For every product recycled, RECYC-QUÉBEC provides financial assistance to reduce processing costs.
Financial assistance in 2021 and 2022 is as follows:
$40 per category 1 product as defined in the regulations.
$6 per category 3 product as defined in the regulations.
$11 per category 4 product as defined in the regulations.
By financing part of the processing costs, this financial assistance reduces program costs and contributes to limiting the impact of ecofees on consumers.
Starting in 2023, financial assistance will be multiplied by the effective recovery rate and a declining reimbursement rate.
For example, the reimbursement rate for 2023 is 90%. Therefore, if the recovery rate at that time is 25%, the financial assistance obtained for the recycling of a category 1 product would be $9 (i.e., $40 x 90% x 25% = $9).
Financial assistance does come with certain accountability requirements and requires that the ecofees included in retail prices remain invisible to consumers.