WHO ARE THE VALORISTES?


For our cooperative, the term “valoriste ” defines people who recover on a regular basis and mainly in the public domain, refundable, recyclable or reusable materials for economic, social and/or environmental reasons.

Brazil: catador
Argentina: cartoneros
Mexico: pepenadores
USA: buggy recycler (California) or
canner (New York)

Our mission is to encourage and support the Valoristes in their recovery of refundable, recyclable and reusable materials, involving them by practising an inclusive and participatory approach, as well as promoting the recognition of the important contribution they make.


BOTTLE DEPOT
Monday to Wednesday
8 a.m. to 2 p.m.


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“The recently created Les Valoristes Coopérative De Solidarité, in Montreal is a very particular and extremely interesting example of cooperative development. This initiative contributes towards social inclusion, poverty reduction, economic redistribution, and environmental health, by recovering recyclable materials (primarily cans and bottles) and redirecting them to the bottle industry hence reducing the need for the extraction of new primary resources.”

Jutta Gutberlet, Ph.D, University of Victoria, British-Colombia and director of the Participatory Sustainable Waste Management program

“The Coop Les Valoristes puts into the spotlight people collecting refundable containers in the streets of Montreal. They are an essential social link to a green and sustainable economy.”

Ken Lyotier, Ph.D. honoris causa, founder of United We Can, British-Colombia

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