Lockport Redemption Center
Bottle Return Hours
Monday – Saturday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday: Closed
Our Lockport Redemption Center Reviews
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Lockport 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?
We make our money off the resale, not off of you.
Do we take all recycling?
In a way, Our Lockport Redemption Center cannot take in non-drink related recycling. Our buyer takes back drinking receptacles only. However, we will recycle the bags and cardboard that you bring your recycling in. This alone fills our dumpster and most of our locations to do not have enough space to accept all recyclable materials. The Waste Management bill alone would be too high not to charge money for it. Sorry!
If you are unsure of where or how to recycle something we recommend checking out buffalorecycles.org.
Does it matter where I bought them?
No.
The role of a bottle return center in the recycling process is not only to take in recycling but to sort it as well. Materials get sorted into bags by bottling company, material and size. They are then ready for resale and the deposit makes its way back to the right place.
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.
What makes it depositable or not?
The truth… we are uncertain. We were unable to dig up any reliable answers to that question. The best we have for you right now is basically water and carbonated drinks such as beer, soda & energy drinks have deposit.
Non-carbonated drinks such as juice, Gatorade, wine & liquor do not have deposits. There are exceptions to this “guide”. Just check to see if there is a NY 5 cent tag on your receptacle and it will tell you.