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.
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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
Ontario’s Step Towards Deposit Return for All Beverage Containers Is a Welcome Development for the Environment
Industry’s “Recycle Everywhere” Program Would Cost Twice as Much and Deliver Far Less than Deposit Return
New Poll Shows Ontarians Want a Deposit System for Non-alcoholic Drink Containers, Similar to the Beer Store Program
Wasted opportunity: Ontario is missing the mark on empties while spurring plastic pollution
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