How To Redeem Oregon Bottle Deposits Using Bottledrop

Skip to step 7 if you already have a BottleDrop account card.

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There’s a delay of up to four hours after account activation before you can access the drop off vault. So save yourself the hassle of waiting on hold and wait until the day after to call customer service. [9] X Research source

If you still have old regular barcode (stripes) bag labels, discard them and reprint new labels. The new labels are 2D QR code. OBRC admitted the changes were made due to the old label being unreliable and susceptibility to failing after the bags are dropped off. Many, many consumers have had bags go missing due to this.

Purchase a box of 10 bags for $2 at any store that have a drop vault. You have to apply the stickers you printed at the kiosk before you drop the bag off. One bag holds about 90-95 12oz aluminum cans or 60-65 16. 9oz plastic water bottles. On the other extreme, each bag holds 16-17 2-liter bottles.

You can fill the bag as much as you can securely close as long as you remain under 30 glass bottles or 20 lbs per bag whichever is less. The new limitation was imposed in October 2021. Set flattened/crushed containers aside and recycle them at curbside, or redeem them using the “cash on the spot” method in part 5 of this article.

You can return the bags whenever you feel like it. You don’t need to hang onto it until it is completely full. Attach only one label per bag. Each label has a unique serial number.

Note that the bag drop vault is usually outside in the parking area. The account kiosk as well as bags are generally inside the store. There’s no consistently, so you just have to ask the customer service desk where the “BottleDrop ATM”. It is a good idea to take a picture of each bag you drop off because BottleDrop sometimes lose entire bags. [10] X Research source Stand-alone BottleDrop depots and the uncommon 7AM-10PM doors have an 8 percent processing fee[11] X Research source and a limit of 15 bags per three months. [12] X Trustworthy Source State of Oregon Official website for the State of Oregon Go to source (See far right column. “BottleDrop Express stores” )

Bags dropped off at Partner Retailer Drop Location (grocery store spots labeled 8AM to 8PM) must be credited within 7 days of being dropped off per Oregon law (ORS 459A. 741 2b). So, if payment delay concerns those bags, reach out to OLCC (Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission), not BottleDrop/OBRC and phrase it as a Bottle Bill compliance matter rather than a customer service matter. For bags dropped off at actual BottleDrop (dedicated return center) BottleDrop Express (the doors that are open 7AM-10PM), contact BottleDrop if you don’t get credited after 7days. Send a message at https://bottledropcenters. force. com/s/support or call 503) 542-5252 and complain. Process is smoother if you have the date/time of your drop, your BottleDrop card number and the serial numbers of lost bags involved. Give BottleDrop a week, and if still not resolved, complain to OLCC. Messaging them online is a better option as out of 15 times officials with the State Auditor’s office called them, they could only get a hold of them once. [14] X Research source

You can not cash or get change if you choose the Plus store credit, so only withdraw what you can use in that shopping trip.

You don’t have to setup an online account to drop off bags and withdraw funds in-person. The account allows you to see your account balance without going to a kiosk and set up a text notification when your bag has been counted or when funds are withdrawn from your account. In December 2020, in response to an audit by the State Audits division, BottleDrop updated the user account interface so bag-by-bag financial details are visible. You can only see this list if you sign up for the optional online account.

Some examples of Washington County locations that must make cash-refund available to customers in the amount not less than 144 container per individual person per calendar day. This means they can may elect to set a limit above 144, but imposing a limit that is under 144 is illegal. These locations are carefully verified. If you’re told anything different by the store manager, they’re usually wrong and you need to check with the State of Oregon OLCC. Tanasbourne Village/Tanasbourne Town Center spots. This is a shopping center in unincorporated Washington county along NW 185th Ave just off the Sunset highway exit to the south. There are four large beverage selling retailers here clustered together and they’re each required to process cash on the spot bottle return of 144 bottles/day/person. If you’re traveling, you can hop all four stores in the shopping center and redeem 576 containers the same day without driving around much. The limit is per person, not per group or per vehicle the containers are brought in. So bring a friend along and this limit doubles. If you experience pushbacks by one of these retailers below in returning 144 or less redeemable containers whose brand and “OR 10c” are legible and not contaminated with foreign substances, ask to speak to a manager and ask again. If you’re still refused, take their name and complain to OLCC and include that manager’s name and title. This prevents the store from claiming misunderstanding by low level staff or miscommunication when contacted by OLCC. Tanasbourne Safeway #1230 2177 NW 185th Ave(OLCC license #328547. They were cited by the State of Oregon in 2018 for illegally capping returns to 24 per person in 2018. [19] X Trustworthy Source State of Oregon Official website for the State of Oregon Go to source ) Tanasbourne RITE AID #5339 2021 NW 185th Ave (OLCC license #327127) Tanasbourne Trader Joe’s 2285 NW 185th Ave Tanasbourne Target 11095 NE Evergreen Pkwy {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/d/de/Rich-area. png/460px-Rich-area. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/d/de/Rich-area. png/643px-Rich-area. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:401,“bigWidth”:643,“bigHeight”:560,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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\n</p></div>"} Tanasbourne/Hillsboro Whole Foods 9940 NE Cornell Rd Winco 7330 NE Butler St, Hillsboro (5 minute bike ride from Orenco TriMet MAX) Cost Plus World Market 10108 SW Washington Square Rd, hand count by staff (Next to Red Robin restaurant in the mall. Hwy 217/Greenburg). in the Washington Square mall in Tigard (OLCC license #325650) QFC #201 4756 NW Bethany Blvd & (OLCC license #329746) G-mart 3975 SW 114th Ave, Beaverton (OLCC license #325886). Across the road from Fred Meyer. Only 3 minute bike ride from Beaverton TC MAX station. Some specific examples of Multnomah County 144/person/day bottle return spots where you get cash-on-the-spot for your immediately various needs. SAFEWAY STORE #3136 8145 SW Barbur Blvd (OLCC license # 314321) - Multnomah Blvd & Barbur Blvd Basics Market 6344 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland. Near where OR-10 Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy and Capitol Hwy/Bertha come together Zupan’s Market - Macadam 7221 S Macadam Ave (next to Willamette Park. 7AM to 8PM daily) Zupan’s downtown King’s Hill flagship store (2340 W Burnside - downtown flagship Zupan’s) 7am to 8pm daily John’s Marketplace, 3535 SW Multnomah Blvd (2/3 mile from Gabriel Park. Hand count by staff. Complain to OLCC if you experience any issues. This store’s main business is beer and their livelihood entirely depends on having their OLCC license in good standing. ) Whole Foods - Pearl District, 1210 NW Couch St (two blocks west from NW 10th & Couch street car stop. Because they’re not in OBRC redemption center zone and they choose not to participate in the Dealer Redemption Center program, they are required to accept 144/person/day all hours the store is open. ) Market of Choice #3 1090 SE Belmont St (OLCC license #333026) (3 minute bike ride from northbound transit Streetcar stop at SE Grand & SE Belmont. They have been illegally refusing since around December 2022[20] X Research source ) Safeway 3930 SE Powell Blvd JOHN’S MARKETPLACE 3560 SE POWELL BLVD (hand count by staff OLCC license # 331691, they’re fully dependent on having OLCC license in good standing) Target 3031 SE Powell Blvd (30th/Powell) Basics Market 5035 NE Sandy Blvd (5 minute by bike from Hollywood Transit Center) Hollywood Grocery Outlet 4420 NE Hancock St (OLCC license #322009) (two minutes by bike from TriMet Hollywood Transit Center) Walgreens 3909 SE Holgate Blvd Walgreens 12215 SE Powell Blvd Grocery Outlet Parkrose 10721 NE Sandy Blvd (OLCC license #322011) (near Inverness Jail) Walgreens 4325 SE 82nd Ave (SE Holgate & SE 82nd) Walmart 4200 SE 82nd Ave (Avoid if possible. Reverse vending machine based and line is long. ) Winco 7979 SE Powell Blvd Fubonn 2850 SE 82nd Ave Cost Plus World Market GRESHAM. 989 NW 12th St, Gresham Examples of 144/person/day locations in Clackamas County Cost Plus World Market #6133 8626 SE Sunnyside Rd (OLCC license #347577) Zupan’s Lake Oswego 16380 Boones Ferry Rd, Lake Oswego (7AM - 8PM every day)

Tanasbourne Village/Tanasbourne Town Center spots. This is a shopping center in unincorporated Washington county along NW 185th Ave just off the Sunset highway exit to the south. There are four large beverage selling retailers here clustered together and they’re each required to process cash on the spot bottle return of 144 bottles/day/person. If you’re traveling, you can hop all four stores in the shopping center and redeem 576 containers the same day without driving around much. The limit is per person, not per group or per vehicle the containers are brought in. So bring a friend along and this limit doubles. If you experience pushbacks by one of these retailers below in returning 144 or less redeemable containers whose brand and “OR 10c” are legible and not contaminated with foreign substances, ask to speak to a manager and ask again. If you’re still refused, take their name and complain to OLCC and include that manager’s name and title. This prevents the store from claiming misunderstanding by low level staff or miscommunication when contacted by OLCC. Tanasbourne Safeway #1230 2177 NW 185th Ave(OLCC license #328547. They were cited by the State of Oregon in 2018 for illegally capping returns to 24 per person in 2018. [19] X Trustworthy Source State of Oregon Official website for the State of Oregon Go to source ) Tanasbourne RITE AID #5339 2021 NW 185th Ave (OLCC license #327127) Tanasbourne Trader Joe’s 2285 NW 185th Ave Tanasbourne Target 11095 NE Evergreen Pkwy {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/d/de/Rich-area. png/460px-Rich-area. png”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/d/de/Rich-area. png/643px-Rich-area. png",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:401,“bigWidth”:643,“bigHeight”:560,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

SAFEWAY STORE #3136 8145 SW Barbur Blvd (OLCC license # 314321) - Multnomah Blvd & Barbur Blvd Basics Market 6344 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland. Near where OR-10 Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy and Capitol Hwy/Bertha come together Zupan’s Market - Macadam 7221 S Macadam Ave (next to Willamette Park. 7AM to 8PM daily) Zupan’s downtown King’s Hill flagship store (2340 W Burnside - downtown flagship Zupan’s) 7am to 8pm daily John’s Marketplace, 3535 SW Multnomah Blvd (2/3 mile from Gabriel Park. Hand count by staff. Complain to OLCC if you experience any issues. This store’s main business is beer and their livelihood entirely depends on having their OLCC license in good standing. ) Whole Foods - Pearl District, 1210 NW Couch St (two blocks west from NW 10th & Couch street car stop. Because they’re not in OBRC redemption center zone and they choose not to participate in the Dealer Redemption Center program, they are required to accept 144/person/day all hours the store is open. ) Market of Choice #3 1090 SE Belmont St (OLCC license #333026) (3 minute bike ride from northbound transit Streetcar stop at SE Grand & SE Belmont. They have been illegally refusing since around December 2022[20] X Research source ) Safeway 3930 SE Powell Blvd JOHN’S MARKETPLACE 3560 SE POWELL BLVD (hand count by staff OLCC license # 331691, they’re fully dependent on having OLCC license in good standing) Target 3031 SE Powell Blvd (30th/Powell) Basics Market 5035 NE Sandy Blvd (5 minute by bike from Hollywood Transit Center) Hollywood Grocery Outlet 4420 NE Hancock St (OLCC license #322009) (two minutes by bike from TriMet Hollywood Transit Center) Walgreens 3909 SE Holgate Blvd Walgreens 12215 SE Powell Blvd Grocery Outlet Parkrose 10721 NE Sandy Blvd (OLCC license #322011) (near Inverness Jail) Walgreens 4325 SE 82nd Ave (SE Holgate & SE 82nd) Walmart 4200 SE 82nd Ave (Avoid if possible. Reverse vending machine based and line is long. ) Winco 7979 SE Powell Blvd Fubonn 2850 SE 82nd Ave Cost Plus World Market GRESHAM. 989 NW 12th St, Gresham

Cost Plus World Market #6133 8626 SE Sunnyside Rd (OLCC license #347577) Zupan’s Lake Oswego 16380 Boones Ferry Rd, Lake Oswego (7AM - 8PM every day)