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AVIS ATTENTION - Ville de Percé
AVIS ATTENTION - Ville de Percé
OVERVIEW AND COSTS
 What were the defined objectives?
                                                                                                               u
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      Bury less than 550 kg of waste/inhabitant

      Recover at least 70% of recyclable materials
                                                                                                            KNOW                       a r ticipa
                                                                                                                                                   tion
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                                                                                                                      f fo r t s and       yo u r taxe
                                                                                                                   e               ct on
                                                                                                            Your
 3    Reduce the quantity of buried CRD residues by 35%
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                                                                                                                    :  $   3 00 / d       5 0 / do
                                                                                                                                                    or
                                                                                                             20 1 0               to $  2
     Our 2017 Overview                                    On the RITMRG logo, the 4 sectors are shown            1 8  :   $ 230
                                                                                                              20
                                                          by the leaves. Green for landfilling, blue for
                                                          recycling, yellow for the eco-centers and brown
                                                          for composting.
The materials generated on our territory are directed
to 4 sectors: Composting, recycling, eco-centers and
landfilling.
In 2017, we were still sending 40% of our materials to
landfill, but only 22% of them were real trash.             How much does it cost?
                                                                                                            Since 2009, the management of
                                                                                                            residual material is a priority on the
                                                                                                            territory

                                                                                                            We create 19 000 tons of
                                                                                                            materials/year → Increase of 1%/year

                                                                                                            We divert 60% of our landfilling
                                                                                                            materials → Improvement!

                *STS: Septic tank sludge

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COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION
Collection Schedule                                                                   What is the purpose of chips on my bins?

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                   Every two weeks,                TT

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                   all year                     As of January 1,
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                                                                     Remind
                                               2019, the painted
                                               bins will no longer
                                                  be emptied.

                                                                        You can use a big yard
                 Summer: Each week                                      waste paper bag to
                 Autumn: Every two weeks                                avoid the materials
                 Winter: every three weeks                              sticking to your
                                                                        brown bin.

 How to place my bin down the road?                                                   What to do if my bin is broken or if it
                                                                                      has not been picked up?
                                                                                                                                         Chips are used to:
        1 feet           1 feet       1 feet                                                                                                   • Indicate us at what point of
                                                                                                                                                 its round the truck is at
                                                                                                  • Call us AS SOON AS you notice
                                                                                                  the damage or omission.
                                                                                                                                               • Calculate the participation rate
                                                            WEATHER ALERT                         Together, we will find a solution!             to the right collections
                                                                Please note that                  RITMRG : (418) 385-4200
                                                            in the event of a major                                                            • Identify the areas where to
                                                          snowstorm, the collection
                                                                could be moved                                                                   promote awareness
                                                                to the next day.
                                                                                                            You often forget to place
                                     ction                                                                                                            u
                    day before colle
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                                                                                                            your bin down the road?
     Bin placed the                                                                                     Memento sends you a FREE
                                                                                                                                                        ?            ?
                                                                                                                                                   KNOW
                                                                                                        text message to remind you
                       the house
     Wheels facing                                                                                        to get your bin out the day
                                          ing
                         ed beside or go                                                                            before collection!
     No material plac                                                                                                                                                               ercé,
     above the bin
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                                       your bin? Follow this advice!                             For the brown bins, please call us!
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RECYCLING
 What is the purpose of                                                                                         What goes into the blue bin?
 the blue bin?
                                                                                                                                                    Slightly rinse                                                   Remove the flyers
 The blue bin was set up to recycle                                                                                                                   and drain                                                      from their plastic
                                                                                                                   Paper / Cardboard                                                                                       bag
 CONTAINERS, PACKAGING, PRINTS from our consumer goods
 if they are made of PAPER, CARDBOARD, PLASTICS, GLASS                                                           Undo the
                                                                                                                  boxes
 and METAL.

 So, I cannot put a plastic toy or a shirt in
 the blue bin because these are not containers,                                                                      Plastics Flexible                                                       Plastics Rigid
 packaging or prints?

                                                                                                                 Put all bags made of                                       Drained                   This symbol is used
                                                                                                                                                                                                      to identify the recyclable
                                                                   That’s right!                                   flexible plastics
                                                                                                                        together                                                                      plastics
 What does NOT
 go into the blue bin?                                                                                                    How can I recognize                                                          No
                                                                                                                          flexible plastics?                                                           not recyclable

                                                                                                                                If it elongates, it is                                                Only the #6 is
                                                                                                                                recyclable!                                                           NOT recyclable

                                               Organic materials                            Diapers

            Textiles                                                                                                            Glass                                                               Metal
                                                                                                                                                                              Yes: same thing for
                                                                                                             Bottle and                 See the month of                     aluminum plates and
                                                                                                                                                                                     paper!
                                                 Straw          Coffee stirrer      Styrofoam      Plastic   Mason jar                  August for more details
                                                                                                 tableware
                                                                                                                                        on the recycling of glass
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                u
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Did yo
   VHS   Pack of chewing gum   Laminated bag             Plastics                 or without
                                                                                                             How can I know what to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ??
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 KNOW
                        Chip bags
                                                                                                             do with a material that is
                                                                                                                                                                        er
  Multi-material objects
                                                                                                             not mentioned here?                                 Remind                                                   re
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                                                 Syringes] Riffle bullets    Dead animals                                                                            It is true that cardboard       recyc
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                                                              Others                                           application from RECYC-QUÉBEC!                                                        4,0
                                                                                                                                                                                                             year                   62%
                                                                                                                                                                     compostable, but it is           each                            papers and
                                                                                                               (in French only)                                      more profitable to                                    12%         cardboard
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ....
                                                                                                               Or call the RITMRG!                                   recycle them! We should                Glass
                                                                                                                                                                      not be neglecting our                                10%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ic...
                                                                                                                                                                      blue bin.                              Plast               8%
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ECO-CENTER
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                                                   Waste Eic Equipment                              o u s e h old HazW)
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                                                  Electro (WEEE)                                        Waste (H
       Metal
                All pieces of ferrous or                                                                                                 • Batteries
                non-ferrous metal                                                                                                        • Fluorescents and compact fluorescent light bulbs
                                                                                                                                         • Paints and oils
                                                                                                                                         • Fertilizers and pesticides
                                                                                                                                         • Cleaning and scrubbing products

                                                                                                            Used oils    →       → Conditioning → New lubricating oil
                                                           • Televisions

                Sold to a recycling
                                                           • Computers, keyboards, screens
                                                           • Printers
                                                                                                            Paints   →              → Manufacturing of recycled paint
                waste handler                              • Cellphones, cables, chargers, etc.
                                                                                                                ATTENTION
        aste                                                                                                HHWs are accepted for free but to avoid impacts on health and environment,
 Bulky W                                                     EPRA-Québec is responsible for the
                                                                                                            we must:
                                                             recovery of your devices’
                                                             components                                     • Keep residues in the ORIGINAL and airtight containers
                                                                                                            • NOT transfer products at the Eco-Center
                                                                                                            • NOT throw the HHWs in the garbage
                                                      Wood                                                                                                      ovation
                                                                                                                                                      tion, Ren
                                                            • Branches
                                                                                                                                              Construc molition (CRD)
                                                            • Lumber
                                                                                                  Tires                                         and De esidues
                                                            • Sound wood (pallets, untreated)                                                         R
                                                            • Non-sound wood                              With or without rims
       • Electrical appliances                                (painted, stained, treated)                 Maximum of 48 inches
       • Tubs, sinks, toilets                                                                             in diameter
       • Mattresses, bedsprings, furniture
       • Water heater, windows, etc.
           • Dismantled to recover metal
             and wood
           • Reused                                                                                                                                   Gypsum = Agricultural liming or others
           • Last resort = Engineered landfill                                                                                                        Seeking new outlets:
                                                            • Branches and sound wood =                                                               • Vinyl siding (clapboard)
                                                              Wood chips for composting                       • Remoulded: Remoulded tires            • Aggregates (concrete, stone, brick,
                                                            • Non-sound wood =
       u                                                                                                      • Recycled:                               asphalt, etc.)
Did yo                                                        Ground with asphalt shingle =
               ??
                                                                                                                Stable mat, mudguard, speed           • Insulation

    KNOW
                                                            Covering material at the                            bump, etc.
                                                            engineered landfill    As
                                                                                   Ship                       • Recovered:
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                     ENVIRONNEMENT
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BULKY WASTE
What is a bulky waste?                               Characteristics to respect                What to put down the road for this collection?
                                                     Length:
                                                     Maximum 2,4 meters (8 ft)
         An object we want to get rid of             Volume:
         but that cannot be picked up                Maximum 3 m3                                      Bulky Waste
         during the regular collection due           Weight:                                           • Electrical, eating and cooling appliances;
         to its size and that can be recovered.      Maximum 150 kg (300 lbs)                          • Tubs, sinks, toilets, furniture, mattresses, bedsprings;
                                                                                                       • Toys, bicycles, carpet and flooring;
                                                                                                       • Water heater and tank;
What is the purpose of this collection?                                                                • Ferrous or non-ferrous metals          Maximum 150 kg
                                                         Preferable to the Eco-Center or
                                                         HHW days in order to prevent the              Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
         Even if all materials accepted in this          environmental degradation and                 TVs, computers and peripherals,
         collection can be brought to the                preserve your confidential data.              display device, printers and desktop devices,
         Eco-Center all year long, this collection       Complete list at pages 12 and 26.             cellphones, audio and video systems, etc.
         is offered to facilitate the disposal of
         materials by the citizens.                                                                    Wood pallets, doors, windows, BBQ (no bottle),
                                                                                                       pool components, styrofoam

          IMPORTANT                                             s that
                                                         Number!                                       Tires
          This collection is for the                     counts                                        With or without rims, smaller than 48 in
                                                                                      f
          RESIDENTIAL SECTOR ONLY                                              tons o     en
                                                                01 8 , it is 71 at have be é           Recyclable materials (grouped or in a transparent bag)
                                                            In 2 waste th her-Perc n.
                                                             bulky red in Roc is collectio
                                                                   e               h
Before the bulky waste collection, make                      recov hanks to t                          Green Residues
                                                                    t
sure your materials are:                                      RCM                                      Branches (max. 1 meter [3 feet], tied, max. 25 kg)
                                                                                                       Leaves and lawn (in transparent bags or other than
                                                                                                       black or green)

                                          your
                        24 hours before
       Out maximum                                                                             Rejected Materials
       collection day
       Easy to access
                         (not behind   a ditch)                                                       Garbage bags, recyclable
        In your driveway                                                                                                                        Car hulks
                                                                                                      or compostable materials
                                                     road
                                   (6,5 ft) from the
                    um of 2 meters                                                                    Construction, renovation                  Animal remains
        At a maxim
                                                                                                      and demolition (CRD) materials
                        metals and   the rest                                                                                                   Household Hazardous
        Separate tires,                                                                                                                         Waste (HHW)
                                                                                                      Logs, stumps

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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) and Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
      What do they have in common?                                                                      How should I dispose of them?                                                          ATTENTION
                                                                                                                                                                                        To prevent the degradation of the
                                                                                                                                                                                        environment and preserve your
      Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)                                                           1    Preferred Choice: The Eco-Center                                  confidential data, let your WEEE down
      and Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) can contaminate                                                                                                                               the road for the shortest time possible.
      the environment or cause health problems if they are not                                                  2     WEEE + HHW: HHW Days
      properly managed. They also have a great recovery potential,
      that needs to be increased.
                                                                                                                3     WEEE: Bulky waste collection                                                            WEEE
                                            HHW                                                                                                                                WEEEs must be treated with precautions since
                                                                                                                                                                               they contain:

                                                                                                                                                                                          Hg         Pb                  Au      Ag          Nd           Dy
                                                                                                                                                                                               Hg
                                                                                                                                                                                       Mercury       Lead                Gold    Silver   Neodymium Dysprosium

                                                                                                                  u
   Toxic, flammable, explosives, corrosive products or products
                                                                                                      Did yo
                                                                                                                    ?                                                                                                      Rare                   Rare
                                                                                                               KNOW
   that contain heavy metals                                                                                                                                                                   TOXIC                      metals                  earth
                                                                                                                                                                llets
             In nature: contamination                                                                                                          p u t  on pa
                                                                                                                                      t be
                                                                                                                              ll firs             d the
                                                                                                                                                             n                                                                   They can be recycled
                                                                                                                    Es wi
                                                                                                                                                                                      Plastic, glass, steel
             In sewers:                                                                                       W E E
                                                                                                                                 C e n ter an            c  a re of                                                             to avoid the depletion
                                                                                                                        Eco    -                take
                   Detrimental to the operation of wastewater                                                        e                      l l                     d
                                                                                                              at t h               ec   w i                  redite                                                                       of resources!
                   treatment plants                                                                                P E - Québ            o    t h e acc                          Can be recycled
                                                                                                               AR                  em t
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             In the trash:                                                                                     send                   nts.                     chase
                    • Risks for the health and security of garbage                                                   y c l i n g pla            w i t h pur           EEs
                                                                                                                rec                     es                      of WE
                      collectors                                                                                                Ecofe                  cl i n g                                       Accepted Products
                                                                                                                                                     y
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                    • Potential soil phreatic groundwater                                                                         ce th
                                                                                                                       Finan
                      contamination
   Accepted Products                                                                                                                                                 Display device      Telephone       Computers          Printers and            Audio and
                                                                                                                                                                                                       and peripherals     desktop devices        video systems

                                                                                                                                                                                                      s that
                                                                                                                                                                                               Number
   Paint    Solvent   Aerosol Fluorescents and Antifreeze   Propane   Car battery   Batteries   Used oils                                                                                      Counts                               rcé
                             compact fluorescent              tank                              and filters
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       R o cher-Pe rt close
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    in       to dive
Bring them back to                light bulbs                                                                         Can be recycled
                                                                                                                                                                                                           enters                       ns of
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Eco-C ave allowed s and 29 to 2017.
   the drugstore
                                                                                                                         or valued
                                       Must be treated to reduce their
                                       dangerousness, then eliminated                                                                                                                                RCM hons of HHW ndfill site in
                                                                                                                                                                                                      to 20 t s f rom the la
                                                                                                                                                                                                       WEEE
      Medications     Pesticides

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COMPOSTING – At Home
     Accepted and Rejected Materials
     in the Brown Bin                                                                                   How to proceed at home?                                          Brown Bin Origami
                                                                                                                                                                                                   B

   What goes into the                                                                                                                                                1
   brown bin?                                                                                     1     Have your counter bin within reach                                                     A
                                                                                                                                                                                                   B
                                                                                                                                                                                                       C

                                                                                                        and double it with some newspaper or a                                    B
                                                                                                        paper bag                                                                     A        C       A
        Organic materials! Everything that                                                                                                                           2                     C
        comes from living organisms such as
        plants and animals.
                                                                                                  2     Transfer the content of your counter bin in
                                                                       Put in the recycling             your brown bin, alternating with                                     C             A
                                                                             if clean!
                                                                                                        dry materials                                                    3            B

                                                                                                 Trick of the Lasagna What are
       FOOD                    GREEN RESIDUES                         OTHERS                                                        “dry materials”?
        • Leftovers         • Branches (Max. 1 inch in diameter)    Soiled papers and
                                                                                                                  WET MATERIALS
     • Coffee and tea             • Leaves, grass, hay, etc.            cardboard
(grounds, filters and bags)                                   (put in the recycling if clean!)
                                                                                                                                      Dead leaves, branches,
                                                                                                                                                                                 +                 +
                                                                                                                  DRY MATERIALS
                                                                       Animal litter                                                  dry grass, newspaper,
                                                                                                                 WET MATERIALS
                                                                 (including excrement)                                                cardboard, etc. Stock up
                                                                     Sand and earth                             DRY MATERIALS         on these materials to      Counter             Newspaper                Organic
             Dust and hair
                                                        See page 26 for a complete list                         WET MATERIALS         make sure you have them      bin                                        material
             Ashes                                                                                                                    all year long!
                                                                                                               DRY MATERIALS
             Textiles
             Household Hazardous                     So, what DOES NOT GO
             Waste (HHW)                             into the brown bin?                                                                                                     In the summer, put it down the road
                                                                                                        Put your bin down
             Diapers
             Cigarette butts
                                                                                                  3     the road
                                                                                                                                                                             EVERY week to avoid smelling and
                                                             No glass, no plastic,                                                                                           maggot problems!
             Ceramics                                                                                                                                                        In the winter, only put it down the
                                                             no metal! But also...                     Follow the instructions on
             Dead animals                                                                             page 4 (month of February)
                                                                                                                                                                             road when needed

                                                                 A problem? A solution!                                                                                                   How to prevent materials
         u
  Did yo                                                                                                                                                                                  from freezing and sticking
                      ?
         KNOW
                                                                                                                                                                                          at the bottom of the bin
                                                                                                      How to avoid maggots                                                                during winter?
                                     %                                                                and flies?
                               n 40
                 m o re tha         a rded                                                                                                                                                     Try the “antifreeze” trick!
             17,               disc
       In 20           ri al s
                mate             the                                                                   Prevent flies from laying eggs on meat
        of the itizens of               ould                                                           and fish by wrapping them in newspaper.                                   over the bottom of the bin with
        by t h e c
                           é  R C M sh                                                                 This is called the “papillote” trick! You can
                       rc                .                                                                                                                                       dry materials and use a “yard
                er-Pe             osted
         Roch         n  c omp                                                                         also keep them in the freezer until the
                                                                                                                                                                                 waste paper bag” + avoid putting
                 be e                                                                                  day of collection.
          have                                                                                                                                                                   liquids in the mix!

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RECYCLING OF GLASS
 From the local blue bin, sorted here, converted here and reused here!

               H O W D O E S IT
                             WORK ?
                                                                                                                      We convert until
                                                                                                                     5 tons of glass / day
                                                                                                                                                               5
                                                                                                                               4
                                                                                                3
                                                                    2
                            1

                                                                                                                                                                                   to use
                                                                                                                                     To be converte
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                                                    ises Québec                                                        ss                       ulate, 99%      it for your own pro
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                                                                                                       implosion line…                        does not cut!
 500 tons of glass / year                                                   Grande-Rivière                                     pure and that
                                    You recycle your
                                    glass containers…                      Recycling Plant...
                                                                                                                                                                            Our Achievements
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COMPOSTING SITE
      Once my brown bin is emptied,                                                          What are the steps of the
      where are the materials going?                                                         composting process?

                                                                                                                                   u
                                                                                                                            Did yo
                              At the Chandler composting site,
                              through a box system that allows to
                                                                                                                                               ?
                                                                                                                                  KNOW
                                                                                     Organic materials are discharged
                              never travel empty.                                    on a platform and employees
                                                                                 1   remove the contaminants,                                                     here
                                                                                                                                                t in g  site, w the
                                                                                     plastic, glass, metal, etc.                            os                   ow
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                                                                                 2   wood chips are added.                          n  o  f Gas
                                                                                                                                                   pé).
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                                                                                     to remove impurities and then
       Instead                                                                   5   we send samples for laboratory
       choose                                                                                                            Why cannot I get free
    newspaper or    Numbers ts                                                       analysis to ensure its quality.
                                                                                                                         compost? I have worked
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                        to divert          ll!
                           o m th e landfi                                           hardware stores on the territory.             lower the operating costs
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                                                                                                on the programming.                       In 201 Rocher-Pe he blue bin
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                                                                                                   In 2018, the Grande-Rivière
                                                                                                 recycling center has welcomed
                                                                                                     nearly 500 students and
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                                                                                                                                       Did yo
                                                                  OCTOBER 19-27, 2019            visitors during its open houses!
                                                                                                                                                       ?
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                                                                                              Enhance a material with a chemical
                                                                                                                                        appoint
   Refuse disposable             Reuse an object             Treat a material to
                                                                                              or physical transformation e.g.:
   objects and reduce            several times or            reintroduce it in a
                                                                                                  • Crush the wood to re-introduced
   consumption                   transform it for            manufacturing

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                                                                                                    it into the composting process
                                 another usage               process
                                                                                                  • Compost the organic residues

          At the Store             During my Outings                    At Home                     TO consUMEDifferently
       I bring my reusable        I have with me at all times:     I refuse flyers with the                       I buy second hand and I give my objects that
       bags!                          A container                  sticker:                                       are STILL USABLE to a donation center or
                                                                                                                  organization who need them
       I prioritize unpackaged        Utensils
       items or items with            A reusable mug                                                              I buy sustainable and repairable products
       recycled packaging.

                                                                                                                  I learn to repair my objects

                                                                                                                  I share my tools with my close relatives

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OUR IMPACT
 The Residual Materials Lifetime
                                                                                                           Plastic is often found in the ocean
                                                                                                           where it breaks into small particles
               When we throw a waste in nature,                                                            that can then be swallowed by fishes
               it does not disappear right away!                                                           and finish in our plates! Moreover,
                                                                                                           sea currents form what we can call
                                                                                                           “plastic continents”                                                     Tires
  Fruit skin                                                                          Aluminum                                                                                     NEVER...
                                                                                         can                                                        Styrofoam
  Tissue                            Chewing       Wooden                                                                                           Plastic bottle
                                      gum          board

  3 months     1 year                5 years      15 years                200 years                500 years                                        1000 years             4000 years

                                                                                                  450
                                                                                                 years

                        Newspaper                Cigarette
                                                   butt
                   Woollen                                                                       Plastic
                   stocking                                                                       bag                                                                       Glass bottle

                                In the world, 137,000 cigarette butts
                                are thrown away every second!
                                                                                 YOU can make a
                                A cigarette butt thrown to the ground
                                corresponds to...
                                                                                 difference by
                                         • 4,000 chemicals released to           disposing of your
                                           the environment
                                         • 500 liters of polluted water
                                                                                 materials at the                               Benefits for the Region
                                                                                 right places
 And what if we had recycled them...                                                                                            Disposing of organic materials in the brown bin is…
                                                                                                                                      • Supporting five jobs at the composting site
                                                                                                                                        of Chandler.
                                                                                                                                      • Giving a second life to the materials by
           670 X           =                   1000 x        =              450 x      =              27 x         =                    generating great quality compost.

                                                                                                                                Disposing of recyclable materials in the blue bin is…
                                                                                                                                         • Supporting sixteen jobs at the recycling center
                                                                                                                                           of Grande-Rivière.
                                                                                                                                         • Giving a second life to the materials by
                                                                                                                                           producing new recycled products.

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LANDFILLING
                                                                                                                                    What is a « real trash ?»

    What is an engineered landfill?                                                 What do we bury?                                  It is a material that cannot be
                                                                                                                                      recycled, composted or
                                                                                                                                      recovered at the Eco-Center.
                                                                                                                                      The more we reduce landfilling,
      An engineered landfill is a series of sealed cells that we fill               A characterization study done in 2015 has         the more we reduce costs.
      with our waste. Once the capacity is reached, we                              shown that only 22% of buried materials
      permanently close these cells with an airtight “hat.”                         coming from the Rocher-Percé RCM are real
                                                                                    waste. The vast majority of what is buried
      • Waste Water (leachates): Waste water                                        should have rather been disposed in the
        are treated and then tests are performed                                    brown bin, the blue bin or at the Eco-Center.
        (26 parameters imposed by the ministry)
        before being discharged into the river

      • Biogas (methane [CH4] and carbon dioxide [CO2]):
        Gas generated at the time of the decomposition of the                        Throughout the Years...
        buried materials are flared. This way, we greatly reduce their
        impact on climate changes.

                                                                                       Since 2014, there has been a notable
                                                                                       decrease of buried materials coming from
                                                                                       the residential sector thanks, notably,
        s                                                                              to the participation to composting and
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   of CO2 ctive is of 8                                                                                                                  • Paper wrappings are recyclable,
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    the ob                                                                                                                                 but not those in plastic.

                                                                         to twice                                                         • Natural Christmas trees
                                                             g  costs up
                                              Lan d fi ll in            ting and                                                            support local businesses and
                                                        h  a n  compos                                                                      can be recovered at the
                                              mo  re  t                to sort!
                                                  y cli n  g . It pays                                                                      Eco-Center!
                                               rec
                                                                                                                                          • Leftovers from the holiday
                                                                                                                                            feast can also be composted!

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application from RECYC-QUÉBEC!
(in French only)
Or call the RITMRG!

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