Alberta Dairy Council Milk Container Recycling Program

The Alberta Plastic Milk Jug Recycling Program is an industry stewardship initiative, through which Alberta’s dairy industry supports the voluntary collection and recycling of high density polyethylene plastic milk jugs and polycoated gabletop milk cartons (cartons were included on January 1, 2002). Under the initiative, the Alberta Dairy Council established a Container Recovery Fund to provide‘top-up’ support payments to registered municipalities (or their recycling designate) to supplement the revenues they receive for the recovery of high density polyethylene containers. Funding revenues are generated through dairy processors contributing 2-cents per unit for 4 litre jugs and 1-cent per unit for 2 litre jugs, based on sales in Alberta. The carton program operates similarly to the jug program, with a 1-cent levy per 1 & 2-litre cartons, based on sales in the province. Cartons under 1 litre, and jugs under 2-litres do not have a levy. The Alberta Dairy Council represents the dairy processors in Alberta and it services both domestic and export markets.

For more information please visit:
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Alberta Milk – By Bruce Beattie
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An Award-Winning Recycling Program
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