All accepted beverage containers have a full $.10 refund value.
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 and sports drinks)
- Leave the labels and caps on
- Drink boxes (such as apple juice)
- Push the straws in to container, if applicable
- Gable tops (such as 1L orange juice containers)
- Leave caps on
- Glass (alcohol and non-alcohol)
- Leave the labels and caps on
- Pouches:
- Including juice pouches
- Bi-Metals (such as some coconut water containers)
- Leave the labels on
- Bag-in-a-Box (such a wine in a bag)
- Leave the bag in the box
- Plastic
- Polystyrene cup with foil lid
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 milk or milk substitutes
- Examples include Boost, Ensure, any type of vegetarian milk (including soy milk, almond milk, et cetera), and caffeinated coffee beverages with added milk
- Any concentrate container
- Example includes 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