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Avon Redemption Center

(585) 500-1603

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Monday – Saturday 10:00 – 6:00
Sunday: Closed

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Our Avon Redemption Center Reviews

We are committed to being the best Avon redemption center. If you are tired of the can return machines at the store or standing in line in unclean, unfriendly bottle return centers then we have the service for you. We are bringing superior customer service to an industry that has been ignoring that aspect of our business.

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Avon Bottle Return FAQ

Who we are?
We are Upstate Bottle Return, Western New York’s best redemption centers. As you are aware, when you buy bottles and cans at the store, there is a 5 cent deposit taken. In order to get it back, you have to return the container at those painfully slow machines one at a time. It’s the worst, and forget about those lines! Our Avon Redemption Center will eliminate all that pain!
What do we accept?
We take any and every drinking receptacle with a NY-5 mark on it. We will even recycle your non-deposits for you free of charge!
What don't we accept?
  • Non-deposit bottles & cans
    • Gatorade
    • Iced Teas
    • Juice
    • Milk, etc. Our buyer’s plant does not process non-deposits.
  • Kegs
  • Growlers
  • Water cooler jugs
  • Crumpled or crunch items
  • Wrapperless items

Why no crushed or wrapperless items?

We have to sell the bottles and cans back based on average bag capacity per the size of the item. So, if we put crushed cans in our bags we are putting in a lot more than the average bag capacity and lose money. If we don’t have wrappers to identify the item, we can’t put it with the correct bags to be properly accounted. 

 

How do we make money?
Per the New York Bottle Bill in 2009, registered redemption centers can make a handling fee per bottle or can received.
Do we take all recycling?

In a way, Our Avon Redemption Center can recycle the cardboard and plastic bags that you bring your recycling in. But, we cannot accept cardboard and plastic in bulk. Our intermediary won’t buy back non-drinking receptacles and the garbage bill would be too high to not charge you. Sorry!

We recommend taking all of your other recycling needs to ecopark. They can recycle most things for free, small fee can apply for more hazardous materials.  

 

Does it matter where I bought them?
Nope. Registered redemption centers are authorized to pay you back for your deposit no matter where you purchased it. We sort all of them by brand, size and material. We sell it back as such and it gets tracked that way. 
What makes it depositable or not?

Embarrassingly enough we don’t know. We were unable to find any information on the motives for only including some of our drinking containers. But, an easy way to think about it is of its carbonated or water it probably has a deposit. If it’s not carbonated, it probably doesn’t have a deposit. There are exceptions to the rule however.

If the container has the mark of NY 5 cents, our bottle Redemption Centers will take it.

 

What if my bags are gross?
We know your bottles and cans might get dirty & sticky from time to time and it’s OK, we have gloves! We just ask that you try your best not mix in excess garbage. However, for sanitary reasons we cannot accept insect infected bags or rotting food.
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