Alberta Depots Are Open
Depots are still open for Albertans to return their beverage containers for a refund as they are considered an essential service. With the new provincial restrictions, the beverage container recycling industry remains committed to ensuring the safety of customers and staff with many different safety measures in place. Depot hours may vary.
Click here to find your nearest depot and its hours of operation.
Click here to find Covid-related FAQs for the public, depots and manufacturers.
The BCMB is grateful to Alberta’s beverage container recycling industry for all of their efforts in 2020. Click here to read the full Thank You Message.
RFP – Depot Mapping and Siting Criteria
A Request for Proposals is now open for the analysis of existing depot locations in Alberta and the creation of criteria for future depot siting. Click here for more information.
2021-2023 Business Plan Released
The BCMB’s 2021-2023 Business Plan was approved by the Board of Directors
on November 25, 2020. Learn More
BCMB Supports Government of Alberta Goal for Circular Plastics Economy
The BCMB is pleased to see the Government of Alberta’s recently released Natural Gas Vision and Strategy includes a focus on a circular economy for plastics.
The BCMB is mandated to regulate and enhance a leading beverage container system that protects Alberta’s environment.
Find your nearest Depot
Where is your nearest depot? What beverage containers can be returned for a refund? What are the refund amounts? Click above for answers to these and other questions about recycling your beverage containers.
Quality Monitoring System
The BCMB QMS is where Depot Operators can submit tickets to industry partners.
Depot Notices for Owners
View important Depot Notices released by the BCMB.
Beverage Container Database
Search for any of the almost 150,000 beverage containers registered in Alberta.
Congratulations Alberta!
Alberta’s beverage container recycling industry is proud to celebrate a collection rate of 85.3%, exceeding the goal of an 85% collection rate set by the Government of Alberta. This equates to almost 2 billion containers being returned to depots annually. This success is not only due to the hard work of industry stakeholders, but also to Albertans who are becoming more and more aware of the benefits of beverage container recycling and protecting our environment.
Did you know that Albertans returned over 650 million plastic beverage containers for recycling in 2019? That’s a collection rate of 81.6%!
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