what does ca crv on a bottle mean?
California Redemption Value, or CRV, is a deposit paid on sales of certain recyclable beverage containers in California.
Answer by Josh Breakstone. Confidence votes 81. I'm not sure what the CRV is, but CA, HI and ME are the states: California, Hawaii and Maine, where there is a 5 cent deposit required on the bottle. You can get the 5 cents back by taking the bottle to a recycling center in one of those states.