Cosmos Recycling Program & Bottle Depots
BOTTLE DEPOT LOCATIONS:
RECYCLING PROGRAMS:
Turn Your Empties into Community Support!
Several of our community programs and services benefit from additional funding generated by the bottle depots Cosmos operates.
For over 50 years, Cosmos has been serving the residents of Central Alberta by providing many kinds of support for citizens with disabilities. In a new community initiative, Cosmos Bottle Depots Ltd. is now making an effort to reach out and serve a greater number of residents of Red Deer, Blackfalds and area in a variety of ways.
The “Turn Your Empties into Community Support” project involves large donation bins being placed around Red Deer and surrounding area to collect refundable beverage containers to support local initiative.
100% of the proceeds collected from these bins will be directed back into non-profit organizations in our own community. Cosmos is excited to make recycling more accessible, less of a chore, and to help people in need all at the same time.
What Your Depot Can Do For You:
• Sort and count your containers
• Provide an accurate refund
• Provide a printed receipt at your request
• Commercial pickups for businesses that produce a large volume of beverage containers
• Help set up a donation program or bottle drive
• Provide recycling bins and support for community events
Bottle Drives
IS YOUR COMMUNITY GROUP READY FOR A BOTTLE DRIVE?
Contact us for information about holding your own bottle drive!
We have offered our bottle drive services for:
- School fundraisers
- Sport teams
- Business drives
Please complete the following form to schedule your bottle drive with Cosmos Bottle Depots.
To schedule a bottle drive during office hours, please call us at (403) 343-0715 Ext. 221 or Ext. 233.
Our on-call number for bottle drive support is (403) 392-1055.
Did you know?..
Albertans achieved a non-refillable beverage container return rate of 85% in 2023.
More than two billion beverage containers are returned annually in Alberta.
Recycling one aluminum can save enough energy to run your TV for three hours.
It takes only 1,000 milk jugs to make a new recycled park bench.
The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours.
The same amount of energy is used to produce one new aluminum can as twenty recycled cans.
Aluminum cans can be recycled over and over again. There’s no limit on the number of times they can be recycled.
Beverage container recycling helps the environment by keeping useful materials out of landfills and by eliminating the energy demand and emissions associated with manufacturing new products from raw materials.
In 2023, the recycling of Alberta’s non-refillable beverage containers diverted 99,245,030 kg of material away from landfills and into a useful future.
Aluminum Cans – Become new aluminum cans
Plastic Containers – Used in the manufacture of new plastic containers or plastic products
Glass Containers – Used in fibreglass insulation
Refillable Glass Beer Containers – Can be reused up to 15 times
Polycoat, Juice and Milk Cartons – Converted to paper pulp and cardboard
Bi Metal Containers – Used for scrap metal that becomes construction rebar
BEFORE YOU VISIT!
• Empty and rinse containers
• Leave tabs and labels on
• Flatten milk containers and jugs but don’t crush other containers
• Confirm hours of operation at your local depot
• Pre-sort containers for a faster return
Curbside Pick Up Program
IS IT TIME TO TAKE IN YOUR BOTTLES?
Let Cosmos come to you with their new Curbside Pickup Program.
Simply register your address with Cosmos over the phone or by email. They’ll let you know when they’re in your neighborhood for pick up!
COSMOS invites all members of our community to participate in our programs and services!
Electronics Recycling Program
Free Electronics Recycling Drop Off
Drop off your old electronics at any location and we will take care of the rest.
