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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...

APRA’s Federal Consultation Submissions
Thank you to all who contributed to APRA's submissions in response to the Government of Canada’s Consultation paper: A proposed federal plastics registry for producers of plastic products and the Consultation paper: Towards Canada-wide rules to strengthen recycling...

Alberta Advances Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation
On behalf of the Alberta Plastics Recycling Association (APRA), we'd like to congratulate the Alberta Government on enabling the regulatory framework for establishing extended producer responsibility (EPR). Many stakeholders have been engaged and contributed to this...

AB Innovates Open Call for Funding in the Plastics Circular Economy
We would like to draw your attention to a funding opportunity. The Plastics Circular Economy focus area under Bioenergy and Circular Economy Portfolio at Alberta Innovates is continuously accepting proposals. The strategic areas of interest include but are not limited...

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment – 2022 Roadmap
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) released A Roadmap to Strengthen the Management of Single-use and Disposable Plastics (the roadmap) as part of the continued implementation of the Canada-wide Action Plan on Zero Plastic Waste. The roadmap...

Results of Alberta Plastics Data Project Released
Resources produced include an industrial plastics audit guide July 19, 2022 – The results are now available from the Alberta Plastics Data Project, a 2021 study on the generation of plastics within Alberta’s Industrial Heartland (AIH). The Alberta Plastics Recycling...

INTER PIPELINE SUCCESSFULLY COMMISSIONS HEARTLAND POLYPROPYLENE FACILITY
CALGARY, AB, July 5, 2022 /CNW/ – Inter Pipeline Ltd. (“Inter Pipeline”) today announced it has successfully commissioned its polypropylene (PP) plant and has begun initial production. Branded Heartland Polymers (“Heartland”), the operation is the only one of its kind...

NOVA Chemicals Expands its HDPE Resins for Oriented Film Structures to Advance a Plastics Circular Economy
Oriented polyethylene film technologies offer new building blocks for packaging recyclability Calgary, AB (June 15, 2022) – NOVA Chemicals Corporation (“NOVA Chemicals”) is introducing new resin technology for machine direction oriented (MDO) and biaxially oriented...

Government of Canada delivers on commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics
From ECCC - June 20, 2022 – Québec City, Quebec No one wants to see plastic litter in their local park or hiking trail, or on the shoreline where their kids play. That’s why the Government of Canada has moved forward a comprehensive plan to ban harmful single-use...

Alberta Recycling Pilot for Grain Bags and Baler Twine Extended to August 2023
-Extension Includes Additional Ag Plastic Recycling Collection Sites- LETHBRIDGE, AB (April 28, 2022) – A pilot program enabling farmers in Alberta to recycle grain bags and baler twine has been extended beyond its original three-year limit and has been granted...
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