Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative’s BottleDrop Redemption Center is set to open in Hermiston on Friday, Aug. 26.
BottleDrop Redemption Centers are an innovative new way for consumers to utilize the Oregon Bottle Bill quickly and efficiently in a spacious, fully staffed, indoor facility – open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. OBRC operates the new BottleDrop Redemption Center, located at the former Goodwill Center at 740 W Hermiston Ave in partnership with 6 participating area grocery retailers.
The 8,400-square-foot facility will bring new jobs to Hermiston and offer three convenient ways to redeem Oregon purchased deposit containers:
BottleDrop Account – Pre-labeled bags can be filled with deposit containers at home and dropped off 24 hours a day. BottleDrop Redemption Center staff will count and sort the containers. Customers can access the cash value from their account within 48 hours at participating grocery store kiosks or any BottleDrop location.
Self-Serve – Automated machines will accept up to 350 containers per day.
Hand Count – Staff will count up to 50 containers per person.
“You really have to experience one of our clean, spacious BottleDrop Redemption Centers to appreciate this whole new level of returning bottles and cans,” says John Andersen, president of OBRC. “We are excited for Hermiston residents to see how fast and convenient collecting your refund can be.”
The Hermiston center joins 16 other successful BottleDrop Redemption Centers around Oregon, encouraging even more Oregonians to participate in Oregon’s Bottle Bill.
The following Hermiston businesses will no longer be required to accept deposit containers after Sept. 9, 2016:
- Walmart at 1350 N 1st Street
- Safeway at 990 Highway 395 S
- Fiesta Foods at 1875 N 1st Street
- Rite Aid at 835 Highway 395 S
- Bi-Mart at 200 S 1st Place
- Big Lots at 930 Highway 395 S, Suite A
A statewide rollout of BottleDrop Redemption Centers was approved by the Oregon State Legislature during the 2013 session based upon success of three pilot redemption centers located in Wood Village, Oregon City, and south Salem. Contingent upon approval from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, OBRC plans to open approximately 45 BottleDrop facilities across Oregon.
OBRC is a member-owned, cooperative corporation that acts on behalf of beverage distributors to administer Oregon’s Bottle Bill; collecting and processing nearly all containers sold and redeemed in Oregon. OBRC counts, sorts, crushes, bales, and recycles 1.2 billion containers each year. The entire process is funded and managed by the beverage and grocery industries – at no cost to taxpayers.
