6 Deposits, Refunds and Recovery Rates
- Detailed statistics on the weight and number of containers recovered.
- Summary of overall units recycled, and the per capita statistics.
Deposits, Refunds and Recovery Rates
6.1 Recycling By the Numbers
We prevented over 1 billion containers from going to landfills in 2016, ensuring that they were recycled into useful new materials and products. That’s a big win for British Columbia’s environment.
Recovery by Weight
In 2016, Encorp Pacific (Canada) recovered over 92.9 thousand metric tonnes of containers.
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| Type | Estimated Weight of Containers Sold (mt) |
Estimated Weight of Containers Recovered (mt) |
Recovery by Weight % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum | 6,108.2 | 5,023.5 | 82.2% |
| Plastic | 13,889.5 | 10,534.5 | 75.8% |
| Glass | 84,651.2 | 74,710.5 | 88.3% |
| Polycoat | 2,735.3 | 1,842.0 | 67.3% |
| Pouches | 21.8 | 8.2 | 37.7% |
| Bag-In-Box | 928.6 | 444.6 | 47.9% |
| Bi-Metal | 439.7 | 347.1 | 78.9% |
| Totals | 108,774.3 | 92,910.4 | 85.4% |
Note: Calculations may show slight variances due to rounding.
Recovery Rate
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| Container Type | Containers Sold | Containers Recovered | Recovery Rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Aluminum | 430,155,054 | 425,545,707 | 353,768,128 | 352,555,076 | 82.2% | 82.8% |
| Plastic ≤ 1L | 420,650,153 | 407,451,458 | 303,231,561 | 300,221,486 | 72.1% | 73.7% |
| Plastic > 1L | 57,697,661 | 60,791,309 | 48,553,178 | 50,242,998 | 84.2% | 82.6% |
| Plastic Liquor ≤ 1L | 11,250,454 | 11,259,701 | 9,146,498 | 8,963,252 | 81.3% | 79.6% |
| Plastic Liquor > 1L | 4,509,439 | 4,471,504 | 4,104,838 | 4,088,334 | 91.0% | 91.4% |
| Plastic Total | 494,107,707 | 483,973,972 | 365,036,075 | 363,516,070 | 73.9% | 75.1% |
| Glass ≤ 1L | 29,823,595 | 27,057,998 | 21,982,082 | 21,711,312 | 73.7% | 80.2% |
| Glass > 1L | 86,126 | 87,743 | 98,701 | 142,237 | 114.6% | 162.1% |
| Glass NRBC ≤ 1L | 105,066,119 | 105,802,406 | 98,021,404 | 100,120,627 | 93.3% | 94.6% |
| Glass NRBC > 1L | 272,677 | 301,966 | 317,637 | 367,690 | 116.5% | 121.8% |
| Glass W&S ≤ 1L | 87,319,276 | 82,939,545 | 77,263,087 | 75,170,894 | 88.5% | 90.6% |
| Glass W&S > 1L | 11,210,732 | 10,951,728 | 9,772,402 | 9,814,217 | 87.2% | 89.6% |
| Glass Total | 233,778,525 | 227,141,386 | 207,455,313 | 207,326,977 | 88.7% | 91.3% |
| Drink Box ≤ 500 mL | 74,348,463 | 77,028,689 | 38,878,199 | 39,670,850 | 52.3% | 51.5% |
| Drink Box 501 mL - 1L | 25,333,617 | 25,316,163 | 19,148,806 | 18,551,364 | 75.6% | 73.3% |
| Gable Top ≤ 500 mL | 740,497 | 612,158 | 292,905 | 243,465 | 39.6% | 39.8% |
| Gable Top 501 mL - 1L | 934,198 | 898,680 | 419,396 | 442,742 | 44.9% | 49.3% |
| Gable Top > 1L | 10,334,927 | 10,588,765 | 7,654,011 | 7,995,320 | 74.1% | 75.5% |
| Polycoat Total | 111,691,702 | 114,444,455 | 66,393,317 | 66,903,741 | 59.4% | 58.5% |
| Bi-Metal ≤ 1L | 4,972,017 | 5,820,162 | 4,500,712 | 4,706,433 | 90.5% | 80.9% |
| Bi-Metal > 1L | 776,573 | 760,737 | 404,782 | 372,376 | 52.1% | 48.9% |
| Bi-Metal Total | 5,748,590 | 6,580,899 | 4,905,494 | 5,078,809 | 85.3% | 77.2% |
| Bag-In-Box Liquor | 3,791,788 | 3,532,430 | 1,815,240 | 1,670,513 | 47.9% | 47.3% |
| Pouches | 3,649,106 | 4,808,990 | 1,376,243 | 2,239,268 | 37.7% | 46.6% |
| Bag-In-Box and Pouches Total | 7,440,894 | 8,341,420 | 3,191,483 | 3,909,781 | 42.9% | 46.9% |
| Totals | 1,282,922,473 | 1,266,027,839 | 1,000,749,811 | 999,290,454 | 78.0% | 78.9% |
Note: Calculations may show slight variances due to rounding.
Deposits, Refunds and Recovery Rates
6.2 Regional Per Capita Returns
| Provincial Totals: | |
|---|---|
| Units Returned | 1,000,749,811 |
| Weight Collected (Tonnes) | 92,910 |
| Per Capita Units Returned | 210.6 |
| Per Capita Weight Collected (Kilograms) | 19.6 |
Regional Breakdown:
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| Region Name | Aluminum | Plastic | Glass | Polycoat | Other | Total | Jan-Dec
2016 Per Capita |
Jan-Dec
2015 Per Capita |
Change to Per Capita
Container Returns / Units (000) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulkley / Nechako | Units
(000) |
4,061.0 | 3,846.0 | 1,199.0 | 606.0 | 39.0 | 9,751.0 | 241.5 | 236.0 | 5.5 |
| Tonnes | 57.7 | 105.9 | 411.9 | 13.8 | 4.8 | 594.1 | 14.7 kg | 14.6 kg | ||
| Cariboo | Units
(000) |
7,148.0 | 6,474.0 | 2,410.0 | 981.0 | 71.0 | 17,084.0 | 270.7 | 272.9 | (2.2) |
| Tonnes | 101.5 | 182.9 | 836.0 | 23.6 | 10.0 | 1,154.0 | 18.3 kg | 18.8 kg | ||
| Central Coast | Units
(000) |
343.0 | 204.0 | 71.0 | 42.0 | 4.0 | 664.0 | 204.2 | 175.7 | 28.5 |
| Tonnes | 4.9 | 6.5 | 26.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 39.6 | 12.2 kg | 10.8 kg | ||
| Fraser - Fort George | Units
(000) |
11,719.0 | 11,286.0 | 4,010.0 | 2,031.0 | 139.0 | 29,185.0 | 321.0 | 323.2 | (2.2) |
| Tonnes | 166.4 | 309.7 | 1,372.5 | 47.5 | 14.7 | 1,910.8 | 21.0 kg | 21.6 kg | ||
| Kitimat - Stikine | Units
(000) |
4,421.0 | 4,102.0 | 1,090.0 | 676.0 | 48.0 | 10,337.0 | 279.8 | 273.3 | 6.5 |
| Tonnes | 62.7 | 114.8 | 396.3 | 16.1 | 5.5 | 595.4 | 16.1 kg | 15.6 kg | ||
| Skeena - Queen Charlotte | Units
(000) |
2,539.0 | 2,213.0 | 752.0 | 342.0 | 31.0 | 5,877.0 | 338.0 | 331.0 | 7.0 |
| Tonnes | 36.1 | 62.7 | 266.4 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 377.0 | 21.7 kg | 21.3 kg | ||
| Northern Rockies | Units
(000) |
532.0 | 817.0 | 129.0 | 72.0 | 3.0 | 1,553.0 | 259.0 | 302.2 | (43.2) |
| Tonnes | 7.6 | 20.9 | 46.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 76.7 | 12.8 kg | 15.1 kg | ||
| Peace River | Units
(000) |
6,337.0 | 7,696.0 | 1,998.0 | 970.0 | 83.0 | 17,084.0 | 256.9 | 275.0 | (18.1) |
| Tonnes | 90.0 | 205.9 | 683.6 | 23.8 | 5.5 | 1,008.8 | 15.2 kg | 17.2 kg | ||
| Capital Regional District | Units
(000) |
29,630.0 | 26,709.0 | 21,301.0 | 5,177.0 | 644.0 | 83,461.0 | 218.1 | 215.7 | 2.4 |
| Tonnes | 420.7 | 807.3 | 7,796.7 | 155.5 | 77.5 | 9,257.7 | 24.2 kg | 24.0 kg | ||
| Cowichan Valley | Units
(000) |
9,109.0 | 7,618.0 | 4,004.0 | 1,275.0 | 170.0 | 22,176.0 | 264.0 | 259.0 | 5.0 |
| Tonnes | 129.4 | 222.2 | 1,485.4 | 35.0 | 21.3 | 1,893.3 | 22.5 kg | 22.2 kg | ||
| Alberni / Clayoquot | Units
(000) |
4,054.0 | 3,538.0 | 1,768.0 | 501.0 | 63.0 | 9,924.0 | 323.0 | 321.8 | 1.2 |
| Tonnes | 57.6 | 101.8 | 628.5 | 14.4 | 6.7 | 809.0 | 26.3 kg | 26.2 kg | ||
| Comox | Units
(000) |
6,951.0 | 6,559.0 | 3,668.0 | 986.0 | 154.0 | 18,318.0 | 282.5 | 281.3 | 1.2 |
| Tonnes | 98.8 | 189.1 | 1,359.2 | 29.4 | 20.3 | 1,696.8 | 26.2 kg | 25.6 kg | ||
| Mount Waddington | Units
(000) |
1,591.0 | 1,302.0 | 413.0 | 187.0 | 17.0 | 3,510.0 | 315.1 | 300.2 | 14.9 |
| Tonnes | 22.6 | 38.1 | 153.7 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 221.4 | 19.9 kg | 20.0 kg | ||
| Nanaimo | Units
(000) |
13,298.0 | 12,310.0 | 7,785.0 | 1,939.0 | 300.0 | 35,632.0 | 226.1 | 231.4 | (5.3) |
| Tonnes | 188.8 | 358.3 | 2,858.4 | 57.8 | 41.7 | 3,505.0 | 22.2 kg | 22.7 kg | ||
| Strathcona | Units
(000) |
3,185.0 | 2,625.0 | 1,409.0 | 434.0 | 60.0 | 7,713.0 | 167.1 | 161.3 | 5.8 |
| Tonnes | 45.2 | 76.8 | 521.5 | 12.5 | 8.2 | 664.2 | 14.4 kg | 14.1 kg | ||
| Greater Vancouver | Units
(000) |
145,738.0 | 162,416.0 | 99,049.0 | 32,909.0 | 4,409.0 | 444,521.0 | 173.8 | 178.4 | (4.6) |
| Tonnes | 2,069.4 | 4,720.1 | 35,596.2 | 929.1 | 351.3 | 43,666.1 | 17.1 kg | 17.5 kg | ||
| Fraser Valley | Units
(000) |
28,312.0 | 28,976.0 | 11,022.0 | 5,685.0 | 513.0 | 74,508.0 | 247.3 | 246.4 | 0.9 |
| Tonnes | 402.1 | 832.7 | 3,848.7 | 143.8 | 52.6 | 5,279.9 | 17.5 kg | 17.4 kg | ||
| Powell River | Units
(000) |
1,912.0 | 1,488.0 | 885.0 | 237.0 | 44.0 | 4,566.0 | 224.6 | 232.0 | (7.4) |
| Tonnes | 27.2 | 45.1 | 330.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 416.0 | 20.5 kg | 21.3 kg | ||
| Squamish - Lillooet | Units
(000) |
3,639.0 | 4,382.0 | 4,725.0 | 599.0 | 91.0 | 13,436.0 | 323.5 | 328.3 | (4.8) |
| Tonnes | 51.7 | 124.7 | 1,657.4 | 17.3 | 7.9 | 1,859.0 | 44.8 kg | 44.6 kg | ||
| Sunshine Coast | Units
(000) |
2,360.0 | 2,027.0 | 2,097.0 | 389.0 | 63.0 | 6,936.0 | 237.2 | 230.2 | 7.0 |
| Tonnes | 33.5 | 62.0 | 778.7 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 896.8 | 30.7 kg | 29.6 kg | ||
| Central Okanagan | Units
(000) |
16,725.0 | 18,117.0 | 11,116.0 | 2,866.0 | 331.0 | 49,155.0 | 249.4 | 243.9 | 5.5 |
| Tonnes | 237.6 | 514.1 | 4,099.5 | 79.0 | 40.6 | 4,970.8 | 25.2 kg | 24.5 kg | ||
| North Okanagan | Units
(000) |
8,952.0 | 9,258.0 | 4,550.0 | 1,411.0 | 130.0 | 24,301.0 | 285.4 | 313.6 | (28.2) |
| Tonnes | 127.0 | 265.1 | 1,659.7 | 40.9 | 17.7 | 2,110.4 | 24.8 kg | 25.8 kg | ||
| Okanagan - Similkameen | Units
(000) |
8,470.0 | 8,862.0 | 5,439.0 | 1,147.0 | 161.0 | 24,079.0 | 298.7 | 279.2 | 19.5 |
| Tonnes | 120.3 | 254.4 | 2,042.7 | 33.3 | 24.1 | 2,474.8 | 30.7 kg | 28.7 kg | ||
| Columbia Shuswap | Units
(000) |
5,358.0 | 5,698.0 | 3,218.0 | 804.0 | 90.0 | 15,168.0 | 291.6 | 298.7 | (7.1) |
| Tonnes | 76.0 | 159.5 | 1,130.7 | 22.3 | 12.3 | 1,400.8 | 26.9 kg | 27.0 kg | ||
| Thompson - Nicola | Units
(000) |
14,047.0 | 14,471.0 | 6,349.0 | 2,211.0 | 211.0 | 37,289.0 | 276.1 | 274.8 | 1.3 |
| Tonnes | 199.4 | 405.8 | 2,217.6 | 57.8 | 26.2 | 2,906.8 | 21.5 kg | 21.5 kg | ||
| Central Kootenay | Units
(000) |
4,764.0 | 3,696.0 | 2,986.0 | 697.0 | 112.0 | 12,255.0 | 201.6 | 201.0 | 0.6 |
| Tonnes | 67.6 | 110.9 | 1,044.7 | 19.8 | 13.5 | 1,256.5 | 20.7 kg | 20.8 kg | ||
| East Kootenay | Units
(000) |
5,873.0 | 6,030.0 | 2,939.0 | 817.0 | 71.0 | 15,730.0 | 266.8 | 272.7 | (5.9) |
| Tonnes | 83.4 | 169.4 | 1,065.3 | 22.2 | 9.0 | 1,349.3 | 22.9 kg | 23.5 kg | ||
| Kootenay Boundary | Units
(000) |
2,699.0 | 2,316.0 | 1,074.0 | 402.0 | 46.0 | 6,537.0 | 218.4 | 226.1 | (7.7) |
| Tonnes | 38.3 | 67.8 | 396.1 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 519.3 | 17.4 kg | 18.2 kg | ||
| Total Units | Units
(000) |
353,767.0 | 365,036.0 | 207,456.0 | 66,393.0 | 8,098.0 | 1,000,750.0 | 210.6 | 213.4 | (2.8) |
| Total kg | Tonnes | 5,023.5 | 10,534.5 | 74,710.4 | 1,842.0 | 799.9 | 92,910.3 | 19.6 kg | 19.8 kg |
Note: Calculations may show slight variances due to rounding.
