Canadian Beverage Association

10/08/2026

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Creating a more circular economy isn't a one-person job. It takes everyone working together to extend the life of beverage packaging and keep valuable materials in use.

🧃 Your role is simple: enjoy your beverage and recycle the container.

🔄 The industry's role is to invest in innovation, improve packaging recyclability, increase the use of recycled content, and reduce unnecessary waste.

Progress depends on collaboration across the entire value chain, from producers and retailers to governments, recyclers, and consumers.

Together, we can help keep materials in circulation and build a more sustainable future. We all play a part in supporting the circular economy.

Learn more on our website: https://bit.ly/3ToWHaA

10/01/2026

The lack of a consistent supply of high-quality food-grade recycled materials is hindering the transition to a more circular economy for beverage containers. By adopting a One Canadian Economy approach to recycling, Canada can increase the availability of recycled content for beverage packaging while enabling growth opportunities for the sector.

Find out more about the path to a stronger circular economy at

The Canadian Beverage Association (CBA) is proud to be the trusted and leading voice for Canada’s sustainable, responsible, and competitive non-alcoholic

09/28/2026

As the federal government focuses on affordability and economic growth, there is a clear opportunity to address rising system costs, recycling costs, regulatory burdens, and trade uncertainty. Across Canada, inconsistent recycling regulations and rapid implementation and expansion of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs is creating cost pressures for producers, retailers, and consumers.

To learn more about how we can address these issues, visit

The Canadian Beverage Association (CBA) is proud to be the trusted and leading voice for Canada’s sustainable, responsible, and competitive non-alcoholic

09/23/2026

As leaders in Canada’s circular economy, CBA member companies support a unified approach through a national beverage container recycling framework that will increase harmonization across provincial/territorial programs and reduce the regulatory burden leading to reduced cost and improved efficiencies.

The CBA recommends that the Government of Canada prioritize:
- Initiation of a federal study on beverage container collection and recycling that reduces duplication, eliminates red tape, improves efficiency, increases program effectiveness.
- Action to reduce internal trade barriers in recycling and materials markets to help contain system costs.
- Continued support for integrated North American supply chains and essential municipal infrastructure that protect competitiveness, affordability, and manufacturing continuity.

Learn more about the CBA's recommendations at

The Canadian Beverage Association (CBA) is proud to be the trusted and leading voice for Canada’s sustainable, responsible, and competitive non-alcoholic

09/15/2026

Today, CBA members took the stage at the Canadian EPR Forum to discuss how Canada’s beverage sector is advancing circularity and increasing recycled content in non-alcoholic beverage packaging.

During the session, Raising the Bar: How Canada’s Beverage Sector is Advancing Circularity and Recycled Content in Packaging, industry leaders explored how beverage producers are supporting the transition to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), investing in recovery systems to improve recovery rates, and working collaboratively to increase the use of post-consumer recycled content.

Thank you to our speakers, Marion Organ, Neil Antymis, Cheryl Mclaughlin ICD.D, and the CBA’s Mark Dekker for sharing their insights on the opportunities and challenges involved in building a more circular economy for beverage packaging.

♻️ By working together across industry, government, and stakeholders, we can strengthen non-alcoholic beverage container recovery systems and help keep valuable materials in circulation.

Learn more at madetoberemade.ca

09/08/2026

💧 Make hydration part of your back-to-school routine.

Pack a water bottle, include hydrating beverages with lunches and snacks, and encourage kids to drink regularly throughout the day. Small habits can make a big difference.

09/07/2026

Happy Labour Day from the CBA!

Today, we honour the hard work, dedication, and contributions of every individual who shapes our world.

Canada's non-alcoholic beverage sector is proud to be part of that story - supporting 45,705 jobs across the country, including 16,376 people working directly in beverage manufacturing.

From the plant floor to the delivery truck, thank you to everyone who keeps Canadians refreshed.

09/04/2026

CBA members are proud to support Health Canada's Supplemented Foods labelling regulatory framework to help Canadians make informed beverage choices.

The regulations require energy drinks to clearly disclose their caffeine content and be labelled with cautionary statements to help make sure the product is right for you.

Learn more at energydrinkinformation.ca

09/03/2026

Did you know...?

More than half of beverages sold across Canada have reduced or no sugar.

Since 2014, Canada's beverage industry has cut the calories Canadians get from their drinks by 23% - beating its own 20% reduction target two years ahead of schedule.

Learn more at balancecalories.ca

08/27/2026

CBA is proud to partner with associations like the GLSLCI to advance collaboration across this important economic and environmental region. The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin supply drinking water to over 40 million people and forms the foundation of a shared economy our members are proud to be part of. 🌊

As the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative puts it: "More than 40 million people depend on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin for drinking water. Countless industries supporting a CA$12.72-trillion economy – including Canada's beverage sector – also depend on the health and abundance of our region's freshwater resources. Protecting water is protecting our shared economy."

This World Lake Day, CBA reaffirms our members' commitment to responsible water stewardship, because protecting this resource means protecting the communities, jobs, and economy that depend on it.