by APRA | Mar 9, 2020 | APRA News
160 attendees expected in Fort Saskatchewan on March 12 March 9, 2020 – The Alberta Plastics Recycling Association and the Recycling Council of Alberta will host a Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Symposium in Fort Saskatchewan on March 12 featuring experts on...
by APRA | Feb 13, 2020 | Industry News
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...
by APRA | Feb 10, 2020 | Industry News
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...
by APRA | Jan 14, 2020 | Events
On March 12, 2020, the Alberta Plastics Recycling Association and Recycling Council of Alberta hosted a full-day symposium on Waste to Energy (WtE). 170 people attended and over a dozen speakers. Copies of presentations are now available:...
by APRA | Jan 8, 2020 | Industry News
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/
by APRA | Dec 19, 2019 | Industry News
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...
by APRA | Dec 13, 2019 | Industry News
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...
by APRA | Dec 3, 2019 | APRA News
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....
by APRA | Nov 26, 2019 | Industry News
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...
by APRA | Nov 13, 2019 | Industry News
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...
