Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 2
- Open Date : January 30, 2020
- Closing date : February 28, 2025
Overview
The Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 2 grant supports projects aiming to reuse, condition, or recycle beverage containers in Quebec with a focus on the circular economy. Eligible activities can receive a maximum funding amount of $2,000,000, covering up to 70% of admissible expenses.
At a glance
Funding available
- Reduce environmental footprint
- Develop workforce skills
- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Open Date : January 30, 2020
- Closing date : February 28, 2025
Eligible candidates
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Quebec City
- Quebec
- Financial cooperative
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
- For-profit business
- Sole proprietorship
- Social economy enterprise
- Non-financial cooperative
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- All groups
- Environment
- Economic, Social and Community Development
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
- All structures
- Provincial
Next Steps
Activities funded
This grant supports projects that enhance the recycling ecosystem for beverage containers in Quebec. The eligible activities focus on developing infrastructure and improving processes to encourage reemployment, conditioning, and recycling within the circular economy framework.
- Optimization, expansion, or establishment of structured reemployment networks for beverage containers.
- Starting new facilities dedicated to the recycling or conditioning of beverage containers.
- Increasing the processing capacity of existing facilities handling beverage containers.
- Improving the quality of materials produced by existing facilities to better align with buyer needs.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
The eligibility for the "Programme de soutien au développement du réemploi et du recyclage des contenants de boissons au Québec" is specifically defined for entities involved in the reuse, conditioning, or recycling of beverage containers. Applicants must meet the following criteria:1. Business Type: Any company or organization that conducts or plans to conduct the reuse, conditioning, or recycling of beverage containers.2. Legal Status: Applicants must be legally constituted and have a business presence in Québec.3. Exclusions: Projects mainly involving materials from outside Québec, initiating new return points, or solely acquiring certain types of equipment (e.g., compactors or automated recovery machines) are not eligible.4. Prior RECYC-QUÉBEC Support: Organizations with previously funded projects by RECYC-QUÉBEC are eligible to apply again, but duplicate funding for the same project from other RECYC-QUÉBEC programs are not allowed.5. Compliance with Public Contracts: Applicants and their partners or subcontractors must not be listed in the Registre des entreprises non admissibles aux contrats publics (RENA).
Who is not eligible
This grant primarily targets projects focused on the reuse, conditioning, and recycling of beverage containers in Quebec. There are specific restrictions on the types of projects that are eligible, which in turn define who cannot apply based on their project's focus.
- Projects that mainly involve materials sourced from outside Quebec.
- Projects aimed at establishing a new return point for beverage containers.
- Projects that do not primarily concern the reuse, conditioning, or recycling of beverage containers.
- Projects focused on acquiring compaction or automated recovery equipment.
- Projects that are deemed eligible for another RECYC-QUÉBEC program.
- Projects solely dedicated to purchasing equipment for manufacturing products, even if made from recycled content.
- Projects that aim only to set up a system for collecting or transporting beverage containers.
Eligible expenses
The grant covers specific expenses directly related to the implementation and success of projects aimed at reuse, conditioning, or recycling of beverage containers.
- Labour costs (salaries) directly involved in project planning and implementation, not exceeding 25% of total eligible expenses.
- Purchase of equipment for reuse, conditioning, or recycling that directly relates to the project.
- Costs related to specialised subcontractors directly involved in the project (e.g., specialized analysis work, installation of equipment related to the project).
- Construction or modification costs to the building where the project is planned, if necessary for the project, not exceeding 25% of eligible expenses.
- Any other expense deemed relevant by RECYC-QUÉBEC for the project.
Eligible geographic areas
This grant targets companies local to the province due to the specific recycling and reemployment requirements of the program. The eligible projects must be executed within Quebec to qualify for the program's benefits.
- Quebec, Canada
Additional information
Here are additional relevant details for this grant:
- All applicants must be attested to the "ICI On Recycle +" program, which is an eco-condition required for the final disbursement of the financial aid.
- The program will remain open for applications until the available funds are exhausted or until February 28, 2025, whichever comes first.
- Projects are evaluated individually based on their alignment with the program objectives rather than being compared with each other.
- An indicative evaluation timeline is 20 working days post initial submission review.
- RECYC-QUÉBEC reserves the right to adapt the program by issuing a request for proposals if this aligns better with the available budget and objectives.