In September 2019, Consignaction launched an advertising campaign to encourage companies to install boxes for collecting redeemable containers the workplace. Companies responded enthusiastically to the call, and 15,000 new deposit-refund boxes deposit-refund installed.

"People no longer tolerate seeing recoverable materials going to landfill. They install deposit-refund boxes, and we assure them that 100% of returned containers are recycled," notes Normand Bisson, President of Boissons Gazeuses Environnement.

Consignaction's Facebook page has been flooded with positive comments from business owners, such as this one from Nancy Lebrun: " I am really proud of this initiative. It's really easy to recycle. All you have to do is change a few small habits and it's done. If we want a beautiful planet, we have to make a little effort."

The aim of the current campaign, which runs until the end of October, is to encourage companies to recover more, as only 50% of redeemable containers consumed outside the home are recovered, whereas around 90% of containers consumed at home are.

"When deposit-refund boxes are made available to company staff, it becomes much easier to return one's container and good habits are developed," adds Frédérick St-Onge, Director of Operations at Boissons Gazuses Environnement (BGE). Boissons Gazeuses Environnement (BGE).

To obtain deposit-refund boxes deposit-refund your workplace, simply call 1 877 CANETTE or visit the Consignaction website at consignaction.ca