Tom Moody
Utilities Director
August 20, 2025
That the City Council provide direction on the participation in CalRecycle’s Recycle From Home Pilot Program
₁ CalRecycle. (2023). Beverage container recycling in California. Retrieved from https://www.2calrecycle.ca.gov ₂ Orange County Grand Jury. (2022, June 28). Where have all the CRVs gone? 2021–2022 Orange County Grand Jury Report. https://www.ocgrandjury.org/pdfs/Where_Have_All_the_CRVs_Gone.pdf As of 2022, less than 1,000 redemption centers remain in operation in California compared to over 2,600 centers in 2013₂.
The Beverage Container Recycling Program (BCRP) recycling rate goal is 80% ₁.
Most residents no longer have a redemption center that is close to home or work.
Recycle from Home
A State Pilot Program was created to improve consumer
access to CRV recycling, offering a convenient option to recycle CRV bottles and cans curbside.
The City of Corona has participated in Recycle from Home since December 2022. There is no cost to the city to
participate in the program.
Submitted a letter of authorization to
CalRecycle naming Recycle From Home, as
the City’s Pilot program provider.
Filled out a simple application with
CalRecycle to be part of the pilot program
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As of August 2025: • Over 160,000 lbs of CRV
recycling diverted from
landfills
• Nearly 2,000 Corona
households signed up
• Over 7,000 pickups • Over 24,000 bags collected • $166,155.47 has been paid out to Corona residents
• Recycle from home retains 10%
CRV
• Mails starter packet to residents
when they sign up
• Picks up your recycling from your
doorstep
• Recycle from home retains 30%
of CRV value
• Optional monthly subscription
service of $5.99
• Customers get paid via Venmo /
PayPal / or by check in the mail --
all the same day
• Delivers the starter packet after
first pick up
• Picks up your recycling from your
doorstep
• Customers get paid through Zelle
or direct deposit, no check
payment option
• Approve the Written Concurrence for Operational Changes for services provided by Recycle From Home, LLC.
• Corona will not sign the Written Concurrence.
That the City Council provide direction on the participation in CalRecycle’s Recycle From Home Pilot Program