707-234-7135
Blue Front Recycling
A Blue Way Forward
About Us
At Blue Front Recycling, we’re committed to making a difference—one beverage container at a time. Since 2015, we’ve proudly served the surrounding Napa community, offering a clean, reliable, friendly, and environmentally conscious place for residents to recycle their aluminum, plastic, and glass beverage containers.
Our mission is simple: to reduce waste, ensure every customer receives their full California Redemption Value (CRV) deposit, and help protect our planet in the process.
Conveniently located at 2877 Solano Avenue in Napa, we’re here to make recycling easy and rewarding for Californians.
Have questions? Reach out to us at 707-234-7135. Let’s work together to keep our state clean and green!
Operating Hours
Come Visit Us Between
Monday - Friday: 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Saturdays: 9:30 AM - 3:00PM
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Closed: Sundays and ALL Holidays (Christmas, Memorial Day, New Years Day and Eve, etc)
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***Due to heavy demand, please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to our closing time in order to guarantee we are able to serve you.***
What We Recycle
We accept for recycling and buyback all California Redemption Value (CRV) aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and glass bottles. This now includes wine, juices of all sizes, and hard liquor bottles as well.
This includes soda cans, iced tea, water bottles, gatorade, beer, and other common beverage containers.
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We DO NOT ACCEPT: Milk, scrap material, aluminum foil, medicine bottles, concrete, infant formula, construction materials, batteries, cardboard, paper, out-of-state materials, nor copper.
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***Starting January 2024, California State law now allows Recycling Centers to accept all wine bottles, hard liquor bottles, and 100% juice containers of all sizes***
Aluminum Cans
Plastic Bottles
Glass Bottles
Current Redemption Prices
Price Per pound
Aluminum Cans: $1.68
Glass Bottles: $0.105 (including wine and hard liquor bottles)
PET #1 (most plastic): $1.32
PET #2: $0.59
PET #3: $0.48
PET #4: $2.04
PET #5: $0.55
PET #6: $5.01
PET #7: 0.31 (Including boxed/pouched wine containers)
Bi-Metal: $0.40
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Prices current as of 9/24/2024.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I recycle with you?
It’s simple! Bring your aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and glass bottles to our facility, and place them in the provided containers. We’ll weigh them on our certified scale and pay you in cash on the spot.
For a more efficient visit, we require that your materials are already pre-sorted by material type (aluminum is separate from the glass which is separate from the plastic) prior to your arrival.
Do you pick up material from individual homes?
Unfortunately, we are not able to do pick ups. All materials must be brought in to our facility during our normal operating hours.
What type of materials do you accept?
We accept all CRV aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and glass bottles. As of January 1, 2024, we can now accept all wine and hard liquor bottles purchased in California. We can also now accept 100% juice containers of all sizes.
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We still CANNOT take milk, scrap materials, aluminum foil, medicine bottles, infant formulas, construction materials, batteries, copper, nor any other non-CRV material. We also will NOT buy any material that is purchased from out of the state of California!
What are your hours of operation?
We are open Monday thru Friday: 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Saturday 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM. Closed Sundays and ALL holidays.
Do you buy by count?
As an alternative to having us pay you by weight, you are also able to have us pay you by count instead -- up to a limit of 50 containers per each material type.
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The pay by count is as follows:
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Bottles under 24 oz: 0.05 cents a bottle
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Bottles over 24 oz: 0.10 cents a bottle.
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25 cents for every wine pouch or boxed wine containers
Are there limits on how much I can bring?
Yes. By law, there is a limit of 100 pounds of aluminum, 100 pounds of plastic, and 1,000 pounds of glass per person/vehicle per day.
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We are also NOT ABLE to take any material that was NOT purchased or acquired WITHIN the State of California.
When do I need an ID or Driver's License?
If your refund will exceed $100, we are required by law to ask for and look at your California ID or driver's license.
We do not accept any identification issued by a foreign government. Identification must be from a state within the United States of America
Do I have to take the caps off of plastic bottles?
Not necessarily. If the containers are clean and empty, you can leave the bottle caps on. However, if there is any contamination, dirt, water/liquids or objects within the bottles, caps must be removed and contaminants removed as well.
Where are you located?
We are located in a small storage facility that resembles a tiny house at 2877 Solano Avenue Napa, CA 94558, in the parking lot to the left of the convenience store called Solano Market.
To get to us traveling from Highway 29 North (St. Helena Hwy): get off on the exit to WEST Lincoln Avenue and take a right on Solano. Going North on Solano Avenue, you will see us on the left hand side before Pueblo Avenue. If you have gone passed Redwood Road/Trancas Street. you have gone too far north on Solano and need to turn around going south.
To get to us traveling from Highway 29 South (St. Helena Hwy): get off on the Redwood Road/Trancas Street exit and go south on Solano Avenue. Traveling south on Solano Avenue, we will be on the right-hand side just before West Park Avenue. If you have gone passed West Lincoln Avenue, you have gone too far south on Solano and must turn around.
Notable Geographical Landmarks to help you find us: 1) There is a Taco Truck located on the same parking lot that we are on. 2) The closest major store in the area near us is the Target located at 4000 Bel Air Plaza. This store is located right next to the Redwood Road and Solano intersection that leads you to us.
Are you certified?
Absolutely! We are a State Certified Recycling Center. Additionally, we are fully licensed by the City of Napa and our scale is fully certified by the Napa County Weights and Measures