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About the BCMB

Beverage Container Management Board

The BCMB is a Delegated Administrative Organization (DAO) appointed by the Government of Alberta's Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas to impose regulatory requirements on Alberta's recycling system stakeholders.

Operating as a not-for-profit organization under the Societies Act of Alberta, we are mandated to regulate and enhance a leading and sustainable beverage container system that protects Alberta's environment.

Industry Collaboration

Collaboration has long been the cornerstone of the beverage container recycling industry in Alberta and has helped make it one of the most successful systems of its kind in North America.

Through cooperation with our industry stakeholders, the BCMB oversees a system that is efficient and innovative in its sustainability efforts.

Click the links below to learn more about our industry stakeholders.

Beverage Containers

Our Stakeholders

The strength of Alberta’s recycling system lies in the active participation of these key industry partners.

ABCRC

ABCRC

Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation - Collection System Agent

ABDA

ABDA

Alberta Bottle Depot Association

AGLC

AGLC

Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis

AB Munis

AB Munis

Alberta Municipalities

BDL

BDL

Brewers Distributor Ltd.

CBA

CBA

Canadian Beverage Association

CBA

WDC

Western Dairy Council

How the system works

Alberta’s beverage container recycling system is a success story of collaboration. Watch our video to see the journey of a container from purchase to repurposing.

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