Bottle & can return locations in Oregon

Oregon has a 10¢ refund on each covered can or bottle.

Most drinks in sealed glass, metal or plastic bottles and cans from 4 ounces to 1.5 liters:

• Water, soda and beer
• Hard cider up to 8.5% alcohol
• Kombucha, juice, coffee and tea
• Sports and energy drinks
• Wine in a can (since July 1, 2025)

Not covered: liquor, wine in a bottle, milk and plant milks, baby formula, meal shakes, cartons, pouches and drink boxes.

It depends on the store:

• Far from a redemption center: big stores (5,000 sq ft or more) must take at least 144 per person per day. Smaller stores must take at least 50.
• Near a BottleDrop Redemption Center: many stores can limit you to 24 a day, or say no.
• Full-service BottleDrop Redemption Centers: up to 350 per person per day.

Not always. It depends on how close a BottleDrop Redemption Center is:

• Within 2 miles: big stores that pay into the center can say no to all returns.
• From 2 to about 3.5 miles: those stores can limit returns to 24 a day.

These rules are in ORS 459A.738 and OAR 845-020-0035. That is why we only list BottleDrop return spots in Oregon.

Oregon's Beverage Container Act, also called the Bottle Bill (ORS 459A.700 to 459A.744; OAR chapter 845, division 20). The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) runs it.

Read the full law