Mario Laquerre, Coordonnateur Secteur municipal RECYCQUBEC

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History

• 1996 Public hearings on waste management
• Publication of Yesterdays Waste, Tomorrows
  Resources
• Quebec 1998-2008 Residual Materials Management
  Policy

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Quebec 1998-2008 Residual Materials Management
Policy

• Goal
• Recover 65 of waste that can be reclaimed
  through sectorial targets by 2008
• Results for 2006
• 52 of waste that can be reclaimed was
  recovered.
• Amount of diverted materials
• Municipal 958 000 tm (? 36 from 2004)
• ICI 2 383 000 TM (? 6,4 from 2004)
• CD 2 894 000 (? 45.4 from 2004)

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Quebec 1998-2008 Residual Materials Management
Policy

• Results
• Generation went up 14 from 2004 to 2006, for a
  total of 13 million tons attributed to Quebecs
  good economic performance and increase in the
  construction sector.
• For the residential sector, in 2006, which
  include textiles, organic matter, HHW, electrical
  appliances, refundable containers and
  recyclables
• generated 0.4 ton per capita
• eliminated 0.27 ton per capita
• recovered 0.13 ton per capita

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Other approaches for producers, distributors,
retailers and consumers accountability

• Municipal curbside recycling
• Conditions
• Targeted businesses must compensate
  municipalities for the net cost of curbside
  recycling (50)
• Municipalities are responsible for planning and
  organizing the collection and sorting services on
  their territory
• Total paid for 2005 and 2006 50,7 M

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Enhanced responsibility of Quebecs producers
current programs

• Paint and paint containers
• Used oil, filters and containers
• New products targeted
• Electronics
• Fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)
• Batteries (rechargeable and non-rechargeable)

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Enhanced responsibility of Quebecs producers
current programs

• Two main characteristics
• Producers, distributors and retailers must
  establish and finance a waste material recycling
  system for the products they market and sell
• The inherent costs of the recycling system must
  be integrated into the product sale price

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Enhanced responsibility of Quebecs producers
current programs

• Paint and paints containers
• Since, June 2000
• Éco-peinture is the IFO responsible for the
  implementation of the program www.peinture.qc.ca

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Enhanced responsibility of Quebecs producers
current programs

• Used oils, oil or fluid containers and used
  filters
• Since October 2004
• SOGHU is the IFO responsible for the
  implementation of the program www.soghu.com
• 4 enterprises have set up their own system.

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Waste management plan

• The Quebec Environment Quality Act stipulates
  that all regional municipalities has to develop a
  waste management plan
• Today, 89 out of 90 plans are in effect
• Plans include measures to reach specific goals
  for each type of material
• Elements included
• List of organisms and businesses related to waste
  management on the territory
• Waste generation and recovery inventory
• Recovery rates
• Revision of unrealized measures
• Budget and project timeline

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Disposal charges in Québec

• Since June 2006, the Regulation respecting the
  charges payable for the disposal of residual
  materials prescribe that every operator of a
  disposal site must pay disposal charges of 10.41
  (Indexed on January 1st of each year) for each
  metric ton of residual materials received for
  disposal.
• 85 of the amount received is redistributed to
  municipalities for the implementation of their
  waste management plan.
• Since June 2006, 95 M have been redistributed.

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Other approaches for producers, distributors,
retailers and consumers accountability

• Bottle bill
• Conditions
• Consumers pay a deposit, which is refunded when
  they return the refillable containers (beer) and
  non-refillable containers (soft drinks and beer)
• The Association des brasseurs du Québec (ABQ),
  Boissons gazeuses environnement (BGE), the
  retailers and their associations and RECYC-QUÉBEC
  all participate by different means in the
  management of this system

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Other approaches for producers, distributors,
retailers and consumers accountability
Non-refillable soft drink beer containers
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Other approaches for producers, distributors,
retailers and consumers accountability

• Tires
• Two programs
• The Quebec 2002-2008 program for the integrated
  management of scrap tires
• 2001-2008 Program for the Emptying of Scrap Tire
  Storage Sites in Quebec
• Conditions
• Consumers are charged a 3 fee for each new tire
• These fees are used to finance the recovery of
  used tires generated each year and the stockpiles
  accumulated over the past years
• RECYC-QUÉBEC administrate these programs

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Other approaches for producers, distributors,
retailers and consumers accountability
Tires
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ICI ON RECYCLE

• Recognition Program for the Industrial,
  Commercial and Institutional (ICI) sector to
  promote responsible management of residual
  materials with a view to sustainable development
• Three levels of participation To date
• Level 1 Engagement 235 organisations
• Level 2 Implementation 269 organisations
• Level 3 Performance 102 organisations
• (at least 80 diversion)
• Visibility on the web site of RECYC-QUÉBEC

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VISEZ juste!

• RECYC-QUÉBEC implemented this voluntary program
  to encourage government agencies and ministries
  in their initiatives towards exemplary management
  of the residual materials
• 3 levels
• Paper/cardboard (PC) (62 buildings)
• PC plastics, glass metal (92 buildings)
• All recyclables organic material (5 buildings)
• The program serves at present approximately
• 50 000 persons

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For the future SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ACT

• New management framework within the
  Administration to ensure that powers and
  responsibilities are exercised in the pursuit of
  sustainable development.
• The Administration is to take 16 principles into
  account when framing its actions.
• All government departments, and government
  agencies must develop an action plan regarding
  sustainable development.
• A status report on sustainable development in
  Québec must also be presented upon periodic
  reviews.

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For the future

• Public Hearings by the Transportation and
  Environment Committee (February 2008)
• Objective Make recommandations to update the
  Quebec 1998-2008 Residual Materials Management
• 49 written and oral presentations, 89 discussion
  papers and 225 on-line responses to a
  questionnaire
• 43 recommendations, of which
• Source reduction (ex. ecoconception, Incentive
  measures for discouraging the production and
  marketing of short lifespan products)
• Life cycle analysis for decision making (ex.
  Partnership with CIRAIG (An Interuniversity
  Research Centre for the Life Cycle of Products,
  Processes and Services)

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For the future

• Public Hearings by the Transportation and
  Environment Committee (February 2008)
• 43 recommendations, of which
• Zero waste for organics
• More EPR
• Join a policy of responsible purchases in
  sustainable development plan to be adopted

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Thank you
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