Bottle drives are a fantastic way to raise funds for a cause, where a team collects and sorts refundable items. At Columbia Bottle Depots, we offer a dedicated Bottle Drive Drop service that simplifies this process for you. There’s no need for your team to sort and process the collected items during your drive. We handle the organization, sorting, and counting at our depot. The items are brought in through the back of our depot, sorted, and processed using our automated systems. A cheque is then prepared and made ready for you, generally within ten business days.
This service is not only easy, efficient, and effective, but also completely free of charge!
Date and Times
Bottle drives are usually scheduled between the hours of 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on any day that a depot is open for business.
Preparing for a Bottle Drive Drop
- Request a Scheduled Bottle Drive Drop for your bottle drive using our Request a Scheduled Bottle Drive Drop form.
- All supplies necessary to successfully complete the bottle drive will be provided.
- Totes and boxes can be provided prior to the drive.
- If totes and boxes are needed to collect product prior to the scheduled Bottle Drive Drop date, they can be picked up from any of our locations.
During Your Scheduled Bottle Drive Drop
- Arrive at your designated time.
- We recommend that bottle drive leaders come ten minutes early to be briefed by one of our Team Leads.
- Notify staff that you have arrived for a scheduled bottle drive drop.
- Staff will direct you to a location where you can empty your collection bags into our convenient Mega Bags for automated sorting.
- Once your product has been distributed into Mega Bags, notify staff and we will take care of the rest!
- We will confirm your contact information and take a rough count of Mega Bags that have been allocated to your bottle drive.
Bottle Drive Drop Etiquette
- Please ensure appropriate behaviour of your team during the drive, and during the drop.
- Please communicate to your team members:
- The drop area is outside and not covered, so they should dress appropriately for the weather and elements.
- No solicitation on property is allowed. Signs pointing customers to the bottle drive donation area are acceptable, but direct solicitation is not acceptable.
After the Drop Off
- Our staff will sort and count your product.
- We will either call for pickup of the cheque, or mail it out depending on your preference.
- We will provide a receipt showing full accounting of all product.