Ontarians are cashing in their empty alcohol containers for greener communities. Since the Bag It Back program launched a year ago, consumers are on track to return 65 per cent of their alcohol containers to The Beer Store for recycling.

The return rate for smaller bottles, plastic, Tetra-Paks and bag-in-box containers is still low at 48 per cent.

Under the Bag It Back program, customers pay a deposit when they purchase wine, spirits and beer. They then return the empty alcohol containers to The Beer Store for a full refund. Glass bottles, cans, plastic, Tetra Paks and bag-in-box containers are all eligible.

The Bag It Back program also reduces landfill waste and boosts the number of products that can be made from recycled material. Those products include bottles and cans, carpeting and fibreglass insulation.

Find out where to Bag It Back: www.thebeerstore.ca/OurStores/Store_finder.asp