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John Hunt, left, and Sean Hargis recycle cans Thursday at the new BottleDrop Redemption Center in Bend during its first day of operation.

The redemption center allows consumers to redeem their bottles and cans in a staffed, 7,000-square-foot indoor facility seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The center, located at 755 N.E. Second St., offers three ways to redeem Oregon deposit beverage containers:

• Hand count: Staff will count up to 50 containers per person.

• Self-serve: Automated machines will accept up to 350 containers per day.

• EZ drop: Pre-labeled bags can be filled at home with deposit containers and dropped off 24 hours a day.