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Alberta Bottle Depot Association

Edmonton, AB, CA • 10 - 19 Employees
Non-Profit

The Alberta Bottle Depot Association (ABDA) plays an integral role in Alberta's (Canada) waste reduction efforts. ABDA is the recognized voice for Alberta's bottle depots, an industry that collected over 2 billion beverage containers in 2017. The ABDA is active in expanding the role of the depots as "Eco-Centres" within the province as well as developing technology to advance the efficiency of the system.ABDA has developed a Point of Return Software (POR) built to assist Depots in managing their daily operations. Converting from traditional pen and paper to a full computerized system, the technology has improved the way depots run their business. ABDA continues to work with the depots to improve on this technology.The Depots of Alberta are a network of over 200 collection sites that redeem deposits paid by consumers for their beverage containers at point of sale. More than 90% of the public surveyed note using bottle depots, and return rates for most containers are above 80%. The network is in almost every community in Alberta and is serviced regularly by a common collection system managed by the Beverage Container Management Board (BCMB).