N.S. bottle depot owners near border call for increase

Bottle depots in Nova Scotia say the provincial container deposit rates—5¢ for bottles and cans and 10¢ for large alcohol containers—have not changed in roughly 30 years and need to be increased. The story is a local policy and small-business issue with negligible market impact, though any provincial rate change could modestly affect recycling revenue and depot economics.

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Bottle depots in Nova Scotia say the provincial container deposit rates—5¢ for bottles and cans and 10¢ for large alcohol containers—have not changed in roughly 30 years and need to be increased. The story is a local policy and small-business issue with negligible market impact, though any provincial rate change could modestly affect recycling revenue and depot economics.