Éco Entreprises Québec mandates Matrec – GFL for the operation of a new sorting centre
by CM Staff
The decision meets an urgent need to compensate for the current operation contract with Complexe Environnemental St-Michel (CESM), which will end in the fall of 2024.
MONTREAL — Following a call for qualification for the construction and operation of a new sorting centre (MRF) for recyclable materials to serve the east end of the island of Montreal, Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) has selected the proposal of Green for Life (Matrec — GFL). The decision meets an urgent need to compensate for the current operation contract with Complexe Environnemental St-Michel (CESM), which will end in the fall of 2024.
In this regard, an agreement in principle was signed on April 28, 2023, pending the signing of a formal contract at the end of summer, 2023. In this perspective, Matrec – GFL is due to begin work in the coming days to start site preparation work and ordering sorting equipment.
ÉEQ says this is a key step in the execution of its mission, as it was named Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), a role which includes that of primary contractor for curbside recycling, last October 24, 2022.
“Less than one month after our designation as PRO for curbside recycling, ÉEQ launched a large-scale call for bidders for the sorting centre in the east end of Montreal. Today, we are announcing the selected agent. With the contractual requirements set for the project, we are confident that this sorting centre will be an example of performance in Quebec, and a source of pride for the population of Montreal,” said Maryse Vermette, President and CEO, Éco Entreprises Québec.
“We are proud to have been selected as the first company to take part in the new era of modernization of the curbside recycling system in Quebec. We are excited to serve the citizens of the east end of Montreal with one of the most modern sorting centres in Canada, in addition to our new state-of-the-art sorting facility for residual materials generated by the construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) sectors. Through this future environmental complex, we are committing also to the Vision 2050 development plan of the city of Montréal-Est and we are convinced that Montreal’s east end will become a hub for the green economy in Canada,” said Yazan Kano, Regional Vice-President, Matrec – GFL.
