Saint-Étienne-des-Grès (Quebec), August 27th 2024 - The government of Canada and the government of Quebec have announced $26,448,693 in joint financial assistance to support Énercycle, the Régie de gestion des matières résiduelles de la Mauricie, for its project to develop a new organic waste recovery centre using biomethanization and composting. In addition to diverting approximately 35,000 tonnes of organic matter from disposal per year, this project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3,286 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
This was announced today by the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Sean Fraser, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, the Minister of Environment, Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks and Minister responsible for the Laurentides region, Benoit Charrette, and the Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for the Mauricie region, the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region and the Nord-du-Québec region and Member of the National Assembly for Trois-Rivières, Jean-Boulet.
The Member of the National Assembly for Champlain, Minister responsible for Government Administration, President of the Treasury, Sonia LeBel, and the Member of the National Assembly for Maskinongé, Simon Allaire, and Member of the National Assembly for Laviolette-Saint-Maurice, Marie-Louise Tardif, were present at this announcement.
These investments will support the construction and operation of Énercycle's new biomethanization and composting facilities, which will be built on the landfill in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès. The funds will be used to construct buildings, develop composting treatment areas, install a digester and other related equipment. The new Énercycle organic waste recovery centre will serve a significant portion of the population in the Mauricie region, including the urban agglomerations of Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan, as well as the RCMs of Mékinac, Maskinongé and Des Chenaux. The project will also make it possible to collect organic waste from industrial, commercial and institutional sources in the region.
The project, with an estimated total cost of over $75.7 million, also includes a connection to the biogas treatment and purification system, which will enable biomethane to be injected into the gas network. A wastewater treatment plant will also be installed. The facility, which is scheduled for commissioning in autumn 2026, will eventually produce over 1.2 million cubic metres of biomethane for injection into the Énergir network.
