The Ministry of the Environment opens an administrative enquiry into Consignaction [Video]

The Ministry of the Environment launched an administrative investigation into Consignaction, the organization that oversees the implementation of the bottle deposit reform.

The minister for the environment made the announcement at noon on Thursday during a discussion with journalists at the National Assembly.

Benoit Charette explained that over the past few weeks, the government had made “several information requests” to Consignaction and its operator, the Association québécoise de récupération des contenants de boissons (OQRCB), and that “unfortunately,” the ministry had not received “appropriate follow-up.”

The Minister cited “the speed of deployment and certain elements brought to our attention” to justify the decision to launch an administrative enquiry.

“There are many delays, and we are a long way from achieving our goal as we speak,” said Charette, referring to the reform of the deposit system, one of the objectives of which was to include plastic, glass, cardboard and multi-layer containers by …