CBCRA Recycling Program

CBCRA members are the brand owners and distributors of the beverages you consume every day. These responsible companies share a commitment to increasing beverage container recycling rates. The CBCRA’s program helps them do that.

CBCRA commits to reaching the government-mandated target of recovering

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of beverage containers sold in Ontario by 2030

CBCRA enhances and supports the beverage container recycling program in Ontario

CBCRA is committed to reaching the government-mandated target of recovering 80% of beverage containers sold in Ontario. CBCRA initiated and operates the Recycle Everywhere program. Recycle Everywhere helps educate Ontarians on beverage container recycling, and makes it convenient to recycle empty beverage containers no matter where you live, work or play. CBCRA created Canada’s first province-wide ‘away from home’ beverage container recycling program in Manitoba over a decade ago.

Funding CBCRA Programs

Beverage producers who supply Ontario pay a Container Recycling Fee (CRF) for every non-alcoholic, beverage container they distribute in the province. This fee is usually passed on from producers to retailers to consumers.

This fee helps fund recycling operations, including infrastructure, signage, technical support and promotion and education. Funds pay up to 80% of the cost to collect, sort and promote the recycling used beverage container. The CRF ensures that each beverage sold supports the recycling process.

Container Recycling Fee

Container Recycling Fee Supports Waste Diversion

The Container Recycling Fee is the amount beverage producers are charged to cover the cost of recycling the beverage containers they produce. The fee ensures the cost to recycle these beverage containers is properly accounted for. It also provides CBCRA with long-term sustainability in order to improve recovery rates and recycling efforts. Rates vary according to container size and type.

Material Type	CRF ($/unit)
Alumnium	$0.01
PET Plastic 0-500ml	$0.02
PET Plastic > 500ml	$0.03
All other plastic containers	$0.03
Bi-Metal	$0.03
Glass	$0.03
Polycoat (gable tops, drink boxes)	$0.03

Obligated Containers

PET Containers
Aluminum containers up to (and including) 1 Litre
Glass containers
HDPE (high-density polyethylene) containers
Poly Coat (including Gable Top and Aseptic) containers
Other plastic containers
Steel (Bi-metal) cans
Drink pouches up to (and including) 1 Litre
Bag in a box over 1 Litre

Program Plan

Following tremendous success over the past decade in Manitoba, the Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA) is expanding its Recycle Everywhere program into Ontario.

To learn more, please view the following:

CBCRA is an industry led not-for-profit organization.

It proved the concept of a hybrid model utilizing Blue Box, IC&I and public space collection for the recovery of beverage containers. The successful model is the foundation for implementation in Ontario.

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