Industry News & Events
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...
Programs & Projects
The Alberta Plastics Recycling Association is focused on advancing recycling in Alberta. We have a number of projects underway including a provincial pilot program to recycle grain bags and twine.
FAQs and Links
Learn more about the invention of plastics, the challenges of recycling as a result of engineering and chemical design and how it is recycled to be made into new materials.
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Alberta Contacts
APRA members are knowledgeable processors and recyclers and can assist with recycling your plastics. Let them know what material you have (plastics id number if possible), how much you have and where you are located.
Membership
As a member of APRA, you will join like-minded individuals seeking solutions to unique industry challenges. Explore waste management and recycling opportunities that directly affect your business and the environment.
