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deposit returns · home pickup request

return your deposits.

Return clean and empty deposit jars + pouches at a pickup hub for free, or request a paid courier pickup from home.

This $0 item is the request, not the courier fee.
Courier fee is invoiced separately after checkout and varies by address.
see the free option
You can add this request to a new order or check out with it on its own.
free

drop them at a hub.

Return clean and empty deposit jars + pouches at any of our four pickup hubs. Put everything in one CLOSED bag or box and include your full name + phone number inside.

  • Ethical Local MarketQueen + Coxwell
  • Mischief MakersGerrard + Coxwell
  • North York Pickup HubYork Mills + Bayview
  • Whitby Pickup HubThickson + Taunton

For North York + Whitby, the exact pickup address is provided when relevant rather than posted publicly.

maximum convenience

we can come to you.

If a hub return is not practical, add this $0 request to cart. We will confirm the courier cost for your address separately. Once the fee is paid, we arrange the pickup and email you the courier details.

Toronto proper can be as little as $6 + HST. Exact cost depends on your address.

If you also placed a new product order, your deposit pickup will happen separately from that delivery.

home pickup

how it works.

Add the $0 request first. We’ll take it from there: quote the courier, send the label + pickup window, then credit the eligible returns once they’re back.

01 · request

add this to cart

Checkout with the $0 home-pickup request, either on its own or with a new bare market order.

02 · quote

we confirm the courier fee

The pickup cost is based on your location and is invoiced separately.

03 · prep

clean + pack your returns

Empty and rinse jars + pouches. Include the correct lids/caps where possible and pack everything together.

04 · label

attach the courier label

We email you the courier label. Print it, then staple it securely to a closed bag, or tape it securely to a sealed box.

05 · pickup

leave it ready

Not home? Leave the labelled closed bag/box outside your door. Home? Be ready to answer during the pickup window.

06 · credit

get your deposit value back

After we receive and check the returns, we email your eligible deposit credit as a digital gift card.

what comes back to you

here's what each return is worth.

Your deposit credit reflects the condition of the returned packaging. Deposit-return gift cards are reimbursement for your containers, not promotional discounts, and they do not expire.

$2

full credit

  • usable glass jar with its correct, non-rusted metal lid; writing on the glass is okay
  • pouch is emptied, rinsed, reusable + returned with its correct cap
$1

partial credit

  • good glass with a missing or rusted lid, or broken glass returned with a reusable lid
  • pouch is missing its cap, was not rinsed, or is otherwise not reusable

$0 credit: if the return was not part of bare market's deposit program, we cannot identify it as yours, or neither the container nor its matching lid/cap qualifies for credit.

before you send them back

make the return easy to process.

✓
empty + rinseRemove leftover product and give jars/pouches a rinse.
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include caps + lidsMatching caps and usable lids help us put the packaging straight back into circulation.
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one CLOSED bag or boxKeep all of your returns together. No loose containers or jars held together only with an elastic.
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identify yourselfPut your full name + phone number on a piece of paper inside the bag or box.
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home pickup: label the outsidePrint the courier label, then staple it securely to a closed bag, or tape it securely to a sealed box.
buy → use → landfill
shop → use → return → clean + refill ↺

Courier fee is confirmed separately for your address.

Need more context? The FAQ covers refills, deposit returns, pickup hubs + how orders get to you.

read the FAQ → pickup + shipping details → shop refills →