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671,861,402
kWh
Energy Saved
195,998,487
Kg
Avoided Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
86%
return rate
6,655,276 Stanley Cups
1,378 Space Shuttles
9 Calgary Towers
388,609,075
CONTAINERS RECYCLED so far THIS YEAR
HELP US BEAT Our REcord of
2 Billion COntainers in a year
Celebrate Recycling
Albertans achieved a beverage container return rate of 86% in 2018 and we’d like to thank our dedicated communities for their efforts. Well done, Alberta! Each year Alberta bottle Depots collect over 2 billion beverage containers, which equals more than 103,156,780 Kg of waste that is diverted from our landfills.
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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