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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...
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...
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....
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...
Canadian plastics and chemistry associations to create new combined plastics division
Advocacy efforts to focus on building a circular economy for plastics Ottawa and Toronto – November 13, 2019 – The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) and the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) today announced they are joining forces to create a...
Comments Requested: Consistent EPR policies for plastics
As part of Phase 1 of the Canada-wide Action Plan on Zero Plastic Waste, CCME will develop guidance to facilitate consistent extended producer responsibility (EPR) policies for plastics across Canada. CCME is seeking input from stakeholders and other interested...
APRA Board Members Among Those Recognized at CPIA Leadership Awards
APRA board members Joe Hruska and Dave Schwass were recognized as CanPlast Award winners for contributing their time, energy and expertise to improving the competitive and environmental performance of the Canadian plastics industry. Tammy Schwass, executive director...
Recycle BC responds to CBC Marketplace story on challenges related to plastics recycling
October, 2019 Newsflash message forwarded from Recycle BC Over the weekend, CBC’s Marketplace aired a story exposing challenges related to plastics recycling in British Columbia. As part of the story, Marketplace executed one-time, business-to-business transactions...
APRA Welcomes New Members
PolyAg PolyAg recycles single-use agricultural plastics into plastic pellets for the plastics market. Initially, PolyAg will focus on recycling low density polyethylene (LDPE) grain bags. Custom grinding/flaking/pelletizing of other plastics...
APRA Members Act to Keep Plastics out of the Environment
In April 2019 the Alberta Plastics Recycling Association (APRA) Board of Directors set a guideline for its members to sign and adopt OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP ® (OCS) by 2022. OCS is a free program that provides information and a best-practice guide for pellet and flake...
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