Thank you.
The region north of Montreal is ready to reduce single-use plastic products. In fact, it's a trailblazer in this area. There's an organization back home called Tricentris. It's one of the most successful sorting centres in Canada. This organization has implemented a glass recycling process called micronization, which allows the use of recycled glass in concrete manufacturing, among other things. It's a good way to recycle glass.
However, even with all this technology, they've never been able to find a consistent market for plastic. In my riding, there are pioneers in this area, including the City of Prévost. I'll give you an example. The City of Prévost decided to ban windshield washer containers with the help of businesses. Businesses were ready to do that, and citizens were happy. They set up refilling stations. Now we're starting to see them all over the province.
We also worked with restaurant owners. I would say there are more restaurants per square kilometre in my riding than anywhere else, because it's a recreational and tourism region. There's a reusable container program for restaurants, where people leave with their reusable leftover containers. There are no more plastic containers. Containers are reusable and refundable.
What would be the next steps?
I think we're ready to reduce plastic even further, because the less plastic we produce, the less ends up in the environment.
What will be the next step in terms of reduction?
Plastic products are currently banned.
Ms. Wirsig, you talked about produce bags. Can you give us other examples?