Cowichan Valley Bottle Depot

Recycle LogoAlcohol Container Information

 

The following alcohol containers are included in the Return-It system and generate a full deposit refund:

Wine, Spirits, and Liqueurs

  • All brands, sizes and container types of products sold in B.C.

Non-Refillable Beer, Cider, Cooler Glass Bottles

  • All products in bottle sizes greater than 355ml
  • All imported products (e.g. Corona, Heineken, etc.)

Domestic Beer Products

  • Moosehead - 341ml
  • Unibroue - 341ml

Domestic Cider and Cooler Products

  • Smirnoff Ice - 355ml - All SKUs
  • Seagrams - 341ml - All SKUs
  • Captain Morgan - 341ml - All SKUs
  • Bacardi - 341ml - All SKUs
  • Rev - 330ml - All SKUs
  • Mex - 330ml - All SKUs
  • Red Sky - 330ml
  • Chrome - 355ml

Although accepted at Return-It Centres, refillable domestic beer and cider bottles, plus any beer in aluminum cans, are not part of Encorps Return-It system and may not generate a full refund.

The photos below identify the types of refillable bottles that are excluded from the Return-It system:

Domestic Beer Products

  • Standard Brown 341ml Beer Bottle used by Molson, Labatt and other domestic breweries
  • Big Rock - 341ml Brown Bottle - All SKUs
  • Sleeman - 341ml Clear Bottle - All SKUs
  • Granville Island Cream Lager - 330ml Clear Bottle

Domestic Cider and Cooler Products
Some examples:

  • Growers Cider - 341ml - All SKUs
  • Okanagan Cider - 330 ml, 341ml - All SKUs
  • Hawkins Amber Cider - 341ml
  • Vibe Hard Cider - 341ml - All SKUs
  • Mike's Hard, Mike's Not So Hard - 330ml - All SKUs
  • Sting - 330ml - All SKUs
  • California Cooler - 330ml - All SKUs
  • Canada Cooler - 341ml - All SKUs
  • Vex - 341ml - All SKUs

Important - Home brew beer and wine bottles are not acceptable as they are not a part of the deposit system.