Recycling

Recycling that pays it forward.

Return your bottles and cans at our Irvine buyback center, or sign your business up for free pickup. Either way, corpsmembers run the operation and the proceeds fund their training.

For individuals

Bring your bottles and cans.

Where to go

16122 Construction Circle East, Irvine, CA 92606

In the Waste Management lot. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Get directions

Hours

Tuesday through Saturday
10am to 4pm

Questions before you load the car? Give us a call.

(714) 956-6222

We pay California Redemption Value (CRV) on eligible containers: aluminum and bi-metal cans, glass, and plastics numbered 1 through 7. Rates are set by the state.

For businesses

Free recycling pickup.

Bars, restaurants, offices, parks, events and apartment communities across Orange County: we collect your recyclables at no cost, and the proceeds go straight into corpsmember training.

We drop off clean containers at your location.

We pick up the full ones and swap in empties.

Our crews sort and process everything we collect.

We take aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles, and e-waste.

Call (714) 956-6222, ext. 222

Why a Corps runs it.

Both programs are real workplaces. Corpsmembers staff the buyback counter and run the pickup routes, sorting and processing everything that comes in, and they earn certifications in sustainable resource management doing it. The community gets an easy way to recycle; a young person gets paid work and a credential. That is the whole design.