Waste Reduction

Visit one of the participating businesses listed above or City Hall (1 Centennial Square, Victoria, BC) to collect your Reusable Mug Stamp Card. Participants can also access a printable version online at Victoria.ca/reuse.

Each participant must visit designated participating locations to collect stamps on their Reusable Mug Stamp Card. Participants may only receive stamps when they:

1.    Bring their own reusable mug for a beverage, or
2.    Participate in a cup share service

•    One stamp per beverage. At least one stamp on each Reusable Mug Stamp Card is required for one entry into the draw. Any additional stamps collected after will count as an additional draw entry thereafter. There are no limits to the number of entries per person.                        
•    The contest will begin on October 1, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. and end on October 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m., PST.
•    Participants wishing to enter the draw are required to submit a photo of their Reusable Mug Stamp Card to zerowaste@victoria.ca or drop off a physical copy at City Hall with their contact information by 11:59 p.m. on November 4, 2026, PST.
•    Ten eligible winners will be randomly selected by 4:00 p.m. PST on November 10, 2026 to receive one of ten zero waste kits (valued at $100.00 CAD each).
•    This contest is open to residents of Canada over the age of 19.  
 

Read the following terms and conditions (the “Rules”) carefully as they affect your legal rights. 

• The City of Victoria’s Reuseable Mug Stamp Card Contest (the “Contest”) is governed by the following Rules. By entering, the entrant agrees to be bound by these Rules. If you do not agree, do not enter the Contest. 
• Failure to comply with these Rules may result in disqualification or nullify the entrant from participation in the Contest.
  
  NO AFFILIATION WITH PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES
• This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with the businesses participating in the Contest. By participating, the entrant agrees to release all of the participating businesses, their directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents, and associated entities from any legal liability, whether in tort, contract, or otherwise relating to the entrant’s participation in the Contest.
  
  ELIGIBILITY 
• The Contest to win one of ten zero waste kits from the Corporation of City of Victoria (“City”) is open to residents of Canada, over the age of 19 years old, who have obtained at least one stamp from participating businesses on their Reusable Mug Stamp Card.

CONTEST PERIOD 

• The Contest is open for participants to collect stamps on their Reusable Mug Stamp Card between 12:01 a.m. October 1, 2026 and 11:59 p.m. October 31, 2026, PST.
• Participants wishing to enter the draw to win a prize are required to submit a photo of their stamp card to zerowaste@victoria.ca or drop off a physical copy of their stamp card to City Hall with their contact information between October 1, 2025 and 11:59 p.m. on November 4, 2026, PST.  All Contest entries will be time-stamped, ascribed a number, and entered to win using a random draw generator.  No contest entries will be accepted before or after this time period. 

HOW TO ENTER

• All Contest entrants must submit a Reusable Mug Stamp Card with at least one stamp from participating businesses.
• No purchase, payment or fee of any kind is necessary to enter and win.
• No limits of entries per entrant. Each submitted stamp card with one or more stamps counts as one entry, and each stamp thereafter on the same card counts as one additional entry.
• To be eligible to win a prize in the Contest, an individual must be 1) a legal resident of Canada; 2) 19 years of age or older at the time of entry; and 3) be willing and able to accept a prize as described in these Rules.
• The officers, directors, and employees of the City are not eligible to enter this Contest.
• All entries that are incomplete, containing less than 1 valid stamp, illegible, damaged, irregular, have been submitted through non-permitted or illicit means or using any robotic, automatic programmed method that artificially increases the odds of winning, or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the Rules may be disqualified by the City.

THE PRIZE

• There are over 30 prizes to win including:

1 x Custom Bike Build ($800 value) from Recyclistas
2 x $100 gift cards from the DVBA
10 x $25.00 gift cards from the DVBA
10 x locally roasted coffee beans from Café Fantastico
10 x zero waste starter kits ($100 value)

• The prize shall be accepted as is and may not be substituted for money or anything else. Any unaccepted prize, or portion thereof, will become the property of the City. The prize is non-transferrable and non-assignable. Refusal to accept the prize in accordance with these Rules releases the City from any obligation toward the selected winners.
  
  WINNER SELECTION
• The random draw will be conducted by November 10, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. PST to select (13) potential winners, who will be informed by email or phone.
• Each potential winner must answer a skill-testing question prior to being declared the winner of the prize.
• The City will make all reasonable efforts to contact the selected winners by email or phone within 48 hours of the draw to notify them of their eligibility for a prize. The selected winners will be required to acknowledge notification via e-mail receipt or verbal verification over the phone.
• If no response is received within three (3) days of initial notification to the selected winner, or the selected winner cannot answer the skill-testing question, the prize will be forfeited and an alternative winner from the remaining eligible entries will be selected. Up to two redraws will be made for each prize.
• Winners must collect their prize in person at Victoria City Hall located at 1 Centennial Square, Victoria, BC by November 14, 2026, at 4:30 PM PST.  Prizes that are not collected become the property of the City and may be redistributed to other entrants by random draw at the City’s discretion. 

ODDS

• The potential winners will be chosen by random draw from the pool of entrants that submitted a Reusable Mug Stamp Card with at least one stamp from participating businesses by the deadline on November 4, 2026.
• Chances of winning will depend on the number of the number of valid entries received.

GENERAL RULES

• All entries become the property of the City, which assumes no responsibility for lost entries.
• By entering the Contest, all entrants agree to abide by the Rules and the decisions of the City.
• The City’s decision on all matters of fact, interpretation, eligibility, procedure and fulfillment is final in all matters related to the Contest, without appeal.
• If an entrant provides any false submission or information to the city, they will be automatically disqualified from the Contest. The City reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who has, in the City’s discretion, engaged in unsportsmanlike conduct, fraud or misconduct relative to the Contest.
• If the prize cannot be awarded as described in these Rules, the City reserves the right to substitute a prize or prize component with another of comparable value, as determined in its sole discretion. 
• By entering the Contest and accepting the prize, the winner agrees that the City may use their name or image, or any information on the Reusable Mug Stamp Card, in any publicity carried out by the City, without further remuneration. 
• The City reserves the right to cancel, modify, or suspend this Contest should the City determine, in its sole discretion, that 1) the Contest cannot be run as originally planned; 2) there is an occurrence compromising the fairness or integrity of the contest; or 3) a virus, bug, labour dispute, act of God or other cause beyond its reasonable control has corrupted the security or proper administration of the Contest. 
• Any attempt to deliberately interfere with any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the City reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
• This Contest is subject to all federal, provincial and municipal laws, and these Rules shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of British Columbia.
  
  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
• By participating in the Contest, the entrant agrees to release and hold harmless the City and its directors, officers, elected and appointed officials, employees, contractors and agents from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the Contest or resulting from the entrant’s acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death, product liability, or property damage.
• The City is not responsible for any loss, damage or injury, including without limitation: lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, illegible or incomplete entries; loss, theft or damage to software or computer or telephone data, including any breach of privacy; fraudulent calls; inability of any person to participate in the Contest for any reason including mistaken addresses on mail or e-mail; technical, computer or telephone malfunctions or other problems with computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software; congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing; damage to any person’s computer, including as a result of playing or downloading any material relating to the Contest; any delay or inability to act resulting from an event or situation beyond their control, including a strike, lockout or other labour dispute at their location or the locations of the organizations and businesses whose services are used to administer this Contest; or prizes that are lost, damaged or misdirected during shipping or pick-up. 
• The City is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest. It reserves the right to amend these Rules or to terminate the Contest at any time without liability to any contestant. 
• Winners are solely responsible for the reporting and payment of any and all taxes, if any, that may result in claiming a prize in the Contest. The Contest is void where prohibited by law.
• By participating in the Contest, you confirm that you have read and agreed to the Rules above. 
  
  Personal information submitted when entering this Contest is collected under s. 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The personal information may be used for purposes associated with administration of the Contest only. By providing this information, you consent to it being used for the purposes stated. Enquiries about the collection or use of information submitted when entering this Contest can be directed to Rhiannon Moore, Circular Economy Specialist, at 778.533.0844 or rmoore@victoria.ca.