How Much Money Can You Raise with a Bottle Drive in Edmonton?

The number one question groups ask before their first bottle drive is: how much will we actually make? The answer depends on your group size, how well you promote it, and how many drives you run. But the numbers are better than most people expect.

Small groups (10–30 people)

A sports team or small club asking members and families to save empties can collect 500 to 1,500 containers in a single drive. That translates to roughly $75 to $200 per drive. Run four drives a year and you're looking at $300 to $800 annually.

Medium groups (30–100 people)

Schools, church groups, and mid-size organizations with 30 to 100 active supporters typically collect 2,000 to 5,000 containers. That's $250 to $650 per drive, or $1,000 to $2,500 per year with regular drives.

Large groups (100+ people)

Organizations with broad community reach — large schools, multi-team sports associations, well-known charities — can pull in 5,000 to 15,000 containers in a single well-promoted drive. That's $650 to $2,000 per event.

What makes the biggest difference

• Promotion — the more people who know about your drive, the more containers you collect
• Frequency — groups that run quarterly drives raise three to four times more annually than one-time drives
• Convenience — offering doorstep collection from supporters doubles participation
• Timing — post-holiday and end-of-summer drives yield the most containers per household

Keep 100% of the refund

With Triple H Southside Bottle Depot, your group keeps the full deposit refund on every container. There's no percentage taken and no service fee. Book a free bottle drive pickup online and we handle the collection and counting. Your fundraising dollars go exactly where they should — back to your group.