As of 2024 the CRV program has expanded to include LIQUOR and WINE BOTTLES as well as other liquor and wine container types like boxes, bladders and pouches. 

Orb Dude relished the opportunity to meet many of our new neighbors plush-to-face, and the high fives were flowing at the OB Holiday Parade!

Written by Inaara Thawer on June 21, 2022 Lamu’s waste management challenges In 2015, Ben Morison founded the Flipflopi Project as a way to tackle plastic waste washed up on the shores of the Lamu archipelago in Kenya. Since the main island of Lamu is...

Recycling metal saves natural resources, reduces energy costs, and strengthens the economy. Metals do not degrade in the recycling process, which allows them to be recycled an infinite number of times. Energy saved using recycled materials vs. virgin ore is up to:...

Earth Day is every day... One Earth days are every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Come get PAID to celebrate with us!

We offer many benefits to customers who accept payment by card: Get PAID for e-scrap like TVs, computers and cell phones Get paid EXTRA for aluminum cans Get DISCOUNTS with great local merchants when you spend your recycling money with them (click logos below to learn...

The concept, called AuREUS (which stands for Aurora Renewable Energy and UV Sequestration), uses luminescent particles from fruit and vegetable waste that absorb UV light and convert it into visible light. A solar film then converts that visible light into energy.

Last month you fantastic One Earthlings redeemed over 600,000 CRV containers at One Earth Mission Valley! We know landfilling is easier-thanks for your efforts and thanks for coming to get the money you are owed!  

Besides the fact that you can now use recycling monies for online purchases, and besides the fact that we pay an EXTRA ten cents per pound for aluminum cans when you accept payment loaded on the One Earth Debit Mastercard, you are now able to get special discounts...

Our Chief Earth Officer Orb Dude, checking in from the HQ, making sure all of our fellow San Diegans are receiving the excellent recycling experience that they deserve. Just a reminder, we are located in the heart of San Diego, in the parking lot of Westfield Mission...

Mechanical and Chemical Processes. Credit: A*STAR A team of A*STAR scientists has successfully upcycled waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic into polymer electrolytes, which are key components for safer lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). The study is the first...

The United States makes up about 5% of the world’s population, but we produce about 40% of the world’s waste. The total rate of recycling in the United States is stuck around 32%.

Ask for your next recycling payment loaded on your very own One Earth Debit Mastercard!