Bottle Depot Rates in Calgary

Purchasing a ready-made drink in Alberta comes with a charge for the container it comes in called a deposit. The money is held in trust by the company that made the container and is returned to you, the consumer, when you bring the empty container back to the bottle depot. Calgary bottle depots collect the containers from you, give you the deposit amount back as a refund and then move the containers along in the process towards becoming reusable or made into recycled materials for various industries.

The bottle depot return program has been simplified so that there are only two rates that can be collected as a deposit. These are the same rates that will be returned to you when you bring your containers back to the Calgary bottle depot. Any container holding under one litre of liquid is charged or refunded at ten cents each. Containers that are one litre or more are all charged and returned at twenty five cents each.

By keeping the program easily standardized like this, it is simpler for the consumer to know how much extra they will be charged when they buy drink products and how much they will get when they bring their bottles back to the bottle depot.

Bottle depot rates are the same across all depots in Alberta no matter what city you are in. You can purchase a bottle in Airdrie and return it in Calgary and that is completely fine. The deposit charged at the time of purchase will be the same no matter where you are in the province and what you buy. It’s only based on the capacity and volume of the container.

That said, there are some bottle depot services that will give you a reduced amount back for your containers. These are usually the services that pick up your bottles for you or return them on your behalf. They may give you back less than ten cents or twenty five cents in order to collect a profit for themselves.

We suggest that you check the rates at any Calgary bottle depot you visit or any service you consider using to ensure that you are getting full value returned to you. While some services may make returning your containers easier and more convenient, there are also several bottle depots in Calgary that will pick them up from you and still give you full value for your bottles. They don’t offer the pick up as a way to make profits, but as a customer service option to help ensure more people choose to recycle.

Bottle depot rates in the whole province have been standardized so they should be the same anywhere you go in Calgary as well. If you need reliable pick up services that don’t gauge you in order to make a profit, you can count on Sunridge Bottle Depot to have your back. Reach out today to schedule a no-fee pick up right from your home or business!