What are the handling fees used for?
• The non-refundable handling fees, which makes up approximately 43% of the total surcharge, are used to operate the program. This includes paying depots and processing centres, paying for the transportation of containers from depots to processing centres and for refillable glass containers to breweries, storage of containers in some depots, advertising, general operations and maintenance of the program, and improvements to the program. The approximate breakdown of the non-refundable handling fees are: • • 25% – depots and processing centres • 6% – transportation and storage • 6% – administration (advertising, promotion, equipment supplies and maintenance, insurance, minor equipment purchase, travel and training, wages and benefits) • 4% – contracts (satellite depots, audits, misc.
