Got empties? Finding a place to return them in Ontario is getting harder | Unpublished
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Publication Date: December 12, 2025 - 04:00

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Got empties? Finding a place to return them in Ontario is getting harder

December 12, 2025

Environmental activists say a recent agreement between the Beer Store and grocers puts the future of Ontario’s successful deposit return program at risk. Grocers with alcohol licences were expected to start accepting empties in the new year, but now they won’t have to after all.



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