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Saskatchewan

Name of program	~
Administering Agency	Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation Centers (SARC), SARCAN
Containers covered	Refillable bottles, cans, and other paper or plastic beverage containers. One-way containers are exempt
Beverages covered	All beverage containers except milk (milk is under a voluntary recovery program through depots)
Amount of deposit	Aseptic: 5 ¢ , Polycoat: 5 ¢ , Metal cans<1 litre: 10 ¢ , metal cans>1 litre: 20 ¢ , plastic bottles <1 litre: 10 ¢ , plastic bottles>1 litre: 20 ¢ , non-refillable glass <300ml:$1, non-refillable glass: 300ml-1 litre: 20 ¢ , non-refillable glass>1 litre: 40 ¢
Handling Fees	Aseptic & Polycoat: 3 ¢ Aluminum cans: 5¢ Plastic containers: 6¢ Glass containers: 7¢ Collectors of milk jugs and cartons are provided with a "guaranteed salvage price" of $400/tonne of baled plastic milk jugs and $150/tonne of baled milk cartons
Other fees / taxes	Environmental Handling Charge or "EHC" Aseptic: $.03 Polycoat: $.03 Metal cans: $.05 Plastic bottles: $.06 Non-refillable glass: $.07
Reclamation System	Not-for-profit SARCAN redemption depots
Unredeemed Deposits	Retained by province and used to pay for the program through SARCAN annual operation contract fee. Surplus is placed in provincial general revenues and helps fund extended recycling programs
Legislation	Litter Control Regulations, 19731

Details

The program is administered by the Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation Centers (SARC).2 Its recycling division, SARCAN, operates under contract to [Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management] (SERM) and is authorized by The Litter Control Act. SERM designates the containers which can be collected for recycling and establishes the refundable deposit and the Environmental Handling Charge (EHC) that consumers will pay. The consumer pays a refundable deposit and an EHC on the beverage container to the retailer which in turn is passed through the distributor to the government. When returning the container to a SARCAN depot, the consumer receives the deposit refund from SARCAN. The deposit paid out is subsequently reimbursed to SARCAN by the government. The EHCs are not refunded to the consumer and help to finance SARCAN's province-wide transportation, processing and marketing system. This currently covers all ready-to-serve beverages packaged in non-refillable containers (except milk) which include soft drinks, fruit juices, fruit drinks, bottled waters and liquor containers.3

Beer cans are legislated containers and are returned as part of the SARCAN system.  Refillable beer bottles are regulated under the Saskatchewan Litter Act and the Liquor and Gaming Act.  These bottles can be returned to ten Brewers' Distributing Agents locations in the province for a full refund of ten cents per bottle.  Four of these ten locations are Brewers' Distribution Limited warehouses whereas the other six are liquor stores which have been retained as licensees by the brewers and receive a handling fee for their efforts. 
Additionally, all other beer retailers accept returns at a discounted refund ranging from 5 cents to 8 cents per bottle.  This occurs because although retailers are required to take back bottles, they are not required to give a full refund.  SARCAN depots accept refillable beer bottles at a discounted rate of 4 cents per bottle.

The Litter Control Regulations, 1973,4 promulgated under the Litter Control Act5 governs the deposit and refund regime in the province.

The deposit-return system is operated by "The Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation Centers" (SARCAN). This organization is a registered non-profit corporation whose mandate is to provide service, training and employment for persons with disabilities. Over 80% of SARCAN's employees are persons with disabilities. All beer is formally return-to-retail or to SARCAN for a discounted refund.

Beer System

Beer cans are legislated containers and are returned as part of the SARCAN system. Refillable beer bottles are regulated under the Saskatchewan Litter Act and the Liquor and Gaming Act. These bottles can be returned to ten Brewers' Distributing Agents locations in the province for a full refund of ten cents per bottle. Four of these ten locations are Brewers' Distribution Limited warehouses whereas the other six are liquor stores which have been retained as licensees by the brewers and receive a handling fee for their efforts. 

Additionally, all other beer retailers accept returns at a discounted refund ranging from 5 cents to 8 cents per bottle. This occurs because although retailers are required to take back bottles, they are not required to give a full refund. SARCAN depots accept refillable beer bottles at a discounted rate of 4 cents per bottle.

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