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Government Releases What We Heard Report

Government Releases What We Heard Report

by Jenn Dechaine | Feb 22, 2023 | Industry News, Uncategorized

Government of Canada is releasing a What We Heard Report following consultations on a federal plastics registry and labelling rules for plastic packaging and single-use plastics. The Report can be accessed here.
NOVA Chemicals Launches New Circular Solutions Business to Meet Growing Demand for Recycled Plastics

NOVA Chemicals Launches New Circular Solutions Business to Meet Growing Demand for Recycled Plastics

by Jenn Dechaine | Feb 16, 2023 | Uncategorized

Calgary, AB (February 15, 2023) – NOVA Chemicals Corporation (“NOVA Chemicals”) today announced the establishment of NOVA Circular Solutions, a new line of business focusing on lower-emission, recycled solutions that will help reshape a better, more sustainable world....
Stakeholder Information Session on Alberta’s EPR Regulation

Stakeholder Information Session on Alberta’s EPR Regulation

by Jenn Dechaine | Feb 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

The Waste Policy Section, Environment and Protected Areas wanted to share the recording of the January 19th all stakeholder Information Session on ‘Alberta’s EPR Regulation’.   The recording is available on the Department’s website. It is the third link under the...
Studying Post-Consumer Plastic in Cold Climate Asphalt…

Studying Post-Consumer Plastic in Cold Climate Asphalt…

by Jenn Dechaine | Jan 4, 2023 | Industry News, Uncategorized

Inter Pipeline is committed to making polymers as sustainably as possible. It believes in keeping plastic waste out of the environment by using that waste in practical solutions that are applicable in everyday life. At the recent Plastics Research in Action (PRIA)...
Teens run successful plastic lumber products business in Bashaw

Teens run successful plastic lumber products business in Bashaw

by APRA | Nov 25, 2021 | Industry News, Uncategorized

Kobe Zembal of Bashaw, 14, and 16-year-old Kale Rochette of Sherwood Park went into business with each other at the end of March, making raised garden planters and benches out of recycled plastic lumber, which is produced at PolyAg Recycling. The boys were nudged onto...
Trapping Trash and Diverting it From our Waterways Workshop

Trapping Trash and Diverting it From our Waterways Workshop

by APRA | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized

Trash Trapping Devices = Technology and innovations that help capture anthropogenic debris from aquatic ecosystems, while collecting data to quantitatively measure our impact Globally, the contamination of plastic waste in freshwater and marine ecosystems is...

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  • Industry Members Collaborate to Advance Alberta’s Plastics Circular Economy
  • Government Releases What We Heard Report
  • Styro-Go and Save-On-Foods: Tracking Values, Transparency and Expanded Polystyrene
  • NOVA Chemicals Launches New Circular Solutions Business to Meet Growing Demand for Recycled Plastics
  • Stakeholder Information Session on Alberta’s EPR Regulation
  • PetroChem Canada West Conference
  • Canada and global efforts to end plastic pollution at INC-1
  • EPR Virtual Information Session – January 19, 2023
  • Closed Loop – The Future for Agriculture Films Recycling
  • Studying Post-Consumer Plastic in Cold Climate Asphalt…

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The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and Inter Pipeline Ltd. have initiated a $10 million, ten-year research collaboration to advance the reuse and recycling of plastic in Canada and around the world. This Plastics Research in Action (PRIA) initiative funds innovative applied research projects, much of which occurs within our 190,000 square feet Productivity and Innovation Centre (PIC) that is located on the north side of Main Campus.

As home to much of NAIT's applied research, PIC features solutions for business innovation – much of which relates to productivity:

  • Product testing
  • Technology adoption
  • Training and certifications
  • Productivity and innovation
  • Applied research
  • Industry conferences and events

We have numerous flexible workspaces that are adaptable in size and functionality, which gives our industry partners and clients a place to expand ideas and explore solutions. The A-wing of PIC is a 40,000 square foot space that houses wet labs, the analytical core, two microgrid controllers, and an advanced manufacturing core.

The building is designed to LEED Building and Construction certification standards, recognizing sustainability in design and construction. Solar panels installed above the glass canopy in the main foyer will generate 58 kilowatts of electricity per hour and will be used in distributed energy research.

Please join us for a tour during the Alberta Circular Plastics Day 2023 hosted by the Alberta Plastics Recycling Association (APRA) at PIC on March 15, 2023