THE PROBLEM
Despite the Blue Box program, Ontario has one of the worst collection rates for used plastic bottles in the country. Over 1.7 billion plastic bottles are not recycled each year in the province. These bottles end up in landfills or our environment, including the Great Lakes.
The Solution
In Ontario, we’re working to get a deposit return program for plastic bottles. The program would increase recycling rates and keep bottles out of landfills and our environment.
Make Your Voice Heard
Make Your Voice Heard
Tell the Premier and big beverage industries we want deposit-return for non-alcoholic beverage containers in Ontario. Take action.
Latest News
Statement from Tim Gray, Executive Director: Proposed Bill Could Keep Billions of Ontario’s Beverage Containers Out of Landfills, Incinerators and the Environment
Statement from Karen Wirsig, Senior Program Manager for Plastics: Grocery Stores Can and Should Take Back Alcohol Empties to Prevent More Waste in Ontario
The Fight Is Not Over: Premier Ford’s Decision to Abandon Deposit Return Expansion in Ontario Defies Common Sense
More Trash for Ontario’s Lakes, Rivers and Communities: Cancelling Planned Deposit Return Program for Non-alcoholic Drinks Runs Counter to Public Opinion and Environmental Interests
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