In addition to the curbside recycling program, there are several buy-back recycling centers located throughout the Yuba-Sutter area. Recycling centers for bottles & cans, cardboard & paper and scrap metal are listed below. Many grocery stores collect plastic grocery bags for recycling and some are listed below.

Drop-off locations for electronic waste, batteries, sharps (hypodermic needles, syringes and lancets), prescription medicines, used oil & oil filters and other household hazardous waste are listed on the Household Hazardous Waste page.

New Rule Simplifies Payment at Recycling Centers: Non-Redemption Value Food and Beverage Containers May No Longer Be “Commingled” for Refunds

As part of the state’s ongoing efforts to improve recycling efforts, effective November 1, 2013, certified recycling centers are no longer allowed to pay the lower commingled rates for mixed loads of California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers and non-CRV beverage containers. Certified recycling centers may still accept and pay scrap value for non-CRV beverage containers and consumers should ask the recycling center about the scrap value of non-CRV food and beverage containers.

Important Consumer Refund Information

Did you know there's a way to get your beverage container recycling refunds on a per-container basis instead of by weight?

That's right, California law allows you the option of being paid based on count instead of weight for up to 50 empty beverage containers of each material type.

This means you can bring up to 50 aluminum, 50 glass, 50 plastic, and 50 bi-metal California Redemption Value (CRV) containers in a single visit and request to be paid by count.

Recycling centers are required to comply with this rule, found in the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 5, Section 2535(b), and thus pay you the full CRV redemption of 5 cents or 10 cents on each container. Just be sure that you inform the site attendant of your load content and how you would like to receive payment before you hand over your load.

Any consumer who has been denied this right by a recycling center can file a complaint via email or by calling 1-800-RECYCLE.

If you're recycling more than 50 containers of any one material type, the decision to pay by count or weight is under the authority of the recycling center operator. Please make sure that your containers are whole and free of contaminants such as dirt, excessive liquid or other foreign substances.

Bottles & Cans

Live Oak

Guido's Recycling
10020 Live Oak Boulevard
(530) 370-4541
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Accepts: California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers

Marysville

Recology Yuba-Sutter
3001 N. Levee Road (off Hwy. 20)
(530) 743-6933
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Accepts: Drop-off of bottles, cans, cardboard, paper and scrap metal.

Olivehurst

Good Neighbor Recycling
1890 7th Ave.
(805) 363-5931
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Accepts: California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers

Feather River Recycle
5779 Feather River Blvd.
(530) 743-1446
Hours: Monday – Sunday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Accepts: California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers.

Yuba City

Empire Steel
3094 N. Township Rd
(530) 673-7180
Hours: Monday -Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
Accepts: California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers and scrap aluminum, copper, brass, steel and tin.

JB Recycling
1499 Market Street
(530) 315-1640
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
Accepts: California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers.

Recycling Industries
140 Epley Drive
(530) 671-2215
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Accepts: California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers; other aluminum, plastic and glass beverage containers; cardboard, newspaper, office paper, and mixed paper; and, electronic waste.

Cardboard & Paper

Marysville

Recology Yuba-Sutter
3001 N. Levee Road (off Hwy. 20)
(530) 743-6933
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Accepts: Drop-off of bottles, cans, cardboard, paper and scrap metal.

Yuba City

Recycling Industries
140 Epley Drive
(530) 671-2215
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Accepts: California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers; other aluminum, plastic and glass beverage containers; cardboard, newspaper, office paper, and mixed paper.

Scrap Metal

Marysville

Recology Yuba-Sutter
3001 N. Levee Road (off Hwy. 20)
(530) 743-6933
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Accepts: Drop-off of bottles, cans, cardboard, paper and scrap metal.

Yuba City

Empire Steel
3094 N. Township Rd
(530) 673-7180
Hours: Monday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Accepts: California Redemption Value (CRV) beverage containers and scrap aluminum, copper, brass, steel and tin.

Plastic Grocery Bags

Drop-off your plastic grocery bags at these locations:

Linda

FoodMaxx
6000 Lindhurst Avenue

Walmart
1131 N. Beale Road

Marysville

SaveMart
828 J Street

Yuba City

La Superior SuperMercados
700 Gray Avenue

Bel Air Market (give to Courtesy Clerk)
1286 Stabler Lane

Raley's
700 Onstott Road

FoodMaxx Yuba City
1232 Colusa Avenue

Walmart
1150 Harter Road

WinCo Foods
1350 Franklin Road

Target
1153 Butte House Road

Sam's Club
900 N. Walton Avenue