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New Innovation Challenges
Environment and Climate Change Canada Phase 2 recipients and nine new Plastics and Clean Technology Challenges Innovative Solutions Canada Program Through the Innovative Solutions Canada Challenge Stream, the Government of Canada invites small and medium-sized...
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Funding for Zero Plastic Waste Initiatives
The Zero Plastic Waste Initiative aims to effect change across the plastics lifecycle to increase waste collection, improve value recovery, and prevent and remove plastic pollution. It supports projects that use innovative approaches leading to measurable, positive...
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AB Care Spring Seminar
Alberta CARE 10th Annual Spring Seminar 2020 Dates: Feb 26 - Feb 28 / 2020 Location: Westlock, Alberta Westlock Inn & Conference Centre 10411 100 Street Westlock, AB (60 rooms available) For more information and to register, visit:...
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Waste to Energy Symposium
On March 12, 2020, the Alberta Plastics Recycling Association and Recycling Council of Alberta will host a full-day symposium on Waste to Energy (WtE). WtE technologies are in operation around the world and include thermal treatment technologies such as gasification...
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Alberta’s Beverage Container Recycling Update
The Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation (ABCRC) shares how beverage containers are recycled and the success of the program here in Alberta. https://www.abcrc.com/news/response-to-cbc-article-of-january-7-2020/
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Spotlight on post-consumer plastics
On January 16, 1 pm EST Start 2020 off with a fresh view of what’s happening on the post consumer plastics recycling and recovery landscape. In this hour-long webinar, you’ll hear industry and municipal leaders talk about: Updates on what’s being done...
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Recycling red tape reduced
Government is making it easier for the province’s recycling industry to set surcharges to better respond to changing market conditions. The implementation of fee changes to products in the provincial paint, oil, electronics and tire recycling programs previously...
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Recyclers try to get the measure of ag plastics
Plastics play a major role in farm supply needs, from grain bags to bale wrap and twine. An Alberta analysis of waste plastic, completed this fall, estimates total agricultural plastic waste in the province in 2019 to be somewhere between 7,044 and 11,384 tonnes. A...
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City of Calgary Operation Clean Sweep Workshop a Success
On November 19, the Alberta Plastics Recycling Association (APRA) and the City of Calgary hosted an Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) workshop for members of the plastics industry in Calgary. There were 27 in attendance representing 14 companies across the City and region....
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Inter Pipeline Announces $10 Million Commitment to NAIT to Research Plastic Waste Reduction
10-year deal is largest applied research partnership in NAIT’s history Edmonton, Alberta, November 26, 2019– Inter Pipeline Ltd. (“Inter Pipeline”) and The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (“NAIT”) today announced a new partnership to research opportunities to...
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