What Happens to Beverage Containers?
Once recyclable beverage containers are taken to a local ENVIRO-DEPOT™, half of the original deposit for each container, paid at the point of purchase, is refunded to the consumer.
Each container is counted and sorted into large nylon bags (or plastic bins for glass) by product.
These bags and bins are collected and transported to Regional Processing Centres (RPC) located around the province.
Staff at each RPC separate aluminum and plastic beverage containers and then compress each material in a baler (mechanical baling machine) into large cubes.
Once baled, the materials are sold on the commodity market and will eventually be used to make new products.
Glass is sent directly from the RPC to a glass processor where it is turned into glass cullet and sold as a commodity.
Nova Scotia's Solid Waste Management Strategy proves that solid waste cannot only be transformed into many useful products, but jobs and economic opportunities for our province as well.
