Depew Redemption Center
Bottle Return Hours
Closed Monday 4/8 for the Eclipse 🌑 🌞
Monday – Saturday 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday: Closed
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Depew Bottle Return FAQ
Who we are?
What do we 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.
How do we make money?
Do we take all recycling?
We can recycle the plastic bags and cardboard that you bring your containers back in with our own recycling. Our buyer only deals in redeemable drinking containers; and the Waste Management bill would be too high to accept everyone’s misc recycling in bulk.
If you are unsure where to recycle something we recommend checking buffalorecycles.org.
Does it matter where I bought them?
What makes it depositable or not?
Long story short, we are unsure. The research we have done has not lead to any reliable info on that topic so anything I could think of would be just a guess. However, an easy way to guide yourself on this question is carbonated drinks and water are almost always depositable, non-carbonated drinks such as juice, wine and liquor are not. Though, there are exceptions to this guide. Just bring them in and we can tell you. We will recycle it either way.