Good afternoon, everyone.
My name is Éric Leclair, and I am the director of plastic processing at Coalia.
Coalia is a college centre for technology transfer in Quebec, and the only centre specializing in plastics. We are a technology access centre and the only one working in the plastic manufacturing sector in all of Canada. Coalia is a non-profit organization, located at the Cégep de Thetford, in Quebec, and has about 35 employees.
We are active in a variety of sectors, and plastics recycling is an important activity for our organization. We do work for the entire supply chain, whether it be municipal sorting centres, recyclers, users, process managers who mould new parts, or industries that generate plastic waste.
We find the best ways to recycle polymers. We have a wide range of recycling transformation tools. We have good labs specialized in identifying characteristics. We also collaborate with various universities, as well as other organizations such as Recyc-Québec and Éco Entreprises Québec. At the Canadian level, we conduct activities with the Circular Plastics Taskforce.
Having said that, I have no idea why I was called here today.