Mrs Dussault holds a Masters’ Degree in socio-economic geography from Laval University. She has been working for the Québec Environment Department for over 26 years. First involved in impact assessment studies on various industrial, transportation, and energy-related projects, including waste incinerators and disposal sites, she has been with the Waste Management Branch since 1996.

She was instrumental in the development of the Quebec 1998-2008 Residual Material Management Policy as well as the current Policy and its 2011-2015 Action Plan, in particular on matters related to Extended Producer Responsibility, municipal recovery programs and Regional Planning. Currently the Coordinator for the EPR and Recyclables Recovery Programs Division, she is responsible for the development and interpretation of the EPR Regulation and the Compensation Regime for municipal recovery programs.