• Gradually increasing compensation of net costs to reach 100% in 2015;
• Setting out in the legislation (EQA and Regulation) the calculation method and rules that define the total amount of municipal curbside recovery and reclamation costs eligible for compensation, including recognized municipal management expenses;
• Adjusting the percentage that RECYC-QUÉBEC may receive for its management expenses and collecting the amount of those expenses over and above the amount of compensation instead of deducting them from the compensation;
• Repealing exclusions relating to tertiary and transportation packaging from the definition of “Containers and Packaging” category;
• Replacing the “Written Media” category by the “Newspapers” category, grouping journals and magazines in the “Printed Matter” category and establishing a ceiling for the contribution of the “Newspapers” category;
• Tightening the timeline for applying the compensation plan and thus ensuring that compensation is paid by December 31st of the year it is due.

 Amendments on the compensation plan (MDDEP) (french only) 

 Bill 88
 Press release, April 13, 2010 « Moving towards a new partnership with municipalities… but not at any price! »
 Submission, April 13, 2010 Presented by ÉEQ to the Commission des transports et de l'environnement as part of
     special consultations on Bill 88
 ÉEQ's Highlights and Comments, Bill 88 | go to the Legal Framework webpage, on the 
     Companies Section.  To register - March 19, 2010

• Mechanisms to establish net costs, the amount of yearly compensation, terms of payment and the procedure for distributing the annual compensation;
• Parties involved (RECYC-QUÉBEC, municipal associations, financing organizations);
• Procedures for certifying financing organizations whose mission is to represent targeted companies;
• Procedures financing organizations apply to collect contributions will follow (schedule of contributions).

The Environment Quality Act was amended on December 12, 2002 by Bill 102, having as objective to introduce the Compensation Plan.

• History of Bill 102 (ongoing)
• Press release announcing the Bill 102 : Projet de loi 102, Québec se donne les moyens de relancer la collecte sélective (in French only)

Bill 102, unanimously adopted by the National Assembly on December 12, 2002 and favourably received by the industry, is in the same spirit as the Plan d'Action québécois sur la gestion des matières résiduelles 1998-2008 (available in French only) and consequently, it establishes general principles governing the compensation plan and creates a legal obligation for targeted companies to financially compensate municipalities for 50% of the net costs of curbside recycling. To do so, companies must register with one or more certified organizations that collect the prescribed contributions, which are turned over to RECYC-QUÉBEC in trust.

The Regulation will be modified by Bill 88 when the said project is passed by the National Assembly. Full details will follow. Follow ÉEQ Upates and consult Whats News on our Home page to get the information.

• Identifies three (3) categories of designated materials: ''containers and packaging'', ''printed matter'' and ''written media'';
• Establishes the share per category of materials at 50% of total net costs of services provided by municipalities eligible for compensation;
• Sets the date the compensation plan comes into force (March 1, 2005);
• Identifies targeted entities;
• Sets out special provisions and exemptions.