MENDOCINO, CA, 5/9/23 — This weekend will see the debut of Mendocino County’s new mobile buyback facility, county recycling and waste collector Redwood Waste Solutions (RWS) announced in a news release. Collection at the mobile facility will operate from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday in Mendocino, and during those same hours on Monday in Caspar.
The centers collect beverage containers redeemable for California Redemption Value (CRV) under the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act. Fort Bragg and Mendocino County’s new initiative is one of only 10 pilot projects in mobile buyback allotted in California.
By definition, the project is a pilot, meaning that capacity will be limited and procedures may shift as the mobile center continues to operate.
“When we do open, just know that we’re doing our best,” RWS Education and Outreach Manager Michelle Goodman told The Voice when the project was approved. “We’re going to try to make this as seamless of a process as possible.”
The project is also not meant to be permanent, but to serve a coast that has gone since summer without a CRV redemption center. RWS has explored more than 20 permanent site possibilities, and is now looking closely at two different properties as potential permanent locations, Goodman said.
In the meantime, here are the details for the mobile redemption center:
Mendocino K-8 School
44261 Little Lake Rd, Mendocino, CA 95460
Day of Operation: Sunday of each week (beginning May 14th)
Hours of Operation: 8:30AM-5:30PM
Caspar Community Center
15051 Caspar Rd, Caspar, CA 95420
Day of Operation: Monday of each week (beginning May 15th)
Hours of Operation: 8:30AM-5:30PM
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