The Beverage Container Deposit Refund Program is operated by the Divert NS and is regulated within the NS Solid Waste Resource Management Regulations.
The Deposit-Refund Program for Beverage Containers came into effect on April 1, 1996, and applies to all ready-to-serve beverages - except milk, milk products, soya milk, rice beverages, certain meal replacements, formulated liquid diets, foods for low energy diets, thickened juices, baby formulas, concentrates, non-alcoholic beverages 5-litres or greater, and all "return for refund" beverages purchased outside Nova Scotia.
Deposits and returns apply to the following non-refillable beverage containers:
Non-Alcoholic | Alcoholic | |
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< 500 ml | > 500 ml | |
10 cent deposit | 10 cent deposit | 20 cent deposit |
5 cent return | 5 cent return | 10 cent return |
Deposits applied to refillable containers are completely refundable.