The deposit for most non-alcoholic containers in B.C. will double to 10 cents as of November 1.

Return-It CEO Allen Langdon says the goal is to keep things like soft drinks, juice, water, energy and sport drinks containers out of BC’s landfills and oceans.

“You know we’re raising the deposit value really to provide an additional incentive for consumers to return their beverage containers,” he said. “And it’s right across the province, so it not only impacts you know Return-It facilities, but also as people start to purchase beverages on November 1, the deposit they’ll be charged is also 10 cents.”

Langdon says this change will affect about 80 percent of beverage containers, but at this time, it will not affect milk cartons, or other containers over 1 litre in volume.

The announcement was made as part of National Waste Reduction Week.

Back in September, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy began a consultation on its Clean BC Plastics Action Plan, including a 10-cent deposit on all beverage containers irrespective of size or contents.