Canadian alcoholic beverages retail chain
Some 560 million booze empties — $60M in deposits — weren't returned to the Beer Store in 2025
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From bottle hustles to blue bins, this is how Ontarians are returning empties without The Beer Store
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The Beer Store is set to close four more locations in Southern Ontario. Here’s where
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Got empties? Finding a place to return them in Ontario is getting harder : Environmental activists say a recent agreement between the Beer Store and grocers puts ...
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The Beer Store announces four more locations set close in January: The closures are the result of “evolving operations” to meet customers’ changing needs ...
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Ontario pays out full $225M to Beer Store as end of store closure commitment nears
globalnews.ca/news/11535990/ontario-beer-store-full-payment-225-million/
Deal reached to allow grocers to avoid accepting beer and wine empties: Ontario grocers and The Beer Store have reached an agreement-in-principle on alcohol ...
ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/deal-reached-to-allow-grocers-to-avoid-accepting-beer-and-wine-empties/
98-year-old beer store chain is closing nearly 100 locations: A nearly century-old Canadian beer store chain has closed dozens of locations this year amid major ...
thestreet.com/retail/98-year-old-beer-store-chain-has-closed-nearly-100-locations-so-far
As Ontario Beer Stores close, new tenants move in — but no one wants the empties: Empty Beer Store locations are filling with new tenants, from restaurants to ...
cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-beer-store-empty-1.7630453
The Beer Store is closing 7 more stores in Ontario, including 1 in the GTA : The Beer Store will be closing seven more stores across Ontario before the end of ...
cp24.com/local/peel/2025/09/15/the-beer-store-is-closing-7-more-stores-in-ontario-including-1-in-the-gta/
The Beer Store is closing 6 more stores in Ontario, including 3 in the GTHA: The Beer Store has announced that it will be closing six more locations across ...
cp24.com/local/toronto/2025/09/03/the-beer-store-is-closing-6-more-stores-in-ontario-including-3-in-the-gtha/
Grocery stores say it’s too costly and complex to take empties. How does the Beer Store do it?
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The Beer Store closing 12 more Ontario locations — including some in summer vacation hot spots. Is yours on the list?
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As Beer Stores shut their doors, who will take your empties?: Charities say they're ready to step in and pick up empties, but a waste reduction advocate ...
cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/as-beer-stores-shut-their-doors-who-will-take-your-empties-1.7598813
Key FactsChallenges Ahead for Bottle Returns in Ontario
Aug 6, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbc.ca
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbc.ca
- Multiple Beer Store locations are shutting down across Ontario, impacting the processing of 1.6 billion empty alcohol containers annually and creating new collection opportunities for charities.
- Non-profits like Operation Come Home plan to add trucks and expand their bottle collection services throughout Ottawa to accommodate increased demand.
- Animal rescue fundraisers anticipate more donations as customers seek convenient local options instead of traveling farther for returns.
- A waste reduction advocate warns that Ontario’s 50% container return rate may decline further due to reduced access and insufficient alternative collection points.
The options to recover those containers are frankly disappearing.— Duncan Bury, co-founder of Waste Watch Ottawa, expresses concern about the declining container return system.
The Beer Store to close 11 more locations across Ontario this fall: The provinces largest beer retailer is set to permanently close the locations on Sept. 28 ...
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Beer Store to close 10 more locations across Ontario: Ten more Beer Store locations across Ontario will be closing down effective Sept. 14 ...
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/beer-store-closures-september-1.7585256
New Beer Store locations set to be shuttered, union fears more closures will follow
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The Beer Store announces more store closures across Ontario. Here’s when and where they will happen
cp24.com/local/toronto/2025/06/10/the-beer-store-announces-more-store-closures-across-ontario-heres-when-and-where-they-will-happen/
More Beer Stores set to close as Ontario convenience competition continues: Last year, the government followed through on a long-term promise to allow ...
globalnews.ca/news/11167249/ontario-beer-store-closures-summer-2025/
The Beer Store to close four more locations in Ontario, including three in the Toronto area
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Ontario Beer Store closing five locations next month, including ones in Kitchener and London
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The Globe and Mail Jan 29 25
The sobering cost of Doug Ford’s bar tab: Cost to accelerate alcohol liberalization pegged at over $600-million
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-doug-ford-gives-ontario-voters-a-bad-hangover/
Paid articlePaywall Shawn Micallef: Doug Ford hasn’t needed a mandate to make major changes in Toronto. So why does he need one for Donald Trump?
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Beer Store in London's core closes, union fears more to follow: The shift to selling beer in convenience stores has cost London one Beer Store in the city’s core ...
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Ford’s cynical election call should disabuse voters of the notion that he’s just a straight-shooting regular guy
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