The Beverage Container Management Board (BCMB) is responsible for the collection and recycling of beverage containers throughout Alberta. It operates within policy parameters set out by the Minister of Alberta Environment. The BCMB is a unique alliance of beverage manufacturers, depot operators, environmental organizations, municipalities, the public and the Alberta Government. The BCMB was incorporated under the Societies Act on October 9, 1997 and established as a management board under the Beverage Container Recycling Regulation pursuant to Section 175 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act on December 1, 1997.

The BCMB and its two collection system agents; the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation (ABCRC) and the Alberta Beer Container Corporation (ABCC), work in partnership with the Alberta Bottle Depot Association (ABDA) to ensure the collection and processing of used beverage containers.

Establish and administer a leading beverage container management system that is innovative, accessible, and cost effective.

The BCMB is responsible for setting criteria for the beverage container management system in Alberta,  conducting depot and retail inspections,  registering new beverage containers,  issuing operating permits for container depots, approving collection system agents and maintaining a system of appeals.

The Alberta Government does not supply any funding for the operation of the beverage container recycling system. Depot operators and beverage manufacturers fund the administrative costs of the BCMB through a levy based on the returns of beverage containers.