Container Types and Description, Effective January 29, 2017
eReg Container Name Product Type Code Container Size Deposit CRF Description (as of May 12, 2014) Type*
Producers using this container type must have signed an agreement with Brewers Distributor Limited to participate in their Ministry of Environment-approved refillable bottle 1 <=1.0 L Glass-Stand btl-Refill $0.10 $0.00 B&R program. Brown, glass Industry Standard Bottle (ISB) used by signatories of the nationally-recognized Standard Mould Bottle Agreement (SMBA). Used for beer only. Producers using this container type must have signed an agreement with Brewers Distributor Limited to participate in their Ministry of Environment-approved refillable bottle 2 <=1.0 L Glass-Non stand btl-Refill $0.10 $0.00 B&R program. Non-standard bottle. Either proprietary (private mould) brown glass, or clear glass, or green glass. Used for beer and refreshments. This container category mostly applies to a typical 5 <=1.0 L Aluminum can $0.10 $0.01 B&R aluminum can. Single-use 5L “mini kegs” and aluminum bottles are also included. Used for beer and refreshments.
5 >1.0 L Aluminum can $0.20 $0.01 B&R
Packaging consists of a rigid, cardboard box exterior and an interior bladder made of clear plastic or foil-lined 7 >1.0 L Bag in Box $0.20 $0.01 W&S plastic. Large format bag-in box and Torr Keg bladders used by bars and restaurants would also be classified is this category. Wine and spirit glass bottle. Any colour, shape, or size. 0 <=1.0 L Glass-No Refill $0.10 $0.12 W&S
0 >1.0 L Glass-No Refill $0.20 $0.16 W&S
Beer and refreshment glass bottle. Any colour, shape, or 0 <=1.0 L Glass-No Refill $0.10 $0.09 B&R size.
0 >1.0 L Glass-No Refill $0.20 $0.16 B&R
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle, Tetra Pak 3 <=1.0 L Plastic PET, Tetra Pak, Pouch $0.10 $0.03 Any (aseptic, plastic and foil-coated paper carton), or pouch (heat-sealed pouch made from foil and plastic with various 3 >1.0 L Plastic PET, Tetra Pak, Pouch $0.20 $0.08 Any closures) Refillable stainless steel/aluminum container designed primarily for commercial use. A “refillable container having 9 >10.0 L Kegs-Beer, Cider, Wine $30 $0.00 Any a capacity of 10 litres or more” is exempt from the BC Recycling Regulation. The $30 deposit is administered by the LDB on behalf of the industry. Refillable stainless steel/aluminum container designed 11 <=10.0 L Kegs-$5 Deposit $5 $0.00 Any primarily for commercial use. The $5 deposit is administered by the LDB on behalf of the industry. This category covers single-use kegs are constructed in a variety of ways. 30L Key Kegs are plastic/foil bladder surrounded by a pressurized plastic sphere encased in 13 <1.0 L Kegs-No Refill $0.20 $1.80 Any cardboard cylinder. 20 L Key Kegs are plastic/foil bladder surrounded by a pressurized plastic cylinder. Pub kegs are 20L bottles encased in a plastic cylinder. Petainer kegs 20 or 30 L bottles encased in a cardboard cylinder. Dealcoholized wine and spirit glass bottle. Any colour, 12 <=1.0 L Dealcoholized-Glass-No Refill $0.05 $0.09 W&S shape, less than 1 L.
Dealcoholized beer and refreshment glass bottle. Any 12 <=1.0 L Dealcoholized-Glass-No Refill $0.05 $0.09 B&R colour or shape less than 1 L.
Dealcoholized aluminum can. Any colour or shape 16 <=1.0 L Dealcoholized- Aluminum can $0.05 $0.02 B&R less than 1 L. Used for beer and refreshments.
*B&R = Beer and Refreshment *W &S= Wine and Spirits