October 23, 2026
Consignaction's Packaging Plant: An Environmental Issue That Must Not Be Turned Into a Disinformation Campaign
Press Room
Media representatives who wish to contact Consignaction may reach out to:
Maxime Roy
514-475-1763
mroy@consignaction.ca
Please note that you must obtain prior authorization to visit a return site.
Press releases
October 21, 2026
Producer Contributions: The "QBCRA" / Consignaction Provides an Update on the Financing of the System deposit-refund
October 8, 2026
Project for a glass packaging plant to develop a bottle-to-bottle recycling system in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
September 1, 2026
Modernized Luggage Check-In: Consignaction Accelerates the Rollout of Its Network Throughout Quebec
Where to return
November 2, 2026
Opening of a Consignaction “ return site ” in Belœil (Montérégie)
October 28, 2026
Opening of a Consignaction “ return site ” in Terrebonne (Lanaudière)
October 26, 2026
Opening of a Consignaction Ex return site in the Ville-Marie borough (Montreal)
October 13, 2026
Opening of a Consignaction+ “ return site ” in Quebec City (Capitale-Nationale)
Information documents
- Video presentation of return sites (in French only)
- Informative Video: The Long Life of a Can (French only)
- Diagram – Simplified recycling chain for redeemable beverage containers
- Fact sheet 1 - Key stages in the modernization of deposit-refund in Quebec
- Fact sheet 2 - Phases 1 and 2 - Targeted and non-targeted containers
- Fact sheet 3 - Phases 1 and 2 - Amount of the deposit on redeemable beverage containers
- Fact sheet 4 - Description and features of Consignaction return sites
- Fact sheet 5 - Services, equipment and technologies
- Fact sheet 6 - Grouping of retailers
Useful links
Regulations for the development, implementation and financial support of a system of deposit-refund of certain containers
The regulation on the modernization of the deposit-refund system was originally published in 2022. Subsequently, this regulation was subject to regulatory amendments (2023, 2025), all of which are included in the version published on Légis Québec on May 1, 2026.
Regulatory Changes
Visual bank
Logos
Pictures: Deposit-refund system
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The deposit-refund system(general, plastic, glass and aluminum)
downloadThe deposit-refund system - Display
downloadVisuals of plastic containers
