THE REDEEMING VALUES OF ALUMINUM, GLASS AND PLASTIC

The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which went into effect Oct. 1, 1987, requires every major supermarket in the state to establish a certified recycling center within a half a mile radius. It also guarantees that consumers will receive a minimum one-cent redemption value for every labeled container they return to a certified recycling center.

According to an August report, consumers redeemed 67% of their aluminum, 48% of their glass and 4% of their plastic beverage containers from January through May this year. Under the law, each container must achieve a redemption rate of 65% by June 30, 1989, or redemption values will increase to 2 cents. (Before the law, redemption rates were 50% for aluminum, 40% for glass and 0% for plastic beverage containers.)

Since the law went into effect, more than 150 certified recycling centers have opened in Orange County. Most of these have either automated “reverse vending machines” or manned depots. The accompanying tables list some of the county’s major recycling centers; county markets that do not yet have recycling centers, and redemption and recycling rates for aluminum, glass, plastic and non-aluminum metals since the law went into effect.

SELECTED COUNTY RECYCLING CENTERS

City Facility Address Anaheim Sunwest Metals 1874 S. Anaheim Blvd. Anaheim Dalton Enterprises Inc. 919 E. South St. Costa Mesa Orange Coast College Adams Avenue (near Fairview) La Habra Unicorn Metals Co. 325 E. 4th Ave. Laguna Hills Saddleback Valley 23161 Del Lago Drive Recycling Santa Ana Santa Ana 2540 S. Main St. Recycling Center Stanton CR&R; Recycling Center 11262 Western Ave. Tustin Coors Distributing Co. 15741 Del Amo Ave.

City Telephone Anaheim (714) 635-0470 Anaheim (714) 635-2181 Costa Mesa (714) 432-5131 La Habra (714) 992-2562 Laguna Hills (714) 951-4441 Santa Ana (714) 641-8891 Stanton (714) 826-9049 Tustin (714) 259-0244

Containers Redeemed City AL GL PL OM RF Anaheim * Anaheim * * * * * Costa Mesa * * * * * La Habra * Laguna Hills * * * * * Santa Ana * * * * * Stanton * * * * * Tustin *

AL: Aluminum

GL: Glass

PL: Plastic

OM: Other metals

RF: Refillables

MARKETS IN ZONES WITH NO OPERATING CERTIFIED RECYCLING CENTER*

City Market Name Market Address Anaheim Albertsons Food Center 1654 5157 Santa Ana Canyon Road Anaheim Foodland Super Market 910. S. Euclid St. Anaheim Vons Market 103 5600 Santa Ana Canyon Road Cypress Shopping Basket 9937 Walker St. Dana Point Ralphs Grocery 188 24871 Del Prado Fountain Alpha Beta Acme Market 91 8930 Warner Ave. Valley Fountain Hughes Market 33 9019 Garfield Ave. Valley Irvine Albertsons Food Center 1607 4541 Campus Drive Irvine Alpha Beta Acme Market 2 18040 S. Culver Drive Irvine Hughes Market 48 5331 University Drive Irvine Ralphs Grocery 161 14400 Culver Drive La Habra Safeway Store 175 1220 W. Imperial Highway La Palma Alpha Beta Acme Market 171 5420 La Palma Ave. Laguna Hills Alpha Beta Acme Market 261 25539 Paseo de Valencia Mission Viejo Irvine Ranch Farmers Market 5 27742 Vista del Lago Newport Beach Hughes Market 44 2555 East Bluff Drive Newport Beach Irvine Ranch Farmers Market 7 401 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach Ralphs Grocery 12 2660 San Miguel Drive Newport Beach Safeway Store 444 1000 Bayside Drive Orange Safeway Store 446 2684 N. Tustin Ave. Placentia Alpha Beta Acme Market 193 130 E. Yorba Linda Blvd. Santa Ana Santa Ana Food Market 1216 W. First St. Santa Ana Shoppers Rancho Market 4 631 S. Main St. Santa Ana Super A Foods Market 2 2030 W. First St. Santa Ana Super A Foods Market 1 1010 S. Main St. Westminster Alpha Beta Acme Market 172 5952 Westminster Ave.

City Status Anaheim ND Anaheim NA Anaheim ND Cypress ND Dana Point NA Fountain NA Valley Fountain ND Valley Irvine ND Irvine NA Irvine ND Irvine NA La Habra ND La Palma NA Laguna Hills NA Mission Viejo NA Newport Beach ND Newport Beach NA Newport Beach NA Newport Beach NA Orange ND Placentia NA Santa Ana NA Santa Ana ND Santa Ana ND Santa Ana ND Westminster NA

* As of Aug. 9, 1988

NA No activity zone: No current plans to establish recycling center; these markets may accept containers within the store or have alternative arrangements.

ND 90-day notice: Markets subject to $100-per-day fine at the end of notice.

STATEWIDE REDEMPTION/RECYCLING RATES UNDER NEW LAW

Aluminum Glass Month Redemption Recycling Redemption Recycling October/November 57% 54% 46% 35% January * 68% 68% 41% 33% February 55% 55% 36% 27% March 67% 67% 62% 48% April 77% 77% 53% 43% May 71% 71% 52% 39%

Plastic Non-aluminum Metal Month Redemption Recycling Redemption Recycling October/November 0.2% 0.1% 6% 0% January * 2.0% 1.0% 0% 0% February 2.0% 2.0% 0% 0% March 4.0% 3.0% 0.15% 0% April 4.0% 4.0% 0.12% 0% May 7.0% 7.0% 0.05% 0%

* December figures not available.

Source: California Department of Conservation, Division of Recycling