Caledonia Redemption Center
Bottle Return Hours
Monday – Saturday 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday: Closed
Our Caledonia Redemption Center Reviews
We are committed to being the best Caledonia redemption center. With the cleanest centers and friendliest staff we can proudly call ourselves Western NY’s best locally owned.
Caledonia Bottle Return FAQ
Who we are?
At Upstate customers come first. We are proud to be not only the fastest Caledonia redemption center out there, but the friendliest and cleanest as well. We guarantee your experience will be positive or we will do whatever we can to fix it.
More info: What are Redemption Centers?
What do we accept?
We will buy anything that has a New York State 5 cent redemption symbol. Check the lable of your bottles or the tops of your cans; the states that the item is redeemable in will be listed right on the product. If it says NY, we buy!
More info: What Redemption Centers Accept
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.
More info: What Redemption Centers Accept
How do we make money?
Per the New York Bottle Bill in 2009, a registered bottle redemption center makes a handling fee per bottle or can received. We buy them for 5 cents and sell them for more. We make our money off the resale, not off of you.
More info: How Do Redemption Centers Make Money?
What is the Bottle Bill?
The New York State Returnable Containers Act aka, the Bottle Bill, is the state legislation that governs redeemable containers. Passed in 1982 and reformed in 2009, it lays out the guidelines for depositable recycling in New York State.
See this link for complete info on the New York Bottle Bill.
Do we take all recycling?
In a way, Our Caledonia 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?
Registered redemption centers can buy back any product, no matter where you bought it. The way we sort and sell back the bottles and cans makes sure that the accounting gets back to the proper sources.
However, if the bottle or can was purchased in a non-deposit state, we cannot pay for it as there was never a deposit on it to begin with.