Most schemes refund 5-10c; the 11 schemes in Canadian provinces include those with refund rates as high as 40c for glass containers over 1 litre in Saskatchewan. CDR schemes reduce litter overall.

Our beaches are in trouble. Limited recycling programs and a society that throws away so much have resulted in more than 3 million metric tons of plastic polluting the oceans. An estimated 1.5–1.9% of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Under the beverage container return scheme, consumers will pay an extra 10 cents for bottled and canned drinks but will later ...