Deposits & Refunds

PEI consumers have been used to paying deposits when purchasing sealed, ready-to-drink beverage products and getting back half of these deposits as refunds when returning empty containers for recycling at redemption centres.

Starting April 1, 2026, the Environmental Protection Act Materials Stewardship and Recycling Regulations requires that these deposits be fully refunded to consumers at RCs.

The new deposit/refund structure has also been simplified:

• ALL beverage containers have a 10-cent deposit and refund – EXCEPT large (over 500 ml) glass beverage containers for alcohol beverages.
• Glass beverage containers over 500 ml for alcohol beverages have a 20-cent deposit and refund.

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