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The following tables show the statistics for the sales and the recovery of refundable 5¢ containers in Québec during the last three years.

Sales and Recovery of 5¢ Deposit Containers in Quebec for the Year 2011
(in millions of containers)

Aluminium Plastic Glass TOTAL

Containers Sold





Bottlers (Soft drinks) 853.8
296.7
10.4
1,160.9
Brewers (Beer) 350.7 - - 350.7
Total 1,204.5 296.7 10.4 1,511.6

Deposits Refunded

Bottlers (Soft drinks)

640.5 182.7 4.3 827.5
Brewers (Beer) 112.8 - - 112.8
Curbside System 35.7 32.4 - 68.1
Artisans - Others (ex: scouts) 1.7 - - 1.7
Sub-Total 790.7 215.1 4.3 1,010.1

Rate of Deposits Refunded

65.6%

72.5%

41.3%

66.8%

Curbside Recovery of Containers
Not Returned for Deposit Refund
81.9 19.6 4.0 105.5
Total Recovery 872.6 234.7 8.3 1,115.6

Rate of Recovery of 5¢

Deposit Containers

72.4%

79.1%

80.1%

73.8%

* Interresting facts :

  • The Bottlers recover the equivalent of 71,3% of their unit sales
  • The Brewers recover the equivalent of 32,2% of their unit sales
  • The Curbside System and the other Artisans returned for deposit refund the equivalent of 4,6% of the containers sold
  • The Curbside System recovered the equivalent of 7,0% of the containers sold without returning them for deposit refund

 

Sales and Recovery of 5¢ Deposit Containers in Quebec for the Year 2010
(in millions of containers)

Aluminium Plastic Glass TOTAL

Containers Sold





Bottlers (Soft drinks) 824.6
308.9
11.0
1,144.5
Brewers (Beer) 265.6
- - 265.6
Total 1,090.2
308.9
11.0
1,410.1

Deposits Refunded

Bottlers (Soft drinks)

594.2
182.0
4.4
780.6
Brewers (Beer) 80.0
- - 80.0
Curbside System 32.2
32.6
- 64.8
Artisans - Others (ex: scouts) 1.7 - - 1.7
Sub-Total 708.1
214.6
4.4
927.1

Rate of Deposits Refunded

65.0%

69.5%

40.0%

65.7%

Curbside Recovery of Containers
Not Returned for Deposit Refund
74.1
20.4
4.3
98.8
Total Recovery 782.2
235.0
8.7
1,025.9

Rate of Recovery of 5¢

Deposit Containers

71.8%

76.1%

78.8%

72.8%

 

Sales and Recovery of 5¢ Deposit Containers in Quebec for the Year 2009
(in millions of containers)

Aluminium Plastic Glass Total

Containers Sold





Bottlers (Soft drinks) 817.2
299.8
10.4
1,127.4
Brewers (Beer) 234.2
- - 234.2
Total 1,051.4
299.8
10.4
1,361.6

Deposits Refunded

Bottlers (Soft drinks)

582.8
188.0
4.2 775.0
Brewers (Beer) 76.1 - - 76.1
Curbside System 26.6 26.8 - 52.4
Artisans - Others (ex: scouts) 1.7 - - 1.7
Sub-Total 686.2 214.8 4.2 905.2

Rate of Deposits Refunded

65.3%

71.6%

40.4%

66.5%

Curbside Recovery of Containers
Not Returned for Deposit Refund
71.5
19.8
4.0
95.3
Total Recovery 757.7 234.6 8.2 1,000.5

Rate of Recovery of 5¢

Deposit Containers

72.1%

78.2%

79.2%

73.5%

 

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