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Province must require grocers to accept alcohol empties

Protecting the Ontario deposit return program is a winning policy for the environment and the economy, providing local jobs and keeping valuable materials in circulation

Published Aug 14, 2025 at 10:29pm

Karen Wirsig
John Nock
By
Karen Wirsig
& John Nock
Province must require grocers to accept alcohol empties

Beer, including Ontario craft beers, are shown at a grocery store in Ottawa on August 9, 2018. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

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