About Us

What is Alberta Depot?

You know your neighbourhood bottle depot? That’s us! With more than 200 locally owned and operated Depots across Alberta, we’re small businesses in your community making a big difference. We’ve worked hard over many decades to make recycling easy, reliable and rewarding—all while creating jobs, supporting local causes and keeping Alberta clean.

Man standing in store with his back to the camera, wearing a gray T-shirt with 'DEPOTh' logo and slogan 'It's Worth It' on the back, in front of checkout counter

We give recycling a greater purpose. We transform the simple act of returning empty bottles into exponential impacts on the lives of Albertans.

Our values

We nurture generosity.

We believe in the power of caring and giving. We want to provide for Albertans and inspire them to pay it forward, too — because we know that every cent, intention and gesture adds

We’re stronger together.

We believe in the power of unity. By working with each other and Albertans as a whole, we can achieve more. Our unwavering dedication to community spirit drives us to make a collective difference in our province..

We are who we are.

We are authentic and diverse expressions of our people and communities. We believe in forming real, beyond- transactional connections with our customers and personalizing the Depot experience to fit the unique needs of the areas we operate in.

We give our all.

We’re driven by hard work and entrepreneurship. Our effort fuels progress, supports local economies and ensures the continued excellence of the beverage container recycling system we have proudly built.

Our impact

  • $30 million+

    Raised every year for charities, schools, sports teams and community causes.

  • 1,200

    Albertans are employed at Depots across the province.

  • $600,000+

    Returned to Albertans in deposits every single day.

  • Over 2 billion

    Containers collected annually

  • 200+

    Locally owned Depots serving over 160 Alberta communities.

  • 92%

    Of Albertans have a Depot in their home community.

A shared success story

Alberta’s recycling system is built on partnership. Together, we have created one of the most effective beverage container recycling systems in North America, delivering lasting economic, environmental and community benefits.

Need to contact someone in one of the stakeholder organizations? Visit their websites below.

Logo of Alberta Bottle Depot Association with blue lowercase letters 'abda' and purple text beside it.

The Alberta Bottle Depot Association (ABDA) is the unified voice of Alberta’s 200+ Depots, representing their interests, supporting their success and amplifying their impact.

abda.ca

Logo with the word 'bGmb' in black letters, with a blue arrow integrated into the letter 'G'.

The Beverage Container Management Board (BCMB) regulates and oversees the entire beverage container recycling system in Alberta, to keep it efficient, accountable, and environmentally responsible.

bcmb.ab.ca

The logo of the company 'abcrc' with the name written in lowercase black-green letters and a green recycling symbol to the right.

The Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation (ABCRC) manages the collection, transportation and processing of non-refillable beverage containers on behalf of beverage manufacturers.

abcrc.com

Albertans

You make the system possible by returning billions of containers every year and turning them into impact.