COVID-19

Impact on containers, packaging and printed matter marketed and recovered via curbside recycling In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the social distancing measures implemented in Quebec as of March 13 have had a significant effect on consumer habits and, in turn, on containers, packaging and printed matter marketed and recovered through curbside recycling. The following […]

Since the beginning of the health crisis, ÉEQ carried out analyses on the impact of COVID-19 on the recycling industry from various aspects. With everyone facing new realities, adapting to change is now constant our day-to-day life. Take a look at the main impacts of COVID-19 on consumer habits in Quebec and Canada. Food products […]

Geneviève Dionne, Director, Ecodesign and Circular Economy Since then, the health crisis has drastically changed consumer habits and the concerns it creates for consumers and companies alike are numerous. What types of behaviours does this create regarding packaging? According to recent data published by the Observatoire de la consommation responsable, more than half of Quebecers […]

Since the beginning of the health crisis, ÉEQ carried out analyses of the impact of COVID-19 on the recycling industry, on packaging ecodesign and on changes in consumer behaviour.  In these challenging times and considering our mission, it was essential for us to make proposals aimed at achieving ambitious environmental goals for recovery and a green and circular growth […]

The recycling industry is not being spared by COVID-19. Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) presents two reports* showing the main impacts of the pandemic on deposit-refund and curbside recycling systems in Québec, Canada, the US and Europe.  Five key findings emerging from the outset: Curbside recycling is an essential service Whereas only trash collection used to […]

Here in Quebec and elsewhere around the world, the ongoing health crisis has disrupted our spending habits. As part of ÉEQ’s annual general assembly held on April 29th, Geneviève Dionne, Director, Ecodesign and Circular Economy, presented an analysis on ecodesign in the age of COVID-19. For consumers and companies alike, the pandemic raises many concerns. […]