The Alberta Bottle Depot Association (ABDA) plays an integral role in Alberta's (Canada) waste reduction efforts. ABDA is the recognized voice for Alberta's bottle depots, an industry that collected over 2 billion beverage containers in 2017. The ABDA is active in expanding the role of the depots as "Eco-Centres" within the province as well as developing technology to advance the efficiency of the system. ABDA has developed a Point of Return Software (POR) built to assist Depots in managing their daily operations. Converting from traditional pen and paper to a full computerized system, the technology has improved the way depots run their business. ABDA continues to work with the depots to improve on this technology. The Depots of Alberta are a network of over 200 collection sites that redeem deposits paid by consumers for their beverage containers at point of sale. More than 90% of the public surveyed note using bottle depots, and return rates for most containers are above 80%. The network is in almost every community in Alberta and is serviced regularly by a common collection system managed by the Beverage Container Management Board (BCMB).