BCMB Congratulates Emerald Award Winners

The BCMB was honoured to co-sponsor and co-present the Waste Management Category at the 30th Annual Emerald Awards and congratulates the winners and nominees. Click here to read more.

BCMB Recognizes Environment Week

Environment Week is being celebrated across Canada and recognizes environmental accomplishments and encourages Canadians to contribute to conserving and protecting their environment. Click here to read more about Alberta’s beverage container recycling system and it’s environmental, economic and social contributions.

BCMB Applauds Alberta Government’s Move Toward EPR

The BCMB is pleased to see the Government of Alberta taking steps to develop a made-in-Alberta solution to plastics, packaging, paper, and hazardous household waste. Click here to view the BCMB News Release on this topic.

A Request for Proposals is now open to develop a recycling scorecard to assess how the Alberta beverage container recycling system is currently performing, best practices for recycling, and recycling validation methods. Click here for more information.

The BCMB is mandated to regulate and enhance a  leading beverage container system that protects Alberta’s environment.

Did you know that Albertans returned nearly 700 million plastic beverage containers for recycling in 2020? That’s a collection rate of 78.5%!