Residual Materials
With the support of its Environment Committee, the CQCD is actively involved in the implementation of the Environment Quality Act and the Quebec residual materials management policy1998-2008.
In this regard, it takes numerous actions aimed at fostering
- equity among enterprises;
- the establishment of simple and effective programs;
- voluntary participation of retailers in the recovery of post-consumer products;
- Canada-wide harmonization of programs for the recovery and reclamation of post-consumer products;
- consumer awareness and education, particularly through the transparency of environmental costs associated with programs.
In addition, the CQCD takes part in activities to foster progress on a number of issues, including
- Extended producer responsibility (EPR)
The CQCD is collaborating on the development of a general regulation that will have a decisive influence on current and future recovery programs. Under this regulation, producer responsibility will be extended to new categories of consumer products (electronic or bulky products, household hazardous wastes, and many others). - Commercial wastes
The CQCD fosters its members' awareness of the importance of sustainable and responsible management of commercial wastes. Its consciousness-raising role also includes inciting retailers to adopt adequate measures for the elimination of wastes. - Plastic bags
n addition to encouraging merchants to take concrete measures for the reduction and re-use of shopping bags, the CQCD has signed the Voluntary good practices code for plastic bag management.
Useful links
- 2006 Summary of residual materials management in Quebec (in French only)
- CQCD's brief concerning the consultation document on residual materials management - February 2008 (in French only)
- Preliminary comments by the CQCD concerning the working document on the draft regulation on extended producer responsibility (EPR) and its appendices) - October 2007 (in French only)
- CQCD's brief on the Draft regulation respecting compensation for municipal services provided to recover and reclaim residual materials - May 2004
- CQCD's brief on Bill 102 to amend the Environment Quality Act and the Act respecting the Société québécoise de récupération et de recyclage - May 2002 (in French only)
- Quebec residual materials management policy 1998-2008
- Commission des transports et de l'environnement de l'Assemblée nationale Report - June 2008 (in French only)
- ERP: status, issues and outlook, MDDEP, March 2008 (in French only)
- Surveys on the visibility of environmental fees (2001, 2007, 2009) (in French only)
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