Montreal to sever contract with firm managing Lachine recycling centre

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Saying on Wednesday that recycling is a necessary metropolis service and can’t be interrupted, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante introduced that the municipality will assign the administration of its Lachine triage centre to a special agency.

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“The enterprise operating the centre not too long ago despatched to the town a risk to shut the (recycling) plant, and also you’ll perceive that for us, that’s a ‘no,’ ” Plante advised the town’s government committee, referring to Ricova, the corporate that additionally processes recyclables at Montreal’s St-Michel triage website.

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“We can not have a break in service for the gathering of recyclables. It was vital for us to behave promptly … so the town’s legal professionals knowledgeable Ricova of the town’s need to finish its contract on the Lachine triage centre and provides it to a brand new operator.”

La Presse reported Wednesday that Ricova advised the town it must shut down the Lachine website as a result of it was unable to export its processed bales attributable to their being contaminated with plastic.

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Plante’s announcement is the most recent jolt in a rocky relationship between the agency and metropolis corridor.

In June Ricova introduced it might be going to court docket to problem a five-year ban on bidding for metropolis contracts imposed on it by the town after a report by Montreal’s inspector normal concluded the corporate was under-reporting how a lot it was receiving for the sale of recycled supplies. The inspector normal decided the distinction to be about $1.15 million for the St-Michel contract alone between August 2020 and July 2021.

Ricova contends that in imposing the ban, the town “acted illegally, confirmed dangerous religion and exceeded its powers.”