For Cannabis Retailers
Good Stores
Do Good Things.
Round Up for Recycling gives your customers a simple, voluntary way to support the recycling and community initiatives your store already believes in.
Customers choose whether to participate. Every round-up is voluntary.
Before We Say Anything Else
You're Already
Making an Impact.
Cannabis retailers support their communities in ways customers don't always see — recycling programs, local employment, giveaways, community partnerships and sustainability initiatives.
Round Up for Recycling gives your customers an opportunity to be part of it. At checkout, customers can voluntarily round up their purchase and help support the initiatives your store is already putting into action.
Your Store
Community programs, recycling, partnerships & values
→
Round Up
A simple, optional way for customers to participate
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Your Community
Recycling, employment, giveaways & real impact
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Where Your Round Up Goes
What Does
Rounding Up Support?
Round Up for Recycling helps participating retailers support the environmental and community initiatives connected to their program — including cannabis packaging recycling, Goodwill employment initiatives, customer engagement, and existing or future programs your store is already championing.
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Cannabis Recycling
Helping keep difficult-to-recycle cannabis packaging out of local landfills and communities. Doob tubes, vapes, batteries & more.
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Meaningful Employment
Collected cannabis packaging is processed through Goodwill Industries of Alberta, supporting employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
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Community & Giveaways
Customer and employee engagement that rewards participation and keeps recycling visible and fun — monthly prize draws, merch, and cannabis brand prizes.
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Measurable Impact
Participating retailers receive monthly diversion reporting that turns participation into real numbers they can share with employees, customers, and stakeholders.
The Network
Together, We're Already
Making an Impact.
3M+
Cannabis Containers
Collected
200K+
Lbs of Cannabis
Packaging Collected
400+
Participating
Locations
That's millions of pieces of cannabis packaging being captured instead of ending up in local landfills or being littered in the communities we all operate in.
What You Get
Your Store.
Your Impact.
Round Up is a full impact platform, not just a recycling vendor. Here's what participating retailers receive:
In Store
✓Round Up POS setup
✓Counter display
✓Collection bin & labels
✓Budtender messaging
Customer
✓Voluntary participation
✓Packaging drop-off
✓QR code engagement
✓Monthly giveaways
Community
✓Packaging diverted
✓Goodwill employment
✓Community initiatives
Reporting
✓Monthly impact data
✓Lbs collected
✓Containers recovered
✓Shareable ESG results
At Checkout
Simple for Customers.
Simple for Your Team.
Round Up for Recycling counter display
The Round Up display sits at the POS counter, giving customers a clear, visible explanation of the program before they even reach the till.
Voluntary Simple Transparent
Monthly Reporting
See the Impact
You're Making.
Every participating retailer receives reporting showing the real impact their stores and customers are creating.
Your Store — Alberta
Monthly Impact Report — July 2026
Sample Report
2,840
Lbs Collected
41,200
Containers Recovered
12
Participating Stores
+14%
vs. Previous Month
Built With Canada's
Cannabis Community.
Every participating retailer helps expand the infrastructure available to recover cannabis packaging across Canada.
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Common Questions
Everything You're
Probably Wondering
What is Round Up for Recycling?+
Round Up for Recycling is a voluntary checkout program that gives customers a simple way to support their store's recycling and community initiatives. At checkout, customers are asked if they'd like to round up their total — the funds help support the programs your store believes in, including cannabis packaging recycling, Goodwill employment, and other great community initiatives!
Is Round Up optional?+
Yes. Always. Customers decide whether they'd like to participate at checkout. There is no obligation to round up or participate in the recycling program. The budtender simply offers the opportunity — the customer's choice is always respected.
How does Goodwill Industries fit into the program?+
All cannabis packaging collected through the program is processed at Goodwill Industries of Alberta facilities. This creates meaningful employment for people with disabilities — so every bin your customers fill supports not just recycling, but real jobs in your community.
How do the monthly giveaways work?+
To enter, customers scan a QR code in-store and take a selfie with their drop-off. Each submission goes into the monthly prize draw for gift cards, RID merchandise, and cannabis brand prizes. Winners are announced each month — one more reason for your customers to keep coming back.
How much material has been diverted from landfill?+
Over 200,000 lbs of cannabis packaging has been collected through the program — packaging that isn't ending up in your local landfills or being littered in your community. That represents over 3 million containers collected and counting.
What does the impact report look like?+
Every month we send your store a diversion report showing exactly how much packaging was collected and kept out of landfill. It's real data you can share with your team, your customers, and your community — showing the real impact your store is making.
Join the Movement
Want to Bring Round Up
to Your Community?
Join cannabis retailers across Canada helping make cannabis recycling easier, more visible and more impactful.
Talk to Recycling is Dope
Program fees apply  ·  Multi-location programs available
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