Ontario Deposit Law History

  The Beer Store Deposit System 2007 Additions Current Law
Name of Program   Bag It Back, or Ontario Deposit Return Program Bag It Back, or Ontario Deposit Return Program
Date implemented 19271 February 5, 2007  
Beverages covered Refillable Beer All alcoholic beverages All alcoholic beverages
Containers covered All containers sold by The Beer Store All alcoholic beverage containers All alcoholic beverage containers
Amount of deposit   Glass bottles, plastic bottles (PET), Tetra Pak containers, bag-in-box:
Up to 630mL: 10¢
Over 630 mL: 20¢
Aluminum and steel containers
up to 1L: 10¢
Over 1L:¢
 Glass bottles, plastic bottles (PET), Tetra Pak containers, bag-in-box:
Up to 630mL: 10¢
Over 630 mL: 20¢
Aluminum and steel containers
up to 1L: 10¢
Over 1L:¢
Handling fees   ~ ~
Other fees   ~ ~
Reclamation System Return to The Beer Store Return to Beer Store only, LCBO does not take empties. Return to Beer Store only, LCBO does not take empties.
Unredeemed Deposits Kept by brewers Retained by distributor/ bottler Retained by distributor/ bottler
Complementary Recycling Programs   97% of households and 60% of apartment buildings have access to curbside recycling. 97% of households and 60% of apartment buildings have access to curbside recycling.
Program Success Redemption Rates as of 2005
  • Refillable beer, “Industry Standard Bottle”, LCBO and The Beer Store: 97%;
  • Aluminum Beer Cans: 67%
  • Aluminum 38.2%
Redemption rates from May 2007 - Apr 2008: 5
  • Beer
    • Refillable bottle: 98%
    • One-way glass: 88%
    • Cans: 81%
    • PET bottles: 36%
    • Overall: 94%
  • Other Alcohols
    • Glass: 69%
    • PET: 34%
    • Aseptic/Bag-in-box: 29%
    • Aluminum: 74%
    • Overall: 67%
 Redemption rates May 2010 - Apr 2011:[9]
  • Beer
    • 99.8% for refillable bottles; 97% for nonrefillable glass bottles;
    • and 80% for aluminum cans.
    • 94% overall.
  • Other Alcohols
    • Glass: 81%
    • PET: 48%
    • Aseptic/Bag-in-box: 23%
    • Aluminum: 80%
    • Overall: 77.5%

Footnotes

1. Source: Source: R3 Consulting Group and Clarissa Morawski. "Ontario The Beer Store Program and Ontario Deposit Return Program)." Evaluating End-of-Life Beverage Container Management Systems for California. Section 9-1. May 15, 2009.

5. Source: R3 Consulting Group and Clarissa Morawski. "Ontario The Beer Store Program and Ontario Deposit Return Program)." Evaluating End-of-Life Beverage Container Management Systems for California. Section 9-1. May 15, 2009.

9. Source: The Beer Store. Setting the Standard in Materials Management: Responsible Stewardship 2010-2011