Q-2, r. 46.01 - Regulation respecting a system of selective collection of certain residual materials

Section 13 Disposition versions

2022-07-07

13. Producers must in addition, for the purpose of fulfilling their obligations for the development, implementation and financing of a system of selective collection, with respect to the sorting, conditioning and reclamation of residual materials,

(1)  manage residual materials in a way that gives priority to reclamation, with the choice of reclamation processes respecting the following order:

(a)  reuse;

(b)  recycling, with the exception of biological treatment;

(c)  any other form of reclamation by which residual materials are treated for use as a substitute for raw materials;

(d)  energy recovery, subject to the following cases:

i.  a life cycle analysis, complying with the applicable ISO standards and taking into account the perenniality of resources and the externalities of various reclamation methods for recovered materials, that shows that a reclamation method is more advantageous than another in environmental terms;

ii.  the existing technology or the applicable laws and regulations does not allow for the use of a reclamation method in the prescribed order;

(2)  define the places where residual materials may be stored for processing and reclamation;

(3)  promote the local sorting, conditioning and reclamation of residual materials and give priority to, in the following order, maintaining, optimizing and developing players in the value chain in Québec;

(4)  plan measures to facilitate participation by social economy enterprises within the meaning of section 3 of the Social Economy Act (chapter E-1.1.1); and

(5)  sort and condition the residual materials recovered in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Division IV of this Chapter.

O.C. 973-2022, s. 13.

Not in force

In force: 2022-07-07

13. Producers must in addition, for the purpose of fulfilling their obligations for the development, implementation and financing of a system of selective collection, with respect to the sorting, conditioning and reclamation of residual materials,

(1)  manage residual materials in a way that gives priority to reclamation, with the choice of reclamation processes respecting the following order:

(a)  reuse;

(b)  recycling, with the exception of biological treatment;

(c)  any other form of reclamation by which residual materials are treated for use as a substitute for raw materials;

(d)  energy recovery, subject to the following cases:

i.  a life cycle analysis, complying with the applicable ISO standards and taking into account the perenniality of resources and the externalities of various reclamation methods for recovered materials, that shows that a reclamation method is more advantageous than another in environmental terms;

ii.  the existing technology or the applicable laws and regulations does not allow for the use of a reclamation method in the prescribed order;

(2)  define the places where residual materials may be stored for processing and reclamation;

(3)  promote the local sorting, conditioning and reclamation of residual materials and give priority to, in the following order, maintaining, optimizing and developing players in the value chain in Québec;

(4)  plan measures to facilitate participation by social economy enterprises within the meaning of section 3 of the Social Economy Act (chapter E-1.1.1); and

(5)  sort and condition the residual materials recovered in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Division IV of this Chapter.

O.C. 973-2022, s. 13.