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What's a Deposit?
With the exception of milk containers, anytime you go to your local store and buy alcohol or non-alcohol ready-to-drink containers, you pay a deposit.
For Example:
Non-Alcohol
| Pop, juice, water (plastic, aluminum or glass) 1L or under | 5 cents |
| Pop, juice, water (plastic, aluminum or glass) over 1L | 20 cents |
Alcohol
| Beer cans or bottles, liquor bottles, wine/spirits 1L or under | 10 cents |
| Beer cans or bottles, liquor bottles, wine/spirits over 1L | 20 cents |
How can you get your full deposit?
Now that you've bought and consumed your beverage containers, What can you do with your empty containers?
Bring them to one of our bottle depot and get back your full deposit with no limit!
We repay your full deposit in exchange for your empty alcohol or non-alcohol beverage containers. The best part is that we do not place any limits on the number of containers you can bring into our bottle depot and we pay back the full deposit you paid! At the same time you are putting your money back into your pocket, you are helping to keep our environment clean!
How can you find us?
The advantage of bringing your empty beverage containers to one of our bottle depots is that it is a one-stop shop for all your empty beverage containers. You do not have to make a separate visit to liquor store to return your alcohol containers. Just bring all your empty beverage containers to one convenient location nearest to you.
All locations open 7 days a week except statutory holidays.
Vancouver Locations:
South Van Bottle Depot:
34 East 69th Avenue (Corner of 69th Avenue and Ontario Street)
Vancouver, BC
| Tel: 604-325-3370 | Cell: 604-916-3737 | Hours: 8:30 am – 5:30 pm |
This location also accepts household paint cans and electronics for recycling
East Van Bottle Depot:
2605 Kaslo Street (Next to Rona on Grandview Hwy) Vancouver, BC
| Tel: 604-255-4243 | Cell: 604-916-3737 | Hours: 9:00am – 6:00pm |
This location also accepts household paint cans for recycling (no electronics)
Surrey Locations:
Scott Road Bottle Depot
12111 – 86 Avenue, Surrey, BC
| Tel: 604-543-0606 | Cell: 604-916-3737 | Hours: 9:00am – 6:00pm |
This location also accepts household paint cans for recycling (no electronics)
Guildford Bottle Depot:
14727 – 108A Avenue, Surrey, BC
| Tel: 604-588-4489 | Cell: 604-916-3737 | Hours: 9:00am – 6:00pm |
Other Locations in the Lower Mainland:
Maple Ridge Bottle Depot
20475 Lougheed Highway, Maple Ridge, BC
| Tel: 604-465-8900 | Cell: 604-916-3737 | Hours: 9:00am – 6:00pm |
Walnut Grove Bottle Depot
| Tel: 604-513-0420 | Cell: 604-916-3737 | Hours: 9:00am – 6:00pm |
Give one of the depots in your area a call if you have any questions. If you are planning a bottle drive for your fundraising purposes, come to any bottle depot location to collect bags so you can sort your containers before your visit!
How Can You Sort Your Containers?
If you have high volume of containers, you may decide to sort your beverage containers at home before bringing them into the bottle depot. Just ask one of our friendly staff for some plastic bags and use the following chart to sort the containers in the comfort of your home!
CONTAINER |
# IN BAG |
| Aluminum Pop Cans | 288 |
| Aluminum Beer Cans | 228 |
| Plastic Juice / Water / Pop 1L and under | 150 |
| Plastic Juice / Water / Pop over 1L | 50 |
| Drink Box up to 500 ML | 360 |
| Drink Box 501 ML TO 1L | 100 |
| Gable Top up to 500 ML | 360 |
| Gable Top up 501 ML to 1L | 100 |
| Gable Top over 1L | 50 |
| Drink Pouches ( e.g. CapriSun ) | 500 |
| Metal Drink Cans ( eg V8 ) | 120 |
| Metal Drink Cans over 1L | 50 |
| Liquor Plastic 1L and under | 150 |
| Liquor Plastic over 1L | 50 |
Remember, beer and pop cans carry different deposits, so keep them separate if you want your full deposit back! Please do not put glass bottles in the bags as we want to ensure your safety. Please put your glass bottles in cardboard boxes and indicate the number of bottles on the box. The easiest method would be to return your beer bottles in the beer boxes they come in
THANKS FOR RECYCLING!