Mountain View Recycling Center

Where to Find Us

935 Terra Bella Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 967-3034

Our Hours

Our Buy Back Center has reopened by appointment only. See CRV Buyback Procedures for more information and instructions for making an appointment.

Drop-Off Recycling Services are available for Mountain View Residents only. This does not include CRV Buyback.

Drop Off Hours
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

See below for items accepted for drop-off materials.

When visiting the Recycling Center, please adhere to the social distancing guidelines in place for the safety of Recology employees and the public. Face coverings are required for all visitors and employees.

Mountain View Recycling Center CRV Buyback Procedure

- Recology will accept a maximum of four (4)-32 gallon bags of CRV material per customer transaction. Material must be sorted prior to arrival.
- Check in with the driveway attendant and give your name. The attendant will direct you to proceed to the area for redemption. If you arrive early, you will be asked to wait in your vehicle.
- Once checked in, take your CRV material into the CRV sort area and empty the material into the CRV sorting barrels. When you finish unloading your material, the attendant will take the barrels and weigh the material.
- Once the material is weighed the attendant will place a receipt along with the cash payout on a tray that will be placed on a table for you to take. The attendant will disinfect the tray, table, and baskets before using them again.
  - Only one customer will be allowed per time slot. Face coverings are required at all times.
  - Please arrive near the beginning of your appointment to allow proper time to inspect, weigh, and pay out your redemption.

	Recycling Drop Off		Buy-Back Center
	Additional recyclables accepted at no charge from Mountain View residents only: Plastic bottles, tubs, jugs & jars Aluminum cans Plastic bottles & tubs #1-7 Paper & cardboard The following hard-to-recycle materials are not accepted in residential recycling carts, but are accepted for drop off from Mountain View residents only: Empty aerosol cans Scrap metal (pots/pans, trays, utensils) Textiles (unusable clothes, sheets, blankets, towels) Usable clothing and shoes for donation Mattresses & box springs Mountain View residents may call Recology make an appointment to drop off additional items: Appliances (no full size refrigerators, freezers, or air conditioners) Furniture (couches, tables, dressers, etc) Clean wood & lumber (not painted or treated)		The Buy-Back Center is open to the public, and buys materials marked with the following: California Redemption Value CA Redemption Value California Cash Refund CA Cash Refund CA CRV For more information on acceptable materials, click here! Electronic Waste & Universal Waste Drop Off Electronic and universal waste, such as consumer batteries, cell phones, and TVs are prohibited from the trash and recycling carts because they contain poisonous heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium that can pollute groundwater and pose harmful effects to public health. Mountain View residents may drop off all e-waste items at no charge.

Recycling Drop Off

Buy-Back Center

Additional recyclables accepted at no charge from
Mountain View residents only:

Plastic bottles, tubs, jugs & jars
Aluminum cans
Plastic bottles & tubs #1-7
Paper & cardboard

The following hard-to-recycle materials are not accepted in residential recycling carts, but are accepted for drop off from Mountain View residents only:

Empty aerosol cans
Scrap metal (pots/pans, trays, utensils)
Textiles (unusable clothes, sheets, blankets, towels)
Usable clothing and shoes for donation
Mattresses & box springs

Mountain View residents may call Recology make an appointment to drop off additional items:

Appliances (no full size refrigerators, freezers, or air conditioners)
Furniture (couches, tables, dressers, etc)
Clean wood & lumber (not painted or treated)

The Buy-Back Center is open to the public, and buys materials marked with the following:

California Redemption Value
CA Redemption Value
California Cash Refund
CA Cash Refund
CA CRV

For more information on acceptable materials, click here!

Electronic Waste & Universal Waste Drop Off

Electronic and universal waste, such as consumer batteries, cell phones, and TVs are prohibited from the trash and recycling carts because they contain poisonous heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium that can pollute groundwater and pose harmful effects to public health. Mountain View residents may drop off all e-waste items at no charge.

We are pleased to announce the release of our 2019 Sustainability Report! Learn more about our achievements in sustainability and view a full copy of the report here!

Mountain View Recycling Center CRV Buyback Procedure

Recycling Drop Off

Buy-Back Center

Electronic Waste & Universal Waste Drop Off

We are pleased to announce the release of our 2019 Sustainability Report!
Learn more about our achievements in sustainability and view a full copy of the report here!