EPR and Stewardship Programs
Rechargeable Battery Sales, Impact of Battery Embedded Devices, and Available for Collection in Call2Recycle’s Program in the United States – Phase 2 Study (2025). With Kelleher Environmental and Selena Fraser-Arvai, Giroux Environmental Consulting examined how products with non removable batteries are impacting Call2Recycle’s rechargeable battery recycling program through the use of a lifespan model. Client: Call2Recycle in Atlanta, Georgia.
Impact of Battery Embedded Products on Call2Recycle’s Rechargeable Battery Recycling Program – Phase 1 Study (2024). With Kelleher Environmental and Selena Fraser-Arvai, Giroux Environmental Consulting examined how products with non removable batteries are impacting Call2Recycle’s rechargeable battery recycling program through the use of a lifespan model. Client: Call2Recycle in Atlanta, Georgia.
Feasibility Study on Achieving 90% of Plastic Beverage Container Recovery in Canada (2024). With Eunomia Research & Consulting as Project Lead, Giroux Environmental Consulting with Millette Environmental contributed to information gathering and data analysis. Client: Beverage Container Recycling Network of Canada.
Review of PEI’s Beverage Container Program (2024). With Kelleher Environmental and Millette Environmental, Giroux Environmental Consulting conducted a review and assessment of PEI’s Beverage Container Program, including a comparison of regulatory elements, financial models, and diversion performance with other Deposit-Return Systems in Canada. Client: Government of Prince Edward Island.
International Jurisdictional Scan of Pesticide Container Management Initiatives (2021). Giroux Environmental Consulting conducted a scan to identify jurisdictions that are recycling domestic empty pesticide containers. Study results are to assist Crop Life Canada in planning for expanded product stewardship programming. Client: Crop Life Canada
Review of Provincial and Territorial Measures Pertaining to Recycling in Selected Sectors, Summarized Recycling Policy Frameworks and Industry Standards (2021). Sectors included paper, plastics, tires, and electronics. Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).
Assessment of the Used Tire Management Program in Newfoundland and Labrador (2021). Client: Multi-Materials Stewardship Board of Newfoundland and Labrador. Giroux Environmental Consulting in association with Kelleher Environmental and Millette Environmental.
Assessing the Issue of E-Commerce and EPR Programs in Canada (2020). Client: Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance (CSSA), Giroux Environmental Consulting with associates Selena Fraser-Arvai Consulting and René Drolet Consulting.
Regulatory Review of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Stewardship Programs Across Canada – A Benchmarking Study (2016). Giroux Environmental Consulting with associates Love Environment and Robins Environmental conducted this benchmarking review. Client: Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment.
Extended Producer Responsibility in Canada – Invited Expert to Present at a Conference on Canadian Waste Policy Approaches for the Canadian Embassy, Science and Technology Division, Berlin, Germany, 2015, for Global Affairs Canada.
End-of-Life Products with Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes Basin – a Research Study (2015). Duncan Bury Consulting as Prime Contractor along with Giroux Environmental Consulting, the U.S. Product Stewardship Institute, and René Drolet Consulting conducted research and analysis on end of life management of products containing PBDEs in the states and provinces bordering the Great Lakes region. Client: International Joint Commission Great Lakes Water Quality Board.
Expert Panelist at a Multi-Stakeholder Conference on Extended Producer Responsibility in Atlantic Canada, Fredericton, New Brunswick, 2014 for Recycle NB and the Government of New Brunswick.
Development of a Management Framework and Implementation Plan Options for a Packaging and Printed Paper Stewardship Program in Atlantic Canada (2014). Client: Recycle NB, with support from Governments of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Report on the State of Waste Management in Canada (2014). Client: CCME, Giroux Environmental Consulting with associates Duncan Bury Consulting and René Drolet Consulting.
Numerous stewardship and EPR projects as a consultant with Marbek Resource Consultants and ICF Marbek from 1999-2012 such as: Feasibility Study for EPR for Construction and Demolition, Appliances, Furniture and Textiles under the Canada Wide Action Plan for EPR, for CCME (2010) with Kelleher Environmental Prime Contractor; Development of a Policy Framework for the Canada-Wide Extended Producer Responsibility Action Plan (2009) for CCME; Development of an EPR Evaluation Tool and Guidance for CCME (2008); Assessment of Free Riders in Packaging and Electronics EPR Programs in Canada for CCME (2007); and Development of an Inventory of EPR and Stewardship Programs for ECCC (2005).
Plastics
Guidance to Reduce Plastic Contaminants from Entering the Environment from Biosolids and the Organic Waste Processing Sector (2023-24). With Kelleher Environmental, Envirings, and Isabelle Faucher Consultancy, Giroux Environmental Consulting developed a Guidance Document that characterizes plastic contaminants in source separated organics waste streams as well as biosolids and identifies leading approaches to reduce plastic contaminants from these waste streams. Client: Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment.
Guidance to Reduce Releases of Plastic from Natural Disasters and Spills (2024-2025). With Envirings, Inc. as the Prime Contractor, Giroux Environmental Consulting conducted a literature review of international jurisdictional approaches, designed a stakeholder engagement survey, assisted in stakeholder workshop delivery and report writing. Client: Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment.
A Report on the Releases of Plastic Pollution from Natural Disasters and Spills: A Primer (2023). With Envirings, Inc., Giroux Environmental Consulting conducted a literature review of emerging jurisdictional approaches in Canada and internationally to reduce the releases of plastics into the environment from natural disasters and spills. Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
The Role, Management, and Impacts of Plastics in Organic Waste Diversion Programs in Canada (2023). With Kelleher Environmental and Isabelle Faucher Consultancy, Giroux Environmental Consulting developed a Resource Document that examines both the benefits and challenges associated with inclusion of plastics in organics diversion programs. Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Key Expert II – Reducing Plastic Waste in Canada Project (2022-2023). The Reducing Plastic Waste in Canada Project was part of a two-year project within the Circular Plastics in the Americas Program (CPAP) funded by the European Union to support the transition towards more sustainable production and consumption of plastics globally. Laurie Giroux was one of two key experts on the project team delivering this project in Canada for the project consortium (EPRD, Poland and sequa gGmbh, Germany), her role included stakeholder engagement, and event planning, report writing and profiling best practices from Europe that focused on circular economy, circular procurement, recycling technologies, and strategic directives.
Plastic Releases in Canadian Stormwater, Wastewater, and Industrial Discharges: A Primer (2022). With Envirings, Inc. Giroux Environmental Consulting researched emerging jurisdictional approaches in Canada and internationally to reduce the releases of plastics in stormwater and wastewater, and industrial discharges. Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
External Peer Reviewer, Government of Canada New Frontiers in Research Fund, Exploration 2021. Conducted an independent external review of a multi-million-dollar funding proposal on plastic waste pollution research. For the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canadian Institute of Health Research, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, January 2022.
Expert Peer Reviewer, Government of Canada New Frontiers in Research Fund, Transformative Stream 2020. Conducted an independent expert review of a multi-million-dollar funding proposal on plastic waste pollution research, and participated in a peer review panel of experts to evaluate the research proposal. For the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canadian Institute of Health Research, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, May 2021.
Mercury Lamp Diversion Programs – Best Practices in Program Design and Implementation (2020). Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Giroux Environmental Consulting with Envirings, Inc. and René Drolet Consulting.
Identification of Best Management Practices for Disposal Bans, Levies and Incentives for End-of-Life Plastics (2019). Giroux Environmental Consulting and René Drolet Consulting assessed best management practices for end-of-life plastics and authored a guidance document. Envirings Ltd. provided editing services. Client: Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
Analysis of Stakeholder Comments on the Draft Canada-Wide Zero Plastics Waste Framework (2018). Client: Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment (CCME)
Other Recycling and Diversion Policy
What We Heard Report: Perspectives on Influencing Organics Diversion in the Single-Family Residential Sector in Canada (2025). With Rene Drolet Consulting and Isabelle Faucher Consultancy, Giroux Environmental Consulting assisted in the delivery of stakeholder engagement sessions to identify barriers, drivers and opportunities to increase organics diversion in Canada. Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
State of Paper Recycling in Canada (2022- 2023). With associates Kelleher Environmental and Isabelle Faucher Consultancy, Giroux Environmental conducted a national survey to assess the state of paper recycling in Canada, and wrote a report to inform future policy direction. Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Technical Writing Support for Stakeholder Consultations on the Cross Border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (2023-2024). Giroux Environmental Consulting is providing support to synthesize stakeholder comments on proposed regulatory changes. Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Distinguishing Waste, Recyclable Material and Products under the Cross Border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations: Jurisdictional Scan (2022). Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Preliminary Assessment for a National Database for Municipal Organics Waste Management in Canada (2022). With Rene Drolet Consulting, Giroux Environmental Consulting conducted a stakeholder survey and series of interviews to inform Government of Canada policy regarding organics waste tracking and data management, and identified key elements for a potential national database. Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Third Party Review and Analysis of the First Nations Solid Waste Management Initiative (FNSWMI) (2020). Client: Indigenous Services Canada, Giroux Environmental Consulting and René Drolet Consulting.
Municipal Waste Sector Scan and Best Practice Identification (2019). Prime Contractor Envirings, Inc. with Giroux Environmental Consulting support to conduct research, analysis, and report writing. Client: Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
Jurisdictional Review of Agricultural Waste Management Practices and Identification of Gaps and Recommendations (2019). Giroux Environmental Consulting and five associates completed a comprehensive review of regulations to manage agricultural wastes including organic waste as well as packaging and product waste. Client: Government of Northwest Territories.
Jurisdictional Review of International and Domestic Approaches to Define Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material, Identification of Gaps and Recommendations for Canada’s Regulatory Regime (2017-18). Giroux Environmental Consulting and five associates completed a comprehensive study on hazardous waste definitions and criteria from 20+ leading jurisdictions. Client: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Regulatory Review of Landfill Environmental Protection Control Measures Across Canada (2014). Client: Environment Canada.
Regulatory Review of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Materials Control Measures Across Canada (2013). Client: Environment Canada.
Best Practices for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Environmentally Sound Management for End of Life Electronics (2013). Client: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) under the North American Free Trade Agreement, Giroux Environmental Consulting and associates developed seven modules of training material. See the CEC website to view training material developed.
Numerous other waste policy projects as a consultant with Marbek Resource Consultants and ICF Marbek from 1999-2012 addressing topics including waste diversion action plans and strategies, program impact reviews, identification or evaluation of jurisdictional best practices, and regulatory reviews.