How to recycle drink containers
Examples of drink containers
- Beverage cartons (screw top lids and open flap styles)
- Plastic pop bottles and water bottles
- Pop cans and beer cans
- Juice pouches
- Glass beverages bottles like wine bottles and beer bottles
- Tetra-pak beverage containers like juice boxes and cartons
- Coffee cream containers
- Other ready-to-serve drink containers with a bottle deposit
How to dispose
There are two ways to dispose of drink containers.
Return for a refund
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Take to a special drop-off location
Take containers to a bottle depot location to get a refund on any applicable deposit paid at the time of purchase.
Recycle at home
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Put into your blue cart or take to a community recycling depot
Put empty and clean drink containers:
- Into your blue cart for recycling
- Take to a community recycling depot
Special instructions
Lids and caps can stay on the containers.