Returning beverage containers in Canada comes with a reward: money. In Alberta, container return prices range from $0.10 to $0.25 per item, including aluminum, glass, plastic, and bi-metal.
With the COVID-19 crisis limiting services around the province, these return centres have been categorized as essential services.
According to albertadepot.ca: “Depots are permitted to continue to operate in Alberta at this time as recycling services have been identified by the federal and provincial governments as an essential service.” The site — which is operated by the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation (ABCRC), the Beverage Container Management Board (BCMB), and the Alberta Bottle Depot Association (ABDA) — states that over two billion