�co Entreprises Qu�bec (�EQ) is the organization that develops the Schedule of Contributions and collects company contributions, which are then redistributed to finance municipal curbside recycling services in Quebec. �EQ also encourages innovation and best practices in order to optimize the recyclable materials value chain. To do so, �EQ cooperates, on the one hand, with companies to reduce quantities of materials at the source and encourage the use of recyclable materials, as well as with municipalities and other stakeholders to increase recycling and the economic value of recovered materials. Created by companies that put containers, packaging and printed matter on Quebec�s market, �EQ is a private non-profit organization that was accredited by RECYC-QU�BEC in 2005 under the Environment Quality Act.