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Q-2, r. 46.01 - Regulation respecting a system of selective collection of certain residual materials
Section 73
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73. A management body designated pursuant to section 30 is required to achieve the recovery rates specified in this section from the residual materials generated by containers, packaging and printed matter referred to in sections 4 to 6, 8 and 9.
The rates specified in this section are determined by type of material.
The minimum rates to be achieved beginning in the year 2027 are as follows:
| Type of material | Minimum annual recovery rate to be achieved beginning in year 2027 |
| 1- Cardboard | 85%, increased to 90% after 5 years |
| 2- Printed matter, containers and packaging made of fibres other than cardboard | 80%, increased to 85% after 5 years |
| 3- Rigid plastics of the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) type | 80%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 90% |
| 4- Rigid plastics of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) type | 80%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 90% |
| 5- Other rigid plastics | 75%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 85% |
| 6- Flexible plastics | 50%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 85% |
| 7- Glass | 70%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 85% |
| 8- Metals other than aluminum | 75%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 90% |
| 9- Aluminum | 55%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 80% |
In force: 2022-07-07
73. A management body designated pursuant to section 30 is required to achieve the recovery rates specified in this section from the residual materials generated by containers, packaging and printed matter referred to in sections 4 to 6, 8 and 9.
The rates specified in this section are determined by type of material.
The minimum rates to be achieved beginning in the year 2027 are as follows:
| Type of material | Minimum annual recovery rate to be achieved beginning in year 2027 |
| 1- Cardboard | 85%, increased to 90% after 5 years |
| 2- Printed matter, containers and packaging made of fibres other than cardboard | 80%, increased to 85% after 5 years |
| 3- Rigid plastics of the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) type | 80%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 90% |
| 4- Rigid plastics of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) type | 80%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 90% |
| 5- Other rigid plastics | 75%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 85% |
| 6- Flexible plastics | 50%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 85% |
| 7- Glass | 70%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 85% |
| 8- Metals other than aluminum | 75%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 90% |
| 9- Aluminum | 55%, increased by 5% every 5 years until the rate reaches 80% |
