1
- Rio Linda 2
- Ripon 2
- Riverbank 4
- Riverdale 1
- Riverside 19
- Rocklin 2
- Romoland 1
- Rosemead 1
- Roseville 12
- Rowland Heights 1
- Running Springs 1
- Sacramento 53
- Saint Helena 1
- Salida 1
- Salinas 11
- Samoa 1
- San Bernardino 7
- San Carlos 4
- San Clemente 2
- San Diego 62
- San Dimas 3
- San Francisco 28
- San Gabriel 1
- San Jacinto 3
- San Joaquin 1
- San Jose 46
- San Juan Capistrano 2
- San Leandro 7
- San Lorenzo 1
- San Marcos 4
- San Martin 1
- San Mateo 2
- San Pablo 2
- San Pedro 3
- San Rafael 4
- Santa Ana 34
- Santa Barbara 8
- Santa Clara 6
- Santa Clarita 8
- Santa Fe Springs 13
- Santa Maria 4
- Santa Monica 4
- Santa Paula 2
- Santa Rosa 9
- Santee 3
- Sebastopol 1
- Selma 3
- Sherman Oaks 2
- Shingletown 1
- Signal Hill 3
- Simi Valley 5
- Soledad 1
- Sonoma 1
- Sonora 1
- South El Monte 7
- South Gate 6
- South Lake Tahoe 2
- South San Francisco 4
- Spring Valley 8
- Stanford 1
- Stanton 3
- Stockton 23
- Suisun City 1
- Sunnyvale 5
- Sun Valley 22
- Susanville 1
- Sylmar 1
- Taft 1
- Tarzana 2
- Tecate 1
- Tehachapi 2
- Temecula 5
- Temple City 1
- Thousand Oaks 2
- Thousand Palms 5
- Torrance 7
- Tracy 4
- Traver 1
- Truckee 2
- Tulare 5
- Turlock 5
- Tustin 2
- Twentynine Palms 1
- Ukiah 3
- Union City 4
- Upland 5
- Vacaville 5
- Valencia 2
- Vallejo 3
- Valley Springs 1
- Van Nuys 8
- Ventura 6
- Vernon 3
- Victorville 8
- Visalia 3
- Vista 6
- Walnut 1
- Walnut Creek 1
- Wasco 2
- Watsonville 6
- Weaverville 3
- West Covina 2
- West Hollywood 2
- Westlake Village 1
- Westminster 2
- West Sacramento 4
- Wheatland 1
- Whittier 6
- Wildomar 1
- Willow Creek 1
- Willows 1
- Wilmington 5
- Windsor 1
- Winnetka 2
- Woodbridge 1
- Woodland 5
- Yreka 1
- Yuba City 6
- Yucaipa 2
- Yucca Valley 1
California recycling questions
How many recycling centers are there in California?
We list 1,854 recycling locations across 408 cities in California, including drop-off centers, scrap yards and specialty recyclers. Los Angeles has the most, with 117.
Does California pay for cans and bottles?
Yes. California has a beverage container deposit law: 5¢ (under 24 oz) or 10¢ (24 oz and over) CRV. You get the deposit back when you return eligible containers to a redemption center or participating retailer. Rules about which containers qualify and how many you can return at once vary, so check with the center first.