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Alberta Government advances an EPR framework with the introduction of Bill 83 on November 15
Bill 83, The Environmental Protection and Enhancement Amendment Act, would enable the creation of an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework that shifts the physical and financial responsibility of recycling waste to industry product and packaging producers...
Dow announces plan to build world’s first net-zero carbon emissions ethylene and derivatives complex
Decarbonizes ~20% of Dow’s global ethylene capacity while growing polyethylene supply by ~15% and supporting ~$1 billion of EBITDA growth by 2030 Organic, brownfield investment would more than triple Dow’s ethylene and polyethylene capacity from its Fort Saskatchewan,...
Teens run successful plastic lumber products business in Bashaw
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...
Pellet Management with the LittaTrap
On September 7, 2pm MDT, Enviropod will share information about their technology called Littatrap which is effective in trapping plastic pellets on plastic manufacturing sites. Register at: https://www.enviropod.com/webinars/pellet-management-with-the-littatrap...
APRA Celebrates 30 years at AGM and Welcomes New Board Members and Contractors
2021 marks the 30th year of the Alberta Plastics Recycling Association’s work to facilitate plastics recycling opportunities. APRA members and directors celebrated this milestone at the Association’s Annual General Meeting on May 26. The AGM featured presentations...
Closed Loop Partners Launches Multi-Million Dollar Circular Plastics Fund with Dow, LyondellBasell, & NOVA Chemicals to Accelerate Investment in Plastics Recycling Infrastructure
New York, NY (May 26, 2021) – Today, three leading plastics and material science companies––Dow, LyondellBasell and NOVA Chemicals––announced the establishment of the Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund to invest in scalable recycling technologies, equipment upgrades...
Dow and Mura Technology announce partnership to scale game-changing new advanced recycling solution for plastics
TEESSIDE, United Kingdom – April 22, 2021 – Today Dow (NYSE: DOW) a global leader in materials science, and Mura Technology, the global pioneer of an advanced plastic recycling solution, announced a partnership to help keep plastic waste out of the environment. This...
NOVA Chemicals debuts first three 100% PE-PCR resins
Calgary, AB (April 6, 2021) – NOVA Chemicals Corporation (“NOVA Chemicals”) has introduced its first three grades of 100% post-consumer polyethylene resins. The post-consumer resin (PCR) grades each come from a dedicated source and are ideal for a range of flexible...
Government of Alberta Announces EPR Engagement
Taking action on consumer waste supports jobs, economy On March 18 the discussion paper was made available with the deadline to respond by April 30, 2021 March 17, 2021 - Alberta’s government is seeking ways to better manage this waste through a circular economy...
Eunomia Research & Consulting Selected to Lead Alberta Plastics Data Project
March 4, 2021 The Alberta Plastics Recycling Association (APRA) is pleased to announce it has engaged Eunomia Research & Consulting (Eunomia) and partners to lead the Alberta Plastics Data Project. The project will begin immediately to assess the generation of...
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