Recap Recycling makes it easy for residents to get rewarded for doing the right thing. Whether you’re part of a household, apartment building, condo association, or community group, our residential service helps you turn your beverage containers into cash. We handle the pickup, sorting, and reimbursement process so all you have to do is recycle. It’s a simple, sustainable way to reduce waste and earn back what you’re owed.
Step 1
Begin collecting only redeemable containers within the organization.
Step 2
Our driver comes to your place of business on the scheduled pickup day and remove the bottles.
Step 3
You must have a Zelle account to receive refunds. Refunds are sent on the following Friday of the Saturday your bottles are picked up and processed.
Enrollment is required to use our service. Refunds will be issued during the payment schedule via Zelle each time we collect your bottles.
Similar to many public waste removal services, Recap currently conducts pickups once a week, every Saturday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Once enrolled, you can schedule a picked anytime during the week up until Friday 4p.m. Pickups can be scheduled via website, or our social media platforms, or simply by calling/texting "Bottle Pickup" to 860-33-RECAP.
A text/email notification will be sent a day before the scheduled pickup day. A confirmation reply is mandatory to be added to the pickup list. Once confirmed, you're all set for the next pickup day.
Customers will receive a real-time tracking link on pickup day to follow our driver's progress and communicate any special instructions prior to their arrival at their residence.
It is important that you put your bags out in a secure spot or hand them to our driver upon arrival. Our drivers are not responsible for our customers bottles until we take possession of them from the designated location.
If you’re outside that zone, here’s your choice:
**$60/year Membership**
2 scheduled pickups/month
Just 2¢/bottle service fee
Earn 8¢ back per bottle
No distance-based charges
**$Pay-as-you-go Membership**
Per-bottle fees based on distance (4¢–6¢)
Minimum bottle volume required per pickup
If you are unable to confirm the pickup by clicking the link sent on Friday by 8 pm, we remove you from the pickup list the following day and place you on the confirmation list for the next pickup day the following weekend. You will receive a confirmation notification the following Friday and will have until 8 pm to confirm.
If Saturdays are not best for you, please email us at support@recaprecycling.com to see if we can accommodate you.
No, the bottles are collected by our driver and tagged to identify your bag(s), then brought back to our facility to be processed. At our facility, we use mechanical and manual methods to count your bottles. After processing, customers will receive a receipt of the total amount given to be redeemed and refunds for that order will be sent on that upcoming Friday.
Our aim is to maximize convenience in bottle redemption for our clients. Therefore, we allow flexibility because we understand the challenge of estimating bottle quantities without physically counting them. However, if the number drops below our minimum requirement, we will provide a reminder. If the situation continues, we may need to adjust the frequency of your bottle pickups over the course of the year.
Yes, we accept redeemable glass bottles. To understand what is redeemable from what is not, visit our Bottles We Accept page.
We ask that glass is given to us in a box or placed into a separate bag from plastic and aluminum containers to prevent possible damage to other redeemables, which will ultimately disqualify those damaged bottles from being refunded.
Please make sure your bottles are empty of all liquids, debris, or foreign substances. Ensure that labeling is intact and bottles are not mangled significantly or flattened. All bottles that do not adhere to these requirements will be disqualified and no refund will be given for those particular bottles.
Please leave your bottles in a secured area when setting them out for pickup or hand them to our driver upon arrival.
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