Milk Containers Are Now Refundable!!

BC will now be accepting milk and plant-based beverage containers as a refundable container.  Along with the usual pop cans, wine bottles, beer cans, etc, TIPA is now prepared to accept these items at our Thetis Island Refundable container, next to the waste transfer yard.

At this time, the containers that are being accepted will be separated into two categories:

• Milk and plant-based beverage cartons 
• Milk and plant-based beverage plastic jugs and containers

Items that are NOT part of the new program:

• Whipping cream
• Coffee cream or other coffee additives
• Buttermilk
• Drinkable yogurt
• Infant formula
• Dietary or meal supplement
• Any dairy concentrates
• Condensed or evaporated milk
• Modified milk-derived products (e.g. kefir)
• Yogurt, pudding, cheese, ice cream etc.

We kindly ask that you thoroughly rinse these containers, as they have to be handled by several people, often many weeks after they have been deposited.  Thank you again for supporting your local school students and enriching their education experience here on Thetis!

For more information about the new program see this link: https://recyclebc.ca/milk-plant-based-beverage-containers-join-deposit-system-feb-1/