Ryan said attitudes around recycling also need to change, chiefly among people between 18 and 34. "They're not doing as much as they can do as it relates to participating and recycling beverage containers," he said. (Mike Simms/CBC)Ryan said the average household in Newfoundland and Labrador tosses as many as six recyclable beverage containers in the garbage every week. The Multi-Materials Stewardship Board offers a five-cent refund on most beverage containers returned to any of its 55 Green Depots. Aluminum — the most common material collected at Green Depots — is recycled into automotive and other lightweight materials.

Source: CBC News July 26, 2021 18:27 UTC