Gov't Liquor Store - Royal Square
NOTICE: Liquor stores are not accepting liquor, beer, or other refundable alcohol containers for refunds at this time. As an alternative, please check our location map at https://www.return-it.ca/locations/ to find the nearest open Return-It Depot.
- Address:
- 800 McBride Boulevard, New Westminster, BC V3L 2B8
- Call:
- 604-660-8730
- Hours:
- Unknown – Please call for location hours.
Accepted at this location:
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Beverage Containers
Encorp Pacific (Canada)Beverage container volumes collected through our province-wide network of Return-It Depots continues to grow creating excellent Business and Career opportunities.
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Beer Containers
Brewers Distributors Ltd.Refillable glass beer, cider & cooler bottles and metal beverage alcohol cans.
Beverage containers accepted:
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Liquor Plastic
Caps on, labels onSize CRF Fee Deposit / Refund 0 – 1L 1¢ 10¢ Over 1L 1¢ 10¢ The familiar plastic bottles, including coolers and some spirits.
Recycled into
Over 75% of the plastic bottles sold are returned. The bottles are power-washed, then shredded, then power-washed again. From there, the shredded material is sold to companies who pull, stretch and meld the shreds into fibre for new bottles and buckets. Recycling plastics uses about 1/3 less energy than manufacturing new plastic. -
Liquor Glass
Caps on, labels onSize CRF Fee Deposit / Refund 0 – 1L 15¢ 10¢ Over 1L 15¢ 10¢ The wine, spirits, imported beer and coolers in glass bottles.
Recycled into
Of all the glass bottles sold in BC, 93% are returned. These bottles are ground down into small pieces called "cullet" and used in the manufacturing of a variety of things such as fibreglass insulation, sandblasting material and even sand for golf-course sandtraps. Ground glass can also be added to asphalt in the making of new roads. -
Alcohol Bag-in-a-Box
Alcohol - Leave Bag in BoxSize CRF Fee Deposit / Refund Over 1L 20¢ 10¢ Large "bags" of wine in a cardboard carton, usually with a spigot for in-fridge use.
Recycled into
The plastic in these containers is separated out and can be mixed with other types of plastic to make park benches, bins and other sturdy products. -
Ceramic Bottle
Do not crush or break themSize CRF Fee Deposit / Refund 0-1L 2951¢ 10¢ Ceramic bottles typically contain alcohol such as beer or tequila.
Recycled into
These bottles are ground down into small pieces called “cullet” and used as sandblasting material.
Additional recyclables:
