Associations within the agri-food sector are denouncing the Legault authorities’s reform of the selective assortment system, arguing that “the prices far exceed the flexibility of a majority of firms to pay.”
It’s been claimed that this reform has elevated their invoice by between 75 per cent and 350 per cent.
“The monetary and operational shock of this reform is important for all of Quebec. Fairly than simplifying and modernizing the system, it’s strangling numerous companies, a few of that are seeing their prices enhance as much as fourfold in three years,” the assertion reads.
“This unprecedented stress straight threatens their viability, will inevitably affect the value of the grocery basket and even compromises the achievement of the preliminary environmental goals,” it provides.
These associations argue that the federal government wished to behave too rapidly and that it ought to as a substitute have opted for a gradual transition.
“The federal government has imposed in 5 years a change that different jurisdictions unfold over 15 to twenty years,” it was acknowledged.
They’re subsequently requesting that the regulatory framework be amended no later than June 20.
Eight associations joined forces to make this assertion on Monday. These embody the Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec (CTAQ), le Conseil Canadien du commerce de détail (CCCD) et l’Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA).
The reform of the selective assortment system got here into impact on Jan. 1, 2025, and expands the gathering of recyclable supplies to incorporate all containers, packaging, and printed supplies all through Quebec. It additionally makes companies liable for their merchandise from the purpose of sale to their recycling.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews