Go Blue for CASA
one bottle at a time
Support CASA of Lane County with your cans and bottles through our Oregon BottleDrop Give program. Your funds will directly support children in need. To get started, check out the two ways you can donate:
Option 1: Fill our Blue Bags with your bottles and cans and drop them off at any Oregon BottleDrop location. Each Blue Bag has a unique barcode linking your donation directly back to CASA. You can either stop by the CASA office to grab a Blue Bag or sign up below to have one mailed to you.
Option 2: Fill your own Green Bags with your bottles and cans and drop it off at any Oregon BottleDrop location. Once you see the money in your Green Bags account, your can click the donate button below and sign in to transfer your BottleDrop funds directly CASA of Lane County’s Blue Bags account.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Each Blue Bag is tagged with a unique barcode linking it to CASA of Lane County. After you return each bag, Oregon BottleDrop employees will scan the QR code and deposit funds into our account.
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Blue Bags can be dropped at any Oregon BottleDrop location. Once you arrive at your chosen location, there will be a DropDoor near the redemption center. Simply drop your BlueBags into the DropDoor, and you're done!
Alternatively, you can also bring your Blue Bags back to CASA of Lane County at 174 Deadmond Ferry Road during our business hours, and we will recycle the Blue Bags for you. CASA's business hours are 9 AM - 3:30 PM Monday through Friday.
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Oregon BottleDrop takes a small processing fee equal to 8% of the refund value of the containers in each bag. This fee usually amounts to about $0.40 - $0.80 per bag, depending on the amount of cans in it. The rest of the money from the bag is deposited directly into CASA of Lane County's BottleDrop Give account!
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Yes, your donation is a huge help! Right now, CASA of Lane County is earning over $3,000 a year from your bottles and cans alone, but every dollar that goes toward our program is a dollar that we can use to support a child in foster care. We hope that you will consider recycling your bottles and cans with CASA of Lane County make a difference for vulnerable children throughout Lane County!
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CASA’s Blue Bag Rules
It is critical that you follow these rules without exception. Failure to comply can result in the suspension or termination of our BottleDrop Give account.
Include only bottles and cans (do not place trash, hazardous items, or biohazardous materials in Blue Bags)
All containers must be redeemable in Oregon and display a valid Oregon refund value
Do not crush or break bottles and cans
Empty all containers completely; do not return cans with liquid still in the containers
Rinse containers before placing them in Blue Bags to prevent stickiness and contamination
