Changes to Container Recycling Fees Effective January 26, 2025

Please be advised that Encorp Pacific has notified the BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) of changes to container recycling fee (CRF) rates effective
Period 11 – January 26, 2025.

Container Recycling Fee changes are as follows:

Container Type

Current CRF

CRF Effective January 26, 2025

Glass - all sizes

$0.15

$0.13

Crystal – all sizes

$0.15

$0.13

Plastic – PET, Tetra Pak, Pouch - less than 1L

$0.01

$0.05

Plastic – PET, Tetra Pak, Pouch – greater than 1L

$0.01

$0.06

Bag in Box – liquor – all sizes

$0.20

$0.30

De Alc – Glass No Refill – all sizes

$0.15

$0.13

All other rates remain the same.

Your wholesale prices will automatically be adjusted on January 26, 2025 to reflect the new rates. A list of impacted SKUs is now available for downloading from the vendor website . Please note the list will be updated on December 5, 2024 to include new products costed and activated between November 13 and December 4, 2024.

If you would like to maintain the current wholesale price, please submit a price change request using the self-service online Wholesale Price Management (WPM) application before 11:59 p.m. (PST) Monday, December 16, 2024.

If you do not yet have access to WPM, please contact LDB Vendor Relations (ldbvendorhelp@bcldb.com) immediately to start or complete the onboarding process.  

The Wholesale Pricing Calculator tool with the updated CRF rates is available on WPM  and the vendor website now to reassess wholesale costing and pricing information.

Please be advised that late submissions after the 11:59 p.m. (PST) Monday, December 16, 2024 deadline will not be approved.