COVID-19

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 The recycling industry crisis, the scale of environmental issues and the dramatic increase in public pressure over the past few years have all pushed companies to take action regarding their packaging. The issues generated a plethora of eco-responsible practices and initiatives, particularly for everyday consumer goods such as […]

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. […]

Montreal, April 30, 2020 – Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ), the non-profit organization representing thousands of companies in their responsibilities to finance the collection and sorting of recycling bin contents, held, on April 29, its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in online format, with about fifty companies taking part remotely. During the meeting, Mr. Denis Brisebois, Chairman […]

While Quebec is “put on pause”, ÉEQ is striving to support its stakeholders who continue working to maintain the essential service that is curbside recycling. Here is an overview of the four major projects ÉEQ is working on throughout the COVID-19 crisis. 1- A strategic watch of impacts of the pandemic on deposit and curbside […]