Depot Operators
Depots are regulated and permitted by BCMB. Depots are accountable to remain in compliance with the Beverage Container Recycling Regulation (BCRR), BCMB By-laws, policies and agreements.
Tools and resources are available to assist depots to understand and comply with BCMB requirements.
Important: BCMB is currently not accepting Requests for Applications (RFAs) for new depots. The moratorium on new depot RFAs remains in place pending completion of the BCMB Board Committee’s work and consideration of its recommendations by the Board of Directors.
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Depot Notices
Date / Latest- Non-Deposit-Bearing Containers (Calgary and Area) June 25, 2026
- Out-of-Province Containers June 23, 2026
- Non-Deposit Containers Deerfoot May 12, 2026
- Attempted Return on Unlabeled Bi-Metal Containers November 24, 2025
- Non-Deposit Bearing Polycups – Edmonton Area November 4, 2025
- Off-Spec Material – Cash4Bottles Bottle Depot (Elk Point) August 27, 2025
- Off-Spec Material August 26, 2025
- Update: Off-Spec Material – Rapid Ascent Brewery May 14, 2025
- Off-Spec Material – Rapid Ascent Brewery May 8, 2025
- Recent Theft Incidents and Return Advisory April 24, 2025
- Out of Province Material – Lethbridge and Area April 1, 2025
- Out of Province Material – Legal and Area March 31, 2025
- Out-of-Province Containers in Eckville August 20, 2024
- Off-spec Containers from Brewery March 1, 2024
- Off-spec Material Awareness February 27, 2024
- Out of Province Containers in Banff August 31, 2023
- Out of Province Containers in Pincher Creek August 11, 2023
- Out of Province Containers in Lethbridge May 26, 2023
- Suspected Out-of-Province Containers in Lethbridge April 28, 2023
- Reminder: Compacted, Out-of-Province Material March 13, 2023
- Non-Deposit Bearing, Off-spec Containers March 8, 2023
- Suspected Out-of-Province Containers in Lethbridge February 2, 2023
- Suspected Out-of-Province Containers in Lethbridge January 16, 2023
- Update: Off-Spec Lucerne Eggnog Containers January 4, 2023
- Off-Spec Lucerne Eggnog Containers December 1, 2022
- Non-Deposit Bearing Containers: Off-spec, Expired October 17, 2022
- Non-Deposit Bearing Containers – All 4Water October 3, 2022
- Reminder: Compacted and Out-of-Province Material September 15, 2022
- Out-of-Province Containers in Lloyd August 29, 2022
- Suspected Out-of-Province Material in Ponoka August 10, 2022
- Unfilled HDPE Containers July 25, 2022
- Suspicious Containers in Edmonton July 22, 2022
- Expired Product July 7, 2022
- Non-Deposit Bearing Containers July 5, 2022
- American Containers in Sherwood Park Area March 22, 2022
- Update: Suspicious Containers in Edmonton February 2, 2022
- Suspicious Containers in Edmonton February 1, 2022
- Customer Attempt to Return Potential Out-of-Province Containers January 4, 2022
- Non-deposit Bearing Containers in Lloydminster December 14, 2021
- Saskatchewan Containers in Lloydminster December 1, 2021
- Out-of-Province Containers in Blackfalds November 23, 2021
- Non-Deposit Bearing Containers in St. Albert November 23, 2021
- Out-of-Province, Compacted Material November 15, 2021
- Potential Out-of-Province Containers in Lloyd Area November 4, 2021
- Potential Out-of-Province Containers October 26, 2021
- Potential Out of Province Containers October 1, 2021
- Out-of-Province Material Brought into Olds Bottle Depot August 18, 2021
- Attempted Return of Stolen Containers to Viking Depot July 19, 2021
- American Containers in Calgary Area July 19, 2021
- American Containers in Lethbridge June 3, 2021