by APRA | Oct 26, 2020 | APRA News
On Saturday September 12, a round up was held for Red Deer Residents to recycle Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) (commonly known by Dow’s tradename as Styrofoam). The pilot collection event was a collaboration between NOVA Chemicals, Styro-Go, the Alberta Recycling...
by APRA | Oct 9, 2020 | Industry News
Alberta’s Farm Plastics Recycling Economy Continues to Grow From grain bags to plastic pellets to grain bags: that’s the circular vision of the many stakeholders behind the Alberta Ag-Plastic. Recycle It! program. The aim of the three-year pilot project is to...
by APRA | Oct 7, 2020 | Industry News
October 7 – Today, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced the next steps in the Government of Canada’s plan to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030. The plan will protect wildlife and our waters, reduce greenhouse...
by APRA | Oct 7, 2020 | Industry News
The Strategy, announced on October 6, lists key priorities including advancing a plastics circular economy in the province. The Natural Gas Vision and Strategy is a key part of Alberta’s Recovery Plan and shares the actions Alberta’s government will take to grow the...
by APRA | Sep 22, 2020 | APRA News
September 16 – Published in the Edmonton Journal. Op-ed by Tammy Schwass Canadians have relied on the sanitary benefits of plastic during the coronavirus pandemic, with some reports showing upwards of a 250-per-cent increase in single-use plastic. As Albertans,...
