Together We Make an Impact

2,077,236,910 beverage containers were diverted in 2022!

That's the equivalent of…

691,917,229

kWh
Energy Saved

201,849,265

Greenhouse Gas
Emissions (GHG) Avoided

83%

return rate

 

399 Boeing 747s

5,620,772 Stanley Cups

44 Space Shuttles

8 Calgary Towers

692,412,303

CONTAINERS RECYCLED so far THIS YEAR

HELP US BEAT Our REcord of
2.1 Billion COntainers in a year

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Celebrate Recycling

Albertans achieved a beverage container return rate of 83% in 2022 and we’d like to thank our dedicated communities for their efforts. Each year Alberta bottle Depots collect over 2 billion beverage containers, which equals more than 87,908,875 kg of waste that is diverted from our landfills.
Well done, Alberta!

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Recycling Programs

A beverage container recycling program can be started anywhere, by anyone. In order for Alberta’s beverage container recycling programs to flourish in an office, home, business, school, hotel, condo, or a public space they need to be developed using the right tools.

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Three Cheers for the Stony Plain Bottle Depot

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A Successful Second Annual Great Prairie Bottle Harvest!

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