Bottle Bills and Recycling in Canada

Though they don't often call them 'bottle bills' in Canada, many provinces and territories have deposits on beverage containers and other producer responsibility policies. Click on a province to learn more about its recycling systems. Comparison table of all provinces

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Canada Provinces

Studies and Research

  • Who Pays What: An Analysis of Beverage Container Recovery and Costs in Canada 2010 by Clarissa Morawski

    An insight into the field of Beverage Container Recovery Programs in Canada by providing current data and analysis, and identifying trends.

  • Evaluating the relationship between refund value and recovery by Clarissa Morawski