Milk Container Collection Program 

In late 2006, the British Columbia Dairy Council (BCDC) rolled out the first stage of its voluntary milk container recycling program in BC’s Lower Mainland. By the end of 2007 the program was available in all parts of the province and by the end of March 2008 there were over 120 Encorp depots accepting milk containers for recycling.

This new program is designed to supplement existing curbside recycling programs for milk jugs which already give BC one of the highest recycling rates in North America for this type of container.

In 2007 this combination was able to recover and recycle over 76% of milk jugs by weight. The depot program also accepts polycoat milk cartons and, in its roll out year, recovered and recycled 2.2% of these cartons. Early results for 2008 indicate that this rate is rising quickly as new depots, and more consumer awareness, take effect.

The program is operated for the BC Dairy Council by Encorp Pacific (Canada), the largest private sector product stewardship agency in B.C. Further information on the milk container recycling program, including depot locations, can be found on the Encorp website at www.encorp.ca.

Milk Container Recycling Program
Status Reports

• Status Report: Year End 2009
• Status Report as of June 30, 2009
• Status Report as of March 26, 2009
• 134 Dairy Locations Across BC
• Milk Container Recovery Statistics – January to June 2008
• Status Report as of March 31, 2008