Kruger is on track to develop a new storage facility that will position Trois-Rivières as a major circular economy hub in Québec, Canada. Over the coming months, the Kruger Recycling Division will leverage the $16 million project to consolidate its collection and storage operations at its new site on chemin des Petites-Terres, in Trois-Rivières’ Pointe-du-Lac district, near Kruger Packaging’s Containerboard Mill, which is Québec’s leading paper and paperboard recycler.
Covering one million square feet, or the equivalent of about 13 football fields, Kruger Recycling’s new operational centre will ensure a stable fibre supply for the containerboard mill, while reducing transportation-related GHG emissions.
“We already recycle 100% of the paper and paperboard collected from residential blue bins in Trois-Rivières,” explains Stéphanie Bouchard, General Manager, Recycled Fibres and Biomass, at Kruger Recycling. “The new site will be used to consolidate operations near our main customer, the Trois-Rivières Containerboard Mill, and to further develop our collection route with businesses and stores, which will make the region an important recycling hub in Québec.”
Strategically located at the entrance to the city and near busy highway corridors, the site will receive recycled material from Mauricie and other regions in Québec, as well as from eastern Ontario and the northern United States.
Founded in Montréal in 1904, Kruger Inc. is a major provider of tissue products, 100% recycled containerboard, corrugated packaging, pulp and paper products, and renewable energy.
