Habitat Canada Beer Store Bottle Drive

Mark your calendars and save your empties for the Bottle Drive from September 8 to 20! Participating Beer Store locations will also be collecting donations at the cash register in support of Habitat Canada.

Scroll down to see a list of participating The Beer Store locations.

How does a bottle drive work?

At The Beer Store they are proud to be environmental leaders! And for the past 80 years, they have been taking back empty beer containers they sell and giving their customers back their deposit refund. But with the introduction of the Ontario Deposit Return Program, they are now able to take back all beverage alcohol containers purchased in Ontario on which a deposit has been paid. All wine, beer and spirit containers over 100ml have a deposit value of 10 or 20 cents. During a bottle drive, this deposit can be donated!

Last year, 177 Beer Store locations participated in the Bottle Drive, and helped raise more than $54,000 which supported build across 13 local Habitats! Along with helping to raise over $50,000, last year 25 Beer Store employees came out to the build site in the Greater Toronto Area and contributed 200 volunteer hours, helping families build strength, stability, and independence through affordable homeownership.

Almost 200 Beer Stores locations will be participating in this year's Bottle Drive.

How can you help?

Save your empties!

This year from September 8 to 20, participating Beer Store locations will be collecting donations at the cash register, and through donation boxes. During this time, you can also return your empty bottles and cans and turn them into donations for your local Habitat for Humanity.

Volunteer!

If you'd like to volunteer, please contact your local Habitat to see if they are participating in this year's Bottle Drive.

See below for the list of The Beer Store participating stores by local Habitat. Click here to find your nearest Habitat. To find your nearest Beer Store location, visit https://www.thebeerstore.ca/store-locator.