August 11, 2025 at 4:48 pm

Costco Customer Shared How She Makes Money By Recycling Plastic Bottles For Store Credit

by Matthew Gilligan

recycling center at a costco

TikTok/@_kerijoe

FACT: we could all use a few extra bucks in our pockets these days.

Hey, things are tough out there!

And this video might inspire you to make some extra money AND help out the environment.

A woman named Kerijoe posted a video on TikTok and showed how she makes extra money at her local Costco store.

outside a costco store

TikTok/@_kerijoe

Kerijoe had a worker place 230 plastic bottles into the self-serve recycling machine and she got a voucher for $23.

man carrying a full trash bag

TikTok/@_kerijoe

That comes out to ten cents per bottle, and Kerijoe could redeem her $23 voucher for cash in the store.

Score!

man putting bottles into recycling center

TikTok/@_kerijoe

Here’s the video.

@_kerijoe

Come with me to Costco to make $23 in 5 mins. I brought back our recyclables and walked out with $23 in straight-up cash. What would you do with $23 you didn’t expect? 👀💵 #Costco #MoneyHack #BudgetTips #RecyclingHack #ComeWithMe #CashBack #SavingMoney #recycle #savetheplanet #plasticbottle

♬ original sound – K E R I J O E

And this is how viewers reacted.

This person chimed in.

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Another TikTokker sounded bummed out.

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And this viewer has an idea…

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That’s a good way to make a few extra bucks!

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