RePlanet Buyback Recycling Centers Close On Peninsula

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — RePlanet Buyback Center, a network of locations that paid cash for cans and bottles, terminated all employees and closed its 284 recycling sites throughout California, including the ones in San Mateo, Redwood City and Millbrae, according to a company statement.

Company officials cited a reduction in state fees, the depressed pricing of recycled aluminum and PET plastic, rising operating costs, minimum wage increases, plus health and workers compensation insurance, as factors for the shutdown, calling the business "no longer sustainable."

RePlanet said it will file for Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors and will liquidate its assets.

Residents who redeemed cans and bottles for cash with rePlanet still have other options in the area. Click here to find other centers and to read more on recycling in California. A few facilities are listed below:

• Blue Line Transfer Station, 500 East Jamie Court, South San Francisco, CA 94040. 650-589-4020

• ZARC International LLC, 26 S Linden Ave. South San Francisco, CA 94080. (415) 215-8059

• J&D Recycling, 1015 N Amphlett Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94401. (510) 472-3068

• Recycling Center Details for ZARC International LLC, 26 S Linden Ave., South San Francisco, CA 94080. (415) 215-8059

• Shoreway Environmental Center, 333 Shoreway Rd, San Carlos, CA 94070-2708. (650) 802-8355

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