All accepted beverage containers have a full 10¢ deposit refund.
ACCEPTED CONTAINERS (please visit Return-It for a full list of accepted items):
- Aluminum cans (both non-alcohol and alcohol)
- Leave the tabs on
- Plastic containers (such as water bottles, sports drinks, cups with attached foil lids, and milk (or plant-based beverage) jugs)
- Leave the labels and caps on
- Drink boxes (such as apple juice)
- Push the straws in to container, if applicable
- Gable tops (such as milk, plant-based beverage, or orange juice containers)
- Leave caps on
- Glass (alcohol and non-alcohol)
- Leave the labels and caps on
- Pouches (such as juice pouches)
- Bi-Metals (such as some coconut water containers)
- Leave the labels on
- Bag-in-a-Box (such wine or juice in a boxed bag)
- Leave the bag in the box
UNACCEPTED ITEMS:
- Any beverage container that was not purchased in Canada
- Examples include any beverage container purchased in the USA
- Any beverage container that contains meal replacements, infant formula, and products like whipping cream and drinkable yogurt
- Examples include Boost, Ensure, and Coffee Mate creamers
- Any concentrate container
- Examples include frozen orange juice concentrate
- Any container that does not have a label
- Large jugs for water coolers (please bring these back with their original receipt to the place you originally purchased them for a refund)
- Please note that the depots can still recycle these items. They are simply not a part of British Columbia’s deposit/refund beverage container system.
CONDITION OF BEVERAGE CONTAINERS:
- Please ensure they are rinsed and as clean as possible (no liquid to be left inside)
- Labels must be readable and fully intact
- Do not crush cans/bottles in any way