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699,617,492
kWh
Energy Saved
204,095,621
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions (GHG) Avoided
84%
return rate
5,786,593 Stanley Cups
45 Space Shuttles
8 Calgary Towers
175,029,519
CONTAINERS RECYCLED so far THIS YEAR
HELP US BEAT Our REcord of
2.1 Billion COntainers in a year
Celebrate Recycling
Albertans achieved a beverage container return rate of 84% in 2021 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 90,502,320 kg of waste that is diverted from our landfills.
Well done, Alberta!
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.
Latest News
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Alberta’s Beverage Container Management Board (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.
Three Cheers for the Stony Plain Bottle Depot
The Stony Plain Bottle Depot is the latest urban Depot recognized through the Applaud a Depot program.
A Successful Second Annual Great Prairie Bottle Harvest!
It was another fantastic year for the Great Prairie Bottle Harvest and the 85 organizations that participated.