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June 3, 2026
Bolton, Ontario – The Beer Store will open locations in Toronto, 3078 Don Mills Rd., North York and 1089 Kingston Rd., Scarborough to serve customers. These locations will be open just in time for Canada Day to accept empty alcohol containers and refund deposit money.
“This is great news for consumers in Toronto looking for easy and convenient locations to return empty alcohol containers for a deposit refund,” said Ozzie Ahmed, VP Retail. “In an evolving marketplace, we are actively reviewing our recycling and retail presence to best serve customers.”
The Beer Store will share official opening dates in the coming weeks. The locations in North York and Scarborough will join the 17 authorized empty container dealers that started accepting empties and refunding deposits across Ontario in 2026.
“Return your empties, reclaim your deposit and take back what’s yours by visiting The Beer Store,” added Ahmed.
In the meantime, customers are encouraged to search for their nearest empty return location by visiting www.thebeerstore.ca to find a convenience Beer Store retail location or authorized empty container dealer near them.
Returning Empty Alcohol Containers
The Beer Store launched an Empty Return Locator to make it easier than ever to find a Beer Store or alternative retailer that accepts empty alcohol containers so consumers can get their deposit back.
In 2025, Beer Store customers brought back approximately 1.6 billion empty alcohol containers for reuse, recycling and to get deposit money back. The Beer Store is Ontario’s proven recycling and reuse solution for empty alcohol containers, including beer bottles and cans, as well as wine and Page 2 of 2 spirit containers sold in Ontario. In almost 100 years of operation TBS has successfully collected for reuse or recycling over 170 billion empty alcohol containers
Consumers can find the Locator on the Beer Store’s website. Visit www.thebeerstore.ca/where-to return-empties. From the homepage of www.thebeerstore.ca, in the navigation bar select ‘Returning Empties’. This menu will drop down, then select ‘where to Return Empties’.
About The Beer Store
Owned by Ontario-based brewers and named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers 2025 and 2026, the Beer Store is an integrated business including Ontario’s largest beer retailer, the convenient location for returning empty alcohol containers and leading beverage distributor. The TBS logistics division has 26 points of distribution strategically located across the province to meet the needs of customers.
The Beer Store proudly distributed over 3.2 million hectoliters of beer to thousands of retail and convenience customers in 2025. The Beer Store is deeply committed to responsible sales and not selling to minors or people who are intoxicated, challenging almost 1.3 million customers in 2025. It is also one of the greenest retailers in the world, annually collecting for reuse and recycling approximately 1.6 billion empty alcohol containers. The Beer Store employs thousands of hard-working Ontarians with well-paying full-time and part-time jobs
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