Many seniors are on a tight budget and consume a lot of milk to reduce the chances of getting osteoporosis.
Jean Woolard goes through four jugs of milk a month and she can't drive, so she does her recycling twice a month at her local grocery store.
Woolard lives on a fixed income and says the new program just increases her costs and makes recycling more difficult.
"You would fill the cab completely with squashed cartons and you probably wouldn't get the cab fare back in deposits on milk cartons its just ridiculous," said Jean Woolard.
Under the new program, consumers will pay an extra 10 cents for milk containers under 1 litre and an extra 25 cents for 2 liter jugs.
Dairy producers and farmers are also upset with the changes and worry that the extra fee will hurt their bottom line.
The current milk container recycling program was started by the Alberta Dairy Council and the province says the recovery rate for that program isn't high enough.
Only 23 percent of paper milk cartons are recycled and 60 percent of plastics are recovered in Alberta.
