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Recycling Program

We encourage everyone to Reuse/Reduce & Recycle.

You can drop off donations of your recycling beverage containers at the Council Office

35 Main Road Petty Harbour.

You can leave them with our Youth Volunteers or by the side door and we will put them in storage.

 ****All proceeds will go towards TIDY TOWNS INITIATIVES

PURCHASING Beverage Containers

RECYCLING your Containers

PREPARING for the Green Depot

VISITING a Green Depot


Bring your empty containers to a Green Depot for recycling:

* Receive your refund of 5¢ per non-alcoholic and 10¢ per alcoholic container (note: alcoholic aluminum cans and imported beer bottles have 5¢ refund).

* There are 38 Green Depots across the province. Contact MMSB for more details or to view a complete list, click

The deposit applies to:
* Aluminum cans - soft drinks, beer, juice, flavoured drinks
* Drink boxes - juice, milkshakes
* Plastic and glass bottles - soft drinks, water, juice, flavoured drinks, liquor bottles, imported beer
* Steel cans - juice

Prepare your empty beverage containers for recycling:
* Remove caps and straws
* Empty and rinse
* Remove garbage
When you buy a ready-to-drink beverage container you pay a deposit: 
* 8¢ on non-alcoholic containers 
* 20¢ on alcoholic containers (excluding aluminum cans and imported beer)

Deposits do not apply to containers greater than 5 litres, milk, infant formula, refillable bottles, and medicinal nutritional supplements.Since 1997, MMSB has operated the Provincial Beverage Container Recycling Program. This is a deposit-refund system for used beverage containers. Through this waste diversion program, millions of beverage containers are diverted from waste diversion sites each year in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Contact Information:
35 Main Road
Petty Harbour NL

A0A 3H0
Tel: 709-368-3959

Fax: 709-368-3994
Email: sstack@phmc.nf.net