Bottle Depot

• Alberta bottle depots start offering refunds on reusable takeout food containers

  A program that allows reusable takeout containers to be taken by bottle depots is expanding to more communities in southern Alberta.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2023
  
• Calgary charitable organization hosting electronics recycling roundup amid COVID-19

  A recycling event is part of the organization's efforts to provide housing and employment for people facing physical and mental challenges.

  Environment

  Mar 3, 2021
  
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• Alberta-made website uses AI to scan your recyclable bottles and estimate worth

  Corral also gives you the option of putting your recyclables up for sale to the highest bidder or donate your bottles to a charity.

  Consumer

  May 15, 2019
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• With a million recyclable bottles ‘lost’ daily in B.C., would higher deposits help?

  B.C. has a 5-cent minimum deposit rate, far below other provinces and countries around the world.

  Environment

  Apr 26, 2019
• Lower Mainland Return-It depots to start accepting clothing, textiles in wake of donation bin closures

  Thirteen depots across Metro Vancouver will accept the clothing, which will be sent to an Ottawa-based company for sorting and donation purposes.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2019
• High-tech bottle depot helps Calgarians with disabilities: ‘It’s going to work wonders’

  Jason Barefoot has been working at the Vecova bottle depot in northwest Calgary for the past 23 years, enjoying the steady employment it has provided.

  Features

  Apr 20, 2018
• Alberta company has fine hiked to $872K for beverage container recycling scam

  An Alberta recycling company that appealed a nearly $845,000 fine it received for illegally cashing in on out-of-province beverage containers will now have to pay a higher fine than originally expected.

  Consumer

  Aug 23, 2016