ACDC

• The applicant must be a municipal organization, such as a local municipality, regional county municipality (MRC), or intermunicipal board, including those established under specific Quebec laws related to Cree and Naskapi villages and Kativik region.
• Eligible entities include the Metropolitan Community of Montreal and Quebec, mixed economy companies, and recognized Indigenous communities represented by a band council or equivalent organization.
• The application can be submitted individually or jointly, but must be approved and mandated by a resolution from the relevant entity.
• The project must comply with applicable organic material criteria from the Municipal Waste Residual Redistribution Program.
• Organic waste collection must target residential origin and not be mixed with other waste streams processed at a sorting centre for mixed residual materials.
• Projects must be operational by December 31, 2026, and involve new residential collection units initiated no earlier than January 1, 2024.
• The organic materials must be collected, transported, and treated for recycling at authorized facilities under Quebec's environmental laws.
• All waste must be eliminated at sites governed by the Regulation on the Landfilling and Incineration of Residual Materials.
• The applicant must comply with applicable contract management regulations.

Who is eligible?

• Québec municipalities
• Regional County Municipalities (MRC)
• Intermunicipal Boards
• Metropolitan communities of Montreal and Quebec
• Mixed economy companies
• Indigenous communities
• Organizations with a board of directors mostly composed of municipal officials
• Government of the Cree Nation and Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government

Who is not eligible

• Entities that failed to fulfill their obligations under previous financial aids granted by RECYC-QUÉBEC, leading to contract termination within the last two years.
• Entities in default of obligations to any designated ministries or organizations as per the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information.
• Applicants who refused or did not respond satisfactorily to a request for information from RECYC-QUÉBEC within the previous two years.

Eligible expenses

• Costs of acquiring specialized residential containers for the collection of organic materials and kitchen receptacles, including delivery and distribution fees. Acquisition of kitchen receptacles alone is not eligible.
• Costs of acquiring kitchen receptacles for organic materials sorted at the source and collected in colored bags, including delivery and distribution fees.

Eligible geographic areas

• Local municipalities including those under the Cree-Village Act and Naskapi Village Act (RLRQ, c. V-5.1) or the Northern Villages and Kativik Regional Administration Act (RLRQ, c. V-6.1).
• Regional County Municipality (MRC).
• Intermunicipal boards, public bodies, or private legal entities with a board predominantly composed of municipal representatives.
• Kativik Regional Administration.
• Government of the Cree Nation and the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government.
• Montreal and Quebec Metropolitan Communities.
• Mixed economy companies.
• Recognized Indigenous communities represented by a band council or tribal councils, or any Indigenous organization constituted of band councils.

• The available funding for Volet 4 originates from the sums not awarded under the first three parts of the program.
• A final financial aid disbursement is made in a single transaction upon submission of a complete final report.
• Reimbursement of granted financial aid may be demanded by RECYC-QUÉBEC if the project is deemed not to serve the public interest.
• The program ACDC and the PTMOBC are mutually exclusive; a territory cannot be funded by both for the same area.
• The effective date of costs begins January 1, 2024, and expenditures must be made by September 30, 2025, to be eligible.
• Beneficiaries are exempt from obtaining a "mise en œuvre" recognition level from the "ICI ON RECYCLE +" program.
• All documents submitted must be in French, following RECYC-QUÉBEC's language policy.
• An acknowledgment of receipt is issued within five business days for a complete application.
• In case of cost overestimation, RECYC-QUÉBEC reserves the right to adjust financial aid downward, aligning with actual project costs.