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APRA Announces 2022-23 Board of Directors
Thank you to those of you who were able to attend APRA’s 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) held virtually on November 24, 2022. I am pleased to inform you of the successful candidates who will fill the vacant seats on APRA’s Board of Directors. They are Shelley Hiron,...
Join NAIT Corporate & Continuing Education and learn more about microplastics
Register now for the upcoming webinar about microplastics, part of a series of information sessions hosted by NAIT Corporate and Continuing Education. In this webinar you will hear from Jeremiah Bryksa, NAIT’s resident microplastic subject-matter expert, and learn...
Prairie Provinces “Home-grown” Solution – PolyAg and Berry Global’s Masterful Example of the Circular Economy
As the use of agricultural films increases on farms, so does the need for recycling agricultural plastics. PolyAg, an Alberta company, along with its successful partnerships, are leading the way in how closed-loop recycling can be applied. This circularity increases...
New petrochemical funding to drive economic diversification
Alberta’s government is awarding more than $32 million in funding support from the Alberta Petrochemical Incentive Program (APIP) for Dow Canada’s expansion of its Fort Saskatchewan ethylene production facility. Read more here...
APRA AGM November 24
APRA will hold its 31st Annual General Meeting online on November 24 at 2:30 pm. Please RSVP to info@albertplasticsrecycling.com
New name for Government Ministry under Smith…
The Government of Alberta has been renamed from Alberta Environment and Parks to Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. Sonya Savage was sworn in as the new Environment Minister on October 24, 2022 under Premier Smith. For more information on these changes click the...
NOVA Chemicals Launches 100% Post-Consumer Mechanically Recycled Polyethylene Resin
Calgary, AB (October 24, 2022) – NOVA Chemicals Corporation (“NOVA Chemicals”), a leading producer of polyethylene resins, announced the launch of its new, mechanically recycled polyethylene resin: EX-PCR-NC4. Incorporating this product allows converters and brand...
CPP, CIAC, and Circular Materials collaborate to advance a circular plastics economy for Canada
The Canada Plastics Pact (CPP), the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC), and Circular Materials (CM) are announcing a new collaboration focused on the need to rapidly de-risk and scale up investments in infrastructure and the innovation needed to...
Alberta Circular Plastics Day 2023
Join the Alberta Plastics Recycling Association as we host a one-day conference focused on the future of plastics circularity in Alberta. You will hear from innovators, government representatives, recyclers and plastics manufacturers on the latest advancements in the...
Submit Your APRA Board Nomination Form Today!
The Alberta Plastics Recycling Association’s Board of Directors has opened the nomination process for two-year Board terms, from 2022-2024. APRA members work across the plastics value chain to advance a circular economy for plastics in the province. The Association is...
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