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Beverage Containers Cash Back
Provincial law in B.C. requires all vendors to collect a deposit on all ready-to-drink beverage containers. You can return these containers to Return-It depots to get your deposit back. |
Starting Feb 1, 2022 there will be a 10-cent deposit charged on "ready-to-drink" milk and plant-based beverages like oat, soy, and almond. The 10-cent deposit will be refunded when the empty containers are returned for recycling at Return-It sites. These containers are still accepted in the residential Blue Box and Blue Cart programs but they will not be eligible for the 10-cent deposit refund paid at the time of purchase. Visit Milk and plant-based beverages are part of the deposit system for more details. |
| Non-Alcoholic, Milk and Plant-Based Beverages | Alcoholic beverage | |
|---|---|---|
| Agency Contact: | Encorp Pacific Inc. | BC Liquor Distribution Branch |
| Deposit: Up to, including and over 1 litre |
10 cents |
10 cents |
| Return Centre: | Point of purchase (24 containers or less) "Return-It" depots |
Point of purchase (24 containers or less) Regional Recycling "Return-It" depots - Full refund for wine, spirits and non-refillable beer containers. Domestic refillable beer containers refund is subject to operator's discretion. |
| Note: |
Customers wishing to return more than 24 containers are requested to take containers to any of the "Return-It" depots. |
Privately-operated cold beer & wine stores and specialty wine stores are not obligated to take back containers, but some may choose to do so. |
| Information: | Call Encorp Pacific (Canada) at (800) 330-9767 or the RCBC Recycling Hotline at 604-732-9253 or (800) 667-4321 | Call Liquor Distribution Branch at 604-252-3000 or the RCBC Recycling Hotline at 604-732-9253 or (800) 667-4321 |
- Drain all liquids
- Rinse containers
- Leave labels on (to verify product was purchased in British Columbia).