Ministry of Environment

Product Stewardship

Beverage Container Product Category

Beverage containers are managed by product stewardship agencies in accordance with their stewardship plans approved under the Recycling Regulation. Most ready-to-serve beverage containers sold in the province are captured under the Recycling Regulation’s Beverage container product category (Schedule 1) and applicable deposit-refund system.

The Recycling Regulation's definition of beverage containers exempts milk and milk substitutes, however, the BC Dairy Council has a voluntary milk container recycling program. For more information on where to return these containers and what containers are accepted, visit www.encorp.ca.