California Dreamin' of Alberta's Bottle-Recycling Success

Great news! We were featured in the Calgary Herald today. Earlier this week, delegates from California came to learn about our beverage container recycling program and the success we’ve had. It was a reminder of the important work we do and our impact. Way to go, Alberta!

“Good public policy encourages the behaviour we want as a society. Alberta’s beverage container recycling system illustrates this best. We have one of the highest-performing systems in the world, with a return rate others only dream of.

Last year, a full 83 per cent of all beverage containers sold in Alberta were returned for recycling or refilling, diverting nearly 88 million kilograms of material from the landfill. That’s the equivalent weight of roughly 44,000 Ford F-150 trucks…”

Read the full article on the Calgary Herald website.