This is great news for us here in wine country, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill expanding California’s current bottle recycling program to include wine and liquor bottles. That means starting Jan. 1, you’ll be paying an extra 10 cents for a bottle of wine or hard alcohol. That money, called the “CRV” or “California Redemption Value,” goes into a state fund. But now, you’ll get the money back if you turn the bottles in to a recycling center. If you choose to put it in your recycling bin for garbage/recycling collection, the city in which you live will get the 10 cents back from the state.
