The Quebec government plans to revamp how recyclable materials are handled by giving manufacturers in the province more responsibility to make sure what they produce doesn't end up in the trash. We have problems with selling [the materials]," Charette said at a news conference Tuesday at Montreal's recycling centre in Lachine. The government says it will make $30 million available over the next three years to upgrade the province's recycling facilities and support innovative ways to process recycling and reduce reliance on single-use plastics. Since producers are paying into recycling services already, Quebec's environment minister says they should be lending their expertise, too. (Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)Companies working with municipalities and the province's recycling authority, Recyc-Québec, will be able to track how much of their packaging is actually making it through the system instead of being thrown out.

Source: CBC News February 11, 2020 17:48 UTC