Sherbrooke merchant promotes recycling of candy packaging
TerraCycle Include Canada (French) ZWB
After the success of l’initiative d’une Sherbrookoise who organized last year's Halloween candy packaging collections, François Vincent, owner of the Avrac A'davrac grocery store in Sherbrooke, decided to take over.
Last October, the Sherbrooke trader participated in Hélène Boissonneault's campaign, which wished to divert the packaging of treats from the landfill.
A one-off initiative that did not continue due to the costs associated with transporting the packaging to Terracycle's facilities in Toronto.
Mr. Vincent decides to maintain the link with Terracycle. He set up a box on the premises of his bulk grocery store that cost him $ 250. To finance the service, he asked customers to pay $ 20 a year.
Candy, potato chip, soft bar or chocolate packaging… François Vincent makes sure to do a final sorting before shipping the packaging to Toronto.