May 29, 2026
Press Room
Media representatives wishing to communicate
with Consignaction can contact:
Elisabeth Larocque
514-652-6887
elisabeth.larocque@imperiumstrategies.ca
Please note that you must obtain prior authorization to visit a return site.
Press releases
April 22, 2026
Consignaction welcomes the appointment of Pascale Déry as Minister of the Environment
March 1, 2026
One year after expanding to include plastic, the deposit-refund system is firmly established in Quebec
December 31, 2025
2025 year-end review: a rapidly expanding Consignaction network driven by citizen participation
Where to return
June 29, 2026
Consignaction: Opening of a return site in Huntingdon (Montérégie)
June 26, 2026
Consignaction: Opening of a return site in Saint-Constant (Montérégie)
June 23, 2026
Consignaction: Opening of a return site in Rawdon (Lanaudière)
June 23, 2026
Consignaction: Opening of a return site in Saint-Lazare (Montérégie)
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
The deposit-refund system modernization
Official Gazette of Quebec
Visual bank
Logos
Pictures: Deposit-refund system
download
The deposit-refund system(general, plastic, glass and aluminum)
downloadThe deposit-refund system - Display
downloadVisuals of plastic containers