Éco Entreprises Quebec (ÉEQ), Montreal, has disclosed the first three components of its Innovative Glass Works Plan (IGWP), an initiative announced in 2015 designed to recycle 100 percent of Quebec’s glass.
ÉEQ says it will make investments representing CA$6.7 million “to improve glass recovery and recycling from Quebec's single-stream collection program through the modernization of sorting centers and the development of new market outlets.”
The organization says a strategic partnership has been reached with United Kingdom-based Krysteline Technologies and with Quebec-based Machinex to develop the necessary technology. Machinex is currently the North American distributor for Krysteline Technologies.
The first component of the IGWP involves installing Krysteline Technologies’ glass sorting and cleaning equipment in several sorting centers in order to conduct demonstration projects. ÉEQ says sorting centers in Quebec are invited to apply as demonstration sites by March 14, 2016, through the ÉEQ website.
ÉEQ also is asking Quebec equipment providers to propose equipment to be tested as part of R&D projects. The third component aims to provide financial support to companies marketing new applications or end markets that give a second life to recovered glass.
“The plan announced today delivers on our commitment to help optimize curbside recycling in collaboration with our many government and industry partners,” says Maryse Vermette, ÉEQ president and CEO. “The technologies we are implementing are concrete proof that it is possible to improve the performance of glass recycling in Quebec.”
Pierre Paré, president of Machinex, says, “We are very proud to be part of this technological Quebec–Great Britain alliance, thanks to which we can introduce this innovation in glass sorting, a first in North America. We will provide the selected sorting centers with comprehensive guidance to ensure the success of each demonstration project.”
“The technology that we have developed specifically addresses the challenges of curbside recycling in Quebec, which are similar to those in Great Britain and Australia, where the same technology has been used successfully for several years,” adds Steve Whettingsteel, managing director of Krysteline Technologies.
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