May 29, 2026
Minister Pascale Déry attends the grand opening of a new return site in Repentigny
Press Room
Media representatives wishing to communicate
with Consignaction can contact:
Elisabeth Larocque
514-652-6887
[email protected]
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
Clarification
Where to return
June 18, 2026
Consignaction: Opening of a return site in Lac-Beauport (Capitale-Nationale)
June 16, 2026
Consignaction: Opening of a return site in Sainte-Thérèse (Laurentides)
June 10, 2026
Consignaction: Opening of a return site in Port-Cartier (Côte-Nord)
June 8, 2026
Consignaction: Opening of a return site in Gatineau (Outaouais)
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
