ACCEPTED CONTAINERS
Below are the items that we accept and what they're
worth. Please check to see what you can redeem.
To get a refund you must return the containers to the
province where the containers were purchased.
ALUMINIUM
Deposit $0.10
Refund $0.10
Deposit $0.10
Refund $0.10
OTHER METAL CONTAINERS
CLEAR PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Deposit $0.10
Refund $0.10
OTHER PLASTIC CONTAINERS
Deposit $0.10
Refund $0.10
GLASS CONTAINERS
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Deposit $0.10
Refund $0.10
Domestic Refillable Glass Beer Bottles
Deposit $0.10
Refund $0.10
Domestic Refillable Glass Beer Bottles
Deposit $0.10
Refund $0.10
Alcoholic Beverages (equal to or less than 500ml)
Deposit $0.10
Refund $0.20
TETRA AND GABLE TOP CONTAINERS
Deposit $0.10
Refund $0.10
OTHER CONTAINERS
Deposit $0.10
Refund $0.10
(Wine in a box must have the bag in order to be returned for a refund.)
NON-ACCEPTED CONTAINERS (Non-Deposit Bearing)
The following beverages are not considered ready-to-drink
beverages and therefore, do not have a deposit.
What do I do with Other Containers?
All non-deposit bearing beverage containers, as well as all other types of empty recyclable containers (food, household cleaning products, etc.), should be recycled through your regional solid waste commission’s recycling program.
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Powdered or frozen juices (E.g. Minute Maid, Cool Quenchers, Old South, etc.)
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Concentrates (ex: lemon juice mix, Slush Puppy syrup, vanilla extract, etc.)
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Fruit syrups
Not part of the program:
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Infant formula
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Containers greater than 5 litres
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No wine kit boxes are subject to the deposit/refund program
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Milk and milk products (ex: milk, chocolate milk, cereal cream, yogurt, eggnog, etc.)
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Milk substitutes (ex: soya milk, Almond Breeze milk, coconut milk, hemp milk, Silk milk, etc.)
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Meal replacements, nutrition shakes and liquid dietary supplements (ex: Ensure, Boost, etc.)
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Containers purchased outside New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, including other provinces and the USA, etc.