Bottle Bill Resource Guide

A Project of the Container Recycling Institute

Though they don't often call them 'bottle bills' in Canada, many provinces and territories have deposits on beverage containers and other producer responsibility policies. Click on a province to learn more about its recycling systems.Comparison table of all provinces

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Studies and Research

  • Who Pays What: An Analysis of Beverage Container Recovery and Costs in Canada 2010 by Clarissa Morawski
    An insight into the field of Beverage Container Recovery Programs in Canada by providing current data and analysis, and identifying trends.
    Download report [pdf,721kb]
  • Evaluating the relationship between refund value and recovery by Clarissa Morawski
    Download report [pdf,612kb]

 

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Canada Provinces

  • All Canadian Provinces
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nova Scotia
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon Territory
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No time to read this whole website?

View the PowerPoint presentation instead. Container Deposit Legislation: Past, Present, Future provides a quick look at the most important facts about bottle bills. This presentation is also a great tool for activists needing to present information in support of a bottle bill.