Turn moo into moola.

  • By Mr. Tosser
  • Jun 8th 2009, 15:37
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Milk quench your thirst? Recycle it after June 1st.

Okay, enough with the rhymes; point is, beginning June 1st you can now bring your empty milk containers to all Alberta Bottle Depots and get cash back.

In fact, Alberta will become the first jurisdiction in North America to include milk and cream containers in regulated deposit / refund system. Ready-to-serve beverage containers in excess of 30 ml containing fluid milk, creams, whipping creams, buttermilk, drinkable yogurts, and meal replacement drinks are included. Only containers sold after June 1st, 2009, bearing the "Alberta Deposit" mark will be valid for return.

Including milk into the Depot system is expected to reduce the amount of cartons and plastic jugs going into Alberta landfills. In 2006, only 28% of the cardboard cartons were recycled and only about 52% of the jugs. So, next time you quaff a carton of chocolate milk, remember: don't be a Tosser, recycle your empty.

Check out the consumer info document over at milkcontainerrecycling.com for details on the program.