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AGREEMENT REACHED ON THE NET COSTS OF CURBSIDE RECYCLING
Approval process of ÉEQ's 2008 Schedule of Contributions is underway
Montréal, March 16, 2010 – The Agreement on the 2008 net costs of curbside recycling has been signed by all parties, i.e. the Fédération Québécoise des Municipalités, the Union des municipalités du Québec, the Conseil d'agglomération de Montréal, Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) and RECYC-QUÉBEC. All signatories agreed that the net costs of curbside recycling subject to compensation for 2008 total $124 million, of which $49.6 million will be paid by ÉEQ to RECYC-QUÉBEC, who is responsible for distributing the funds to municipal organizations.
Once the Agreement was signed, ÉEQ set the overall total of the 2008 Schedule of Contributions at $53.4 million, which includes the $49.6 million mentioned above plus the organization's management and administration fees, working capital for 2009 and various programs, projects and studies in which ÉEQ participates. The 2008 Schedule of Contributions and the Complementary Report on the Development of the Schedule of Contributions and Special Consultations with Companies and Organizations, adopted by ÉEQ's Board of Directors on January 22, 2010, were submitted to RECYC-QUÉBEC and adopted by its own Board of Directors on March 5, 2010. The public corporation recommended the 2008 Schedule of Contributions to the Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs for approval, which is expected to be published in the Gazette officielle du Québec in June 2010.
Since 2005, ÉEQ has been able to fulfill its mandate and pay out over $147 million in compensation thanks to the companies and organizations targeted by the Regulation respecting compensation for municipal services provided to recover and reclaim residual materials who meet their annual obligations. Every year, ÉEQ continues to negotiate with industry and municipalities to establish the schedule of contributions that is based on a fair distribution of costs with the ultimate goal of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the curbside recycling system.
About Éco Entreprises Québec
Éco Entreprises Québec is a non-profit organization certified by RECYC-QUÉBEC. ÉEQ’s mission is to represent companies with regard to their responsibility to finance their share of the net costs of municipal curbside recycling, to establish reasonable fees to ensure program financing and, in partnership with other stakeholders, to promote efforts to increase the quantities of recovered materials through curbside recycling at the lowest possible cost.
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| Source: Maryse Vermette President and Managing Director Éco Entreprises Québec | Contact: Élisabeth D’Auteuil Communications Officer Éco Entreprises Québec 514-987-1491, ext. 238 edauteuil@ecoentreprises.qc.ca |
Éco Entreprises Québec welcomes the publication of Quebec's new Residual Materials Management Policy
ÉEQ believes that strengthening the management of residual materials in Quebec will contribute to meeting the objectives the Minister has set down in the new policy. "Curbside recycling is the simplest and most efficient system for Quebec residents. And, since ÉEQ is a player at the forefront of the process, we are pleased that our work is making a difference," said Maryse Vermette, President and Managing Director of the organization.
ÉEQ is determined to improve the curbside recycling compensation plan, both for the benefit of companies who pay into it and for citizens who make daily efforts to sort and recover their containers, packaging and printed matter. ÉEQ feels strongly that the Policy and its resulting legislative and regulatory amendments, particularly the mechanism that determines reimbursable net costs, must ensure that the costs of curbside recycling are strictly controlled and that the measures holding municipalities accountable are based on the efficiency and effectiveness of their programs as well as on good management and transparency. ÉEQ is convinced that there is much more to do to optimize Quebec's curbside recycling system.
That is why Minister Line Beauchamp can count on the organization's full cooperation to meet recycling goals in the interest of the entire community. ÉEQ maintains the position that the success of curbside recycling depends on shared financial responsibility between companies and municipalities. That partnership has generated good results so far. ÉEQ is open to a renewed partnership that includes municipal financial responsibility.
About Éco Entreprises Québec
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| Source: Maryse Vermette President and Managing Director Éco Entreprises Québec | Contact: Marie Julie Bégin Director, Member Services 514-987-1491, ext. 224 mjbegin@ecoentreprises.qc.ca |
2009November 16, 2009
Éco Entreprises Québec welcomes the publication of Quebec's new Residual Materials Management Policy
October 21, 2009
PRODUCING AND CONSUMING IN A NEW WAY SYMPOSIUM: A SUCCESSFUL FIRST IN QUEBEC!
October 19, 2009
RECOGNITION FOR SEVEN COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR GREENER CONTAINERS, PACKAGING AND PRINTED MATTER
September 29, 2009
DISCOVER THE WINNERS - during the Producing and Consuming in a New Way Symposium on October 19 and 20, 2009
August 24, 2009
PRODUCING AND CONSUMING IN A NEW WAY SYMPOSIUM: RENOWNED SPEAKERS, A UNIQUE PROGRAM!
June 22, 2009
NEW TOOL FOR RECYCLABLES COLLECTION : Éco Entreprises Québec proudly supports a pilot project launched by the City of Montréal
June 22, 2009
Producing and Consuming in a New Way: A Major Symposium — Don't Miss it!
Information sheet for program details
June 18, 2009
Mr. Jacques Légaré Succeeds to Mr. Daniel Tremblay as Eeq’s Chairman of the Board of Directors
June 9, 2009
ÉCO ENTREPRISES QUÉBEC APPUIE L’ÉDITION 2009 : Campagne d'information, de sensibilisation et d'éducation de
Récupération La Récolte (French)
May 26, 2009
Éco Entreprises Québec Launches a New Recognition Program: Greener Containers, Packaging and Printed Matter:
Today's Reality, Today's Opportunities
May 14, 2009
Oui à la collecte sélective des matières recyclables!
March 27, 2009
ÉEQ'S 2007 Schedule of Contributions now published
January 28, 2009
Éco Entreprises Québec supports Recovery Plan for sorting centres
2008Results of Technical Day on Best Practices in Curbside Recycling - December 1, 2008
Journée technique sur les bonnes pratiques de collecte sélective : une occasion d'échange et de réflexion pour les représentants municipaux - (French) - October 30, 2008
Rapport sur la gestion des matières résiduelles au Québec : la collecte sélective privilégiée, la récupération hors foyer priorisée - (French) - 11 juin 2008
Récupération La Récolte : 2008 Awareness Program - (French) - June 11, 2008
Responsibility for financing curbside recycling shared by industry and municipalities : a win-win solution - February 26, 2008
Appointments : Changes to the organization's management - February 20, 2008
2007
Premier versement de plus de 25 M $ aux organismes municipaux québécois pour les services de collecte sélective offerts - (French) - 27 septembre 2007
Soyons partenaires pour favoriser la récupération des matières recyclables à l'extérieur du domicile! - (French) - 27 septembre 2007
Quebec companies unknowingly run up dept - July 4, 2007
Financing curbside recycling : Companies and organizations expected to contribute over $50 million to municipalities - April 16, 2007
Companies to provide an estimated $58.9 million for curbside recycling : It is now official - March 1, 2007
2005 and 2006
Company Consultation Meetings to Take Place in May 2006 - April 26, 2006
Another step towards the development of curbside recycling : More than the current 400,000 can be recycled - February 1, 2006
Appointment President and Vice-President - November 23, 2005
Key Dates - September 1, 2005
Daniel Tremblay : Elected Chair of ÉEQ - August 29, 2005
Éco Entreprises Québec is granted certification - June 15, 2005
Launch of Éco Entreprises Québec's New Web Site and Corporate Image - April 21, 2005
The New Compensation Regime Comes Into Force - March 1, 2005
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