alberta industry contacts

ABCRC is the collection system agent responsible for collecting and recycling all non-refillable beverage containers returned to permitted Depots in Alberta. In 2021, ABCRC collected over 81% of plastic beverage containers sold in Alberta and diverted almost 21 thousand tonnes of plastics from landfill.  The deposit return system in Alberta encourages consumers to leave the cap on plastic bottles so they are recovered and diverted from landfill as well.

ABCRC is working with the BCMB to measure the end of life of each container type to validate recyclability of each material and identify opportunities for improving recycling. www.abcrc.com

Contact: Guy West,  President & CEO
gwest@abcrc.com 

Alberta Coordinated Action for Recycling Enterprises (CARE) strives to coordinate recycling and waste management initiatives in Alberta in a pro-active and effective manner. Alberta CARE develops partnerships that will bring together diverse interests for the purpose of generating sustainable economic development opportunities for recycling in Alberta.
www.albertacare.org

Alternative Plastic Products Mfg. Inc. manufactures plastic lumber in a number of different profiles from 1 inch to 8.5 inch and fence posts from 3″ to 6″ in diameter. All the manufactured products are made from post consumer waste plastics. Alternative also brokers chipped or baled post-industrial and post-consumer waste plastics.
www.altplastic.com

Contact
devin@altplastic.com
chad@altplastic.com
403-329-1713

The Beverage Container Management Board (BCMB) is a Delegated Administrative Organization (DAO) responsible for regulating Alberta’s beverage container recycling system and leads the development of policy and programs that enable the recycling of beverage containers in Alberta. Plastic containers constitute approximately 35% of the system’s volume of 2.5 billion containers annually, and the BCMB works closely with the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation (ABCRC) to approve suitable methods of recycling for plastics and other materials. The BCMB is a not-for-profit established as a management board under Alberta’s Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and incorporated under the Societies Act of Alberta. https://www.bcmb.ab.ca/

Contact: Blaire Gaalaas, President
bgaalaas@bcmb.ab.ca

Berry bpi packaging solutions, part of Berry Global, manufactures an extensive range of flexible packaging films that help to protect, secure and enhance a wide variety of products in many different end-markets. We are one of Europe’s largest recyclers of polyethylene films and also produce Sustane^®, our own range of polymers made from recycled plastics. Our commitment to sustainability, innovation and excellence drives our business to ensure we deliver the packaging solutions that customers and consumers demand. Berry operates a facility to manufacture grain bags and agricultural plastics in Edmonton, Alberta and is working on incorporating recycled content into its manufacturing process.

Contact: Mike Bezboridka, Quality Assurance Manager
mikebezboridka@berryglobal.com 

The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada is the association for leaders in Canada’s chemistry and plastic sectors. Chemistry and plastics are the third-largest industry in Canada – responsible for $94 billion in shipments in 2021 and employs 173,200 people. The Association represents close to 200 members and partners across the country. We provide coordination and leadership on key issues including innovation, investment, plastics, taxation, health and safety, environment, and regulatory initiatives. www.canadianchemistry.ca

Cielo is a high-tech start-up company with a game changing technology engineered to help solve the world’s garbage crises. Cielo’s technology transforms landfill garbage into renewable diesel, kerosene and naphtha fuels. Our proven and patent-pending technology is currently being utilized in the Company’s Aldersyde, Alberta Refinery where wood waste is being converted into renewable fuels. Cielo’s shares are listed to trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) under the trading symbol “CMC”. Cielo is headquartered in Alberta, Canada with plans to build and operate green refineries across North America and globally. Visit our website at www.cielows.com

Contact
Don Allan, President
don.allan@cielows.com 

Cleanfarms is a non-profit agricultural industry stewardship organization that contributes to a healthier environment and a sustainable future for Canadian agriculture by developing and operating programs across Canada specifically for farmers that collect used ag plastics for recycling, as well as other ag-related used and unwanted materials for recycling or safe disposal.
www.cleanfarms.ca

Contact
Davin Johnson
Alberta Program Advisor
johnsond@cleanfarms.ca
403-942-6012

EFS is a recycler and processor of mixed plastics specializing in class 2,4 and 5 and a producer of 100% PCR resin pellets.

Founded in 2007, Environmentally Friendly Solutions, better known as EFS-plastics Inc. has more than 25 years of experience in post-consumer plastic recycling between Germany and Canada. Located in Listowel, Ontario, in a 75,000 square foot facility on 10.6 acres of land, and a 90,000 square foot facility in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, we divert 70,000,000 lbs/year from landfills. The company now has a location in Lethbridge, AB.

See the corporate website for more details: https://www.efs-plastics.ca/.

Contact:

Martin Vogt (CEO)
519 998-0547
martin.vogt@efs-plastics.ca

EPS Molders Inc. is the manufacturer of Great White Foam products. Great White Foam is a Canadian manufacturer of expanded polystyrene products including insulation in the form of sheets, blocks, roofing slopes, void form, light weight fill, geofoam, hydronic flooring, Radeon flooring, and custom profiles. Maker of Great White Foam brand and Stronghold ICF.

Contact:

Shelley Hiron
General Manager
shelley@greatwhitefoam.ca
780-224-6997

Friendly Earth is a plastic recycling processor. We have equipment to process plastic into a commodity for reuse in plastic manufacturing. We have been handling post-industrial waste in Calgary for over 30 years. We have waste bins for storage and large equipment for hauling. We handle #2 HDPE, #4 LDPE, #5 Polypropylene, as well as some #7 Other (such as acrylic cut off on signs, and water jugs). www.FriendlyEarthEnvironmental.com.

Visit their Facebook page for the latest video on bumper recycling.

 

Contact
Cameron Marriott
Manager
cameron.m@friendlyearth.com
403-243-1151

Full Circle Plastics uses 100% post-consumer plastic to manufacture a variety of recycled plastic products that are used in industrial, commercial, agricultural and residential applications.
www.fullcircleplastics.com.

Contact
Jonathan Beekman
jonathan@fullcircleplastics.com
403-380-4424

Hoffman Consulting provides over 24 years of experience in the fields of Waste Diversion, Recycling Programs, Recycling Agreements, Strategic Planning, Business Planning and Board Governance. Lyle works with municipalities, waste authorities, recycling companies and environmental groups throughout Alberta to achieve sustainable programs & operations. Lyle’s vast network of contacts in these fields allows him to say “If I don’t immediately have an answer to your question, I know someone who will”.

Contact
Lyle Hoffman
lhoffman@hoffmanconsulting.ca
780-679-4619

Hood Packaging Corporation is a leading North American manufacturer of plastic film and bags, woven polypropylene bags, coated and laminated materials, and paper packaging.  Hood Packaging is committed to sustainable manufacturing and products. It is a member of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, and Operation Clean Sweep. The Hood Calgary Plastics Plant manufactures high quality PE films and bags for the chemical, food, construction and horticultural markets.  All its plastic scrap is internally recycled or sent to plastics recycling facilities. More info at http://www.hoodpkg.com/.

Ingenia Polymers is composed of two complementary business units. Our Primary Producer Division provides thermoplastic custom compounding, size reduction, custom densified additive blend solutions and product development support for resin producers. Our Proprietary Product Division provides a full array of engineered products such as white and black Masterbatches, additive and color concentrates as well as specialty products that serve the rotomolding, pipe and film market segments. http://www.ingeniapolymers.com/ 

Contact: Moji Siahpoosh
Regional Sales Manager – West
moji.siahpoosh@ingeniapolymers.com

Merlin Plastics is western Canada’s largest post-consumer and post-industrial plastics processor. Merlin Plastics accepts and recycles the following grades of plastics: #1 PET, #2 HDPE, #4 LDPE, #5 PP, # 6 PS, & #7 other plastics such as PC, TPO, etc. Our organization partners with local public and private collectors, recyclers and individual commercial generators of recyclable plastics.
For more information please call Darryl Wolski at 403-993-8033.
www.merlinplastics.com

We are a green technology startup currently based in Central Alberta. Our primary focus at this time is on the facilitation of a thermal process for converting waste streams into petroleum products, carbon char and electricity. At present we are using a benchtop model to ascertain data on the various waste/feedstock streams present in agriculture and industrial practices with emphasis on the inorganic portion. We intend on constructing a pilot plant in the Calgary area to further validate the process and expand our feedstock selectivity.

Contact: Kevin Walsh, CFO, kevin@bwatercap.com, 403-318-1207
Contact: Trevor Mundle COO trevormundle89@gmail.com, 780-984-5318

Orion Plastics Inc. has been in plastics business for over 21 years, producing a diverse range of plastic sheet products. Team Orion has extensive experience and training in the plastics industry with in-depth knowledge ranging from equipment assembly to sheet extrusion processes. The company serves several industries including thermoforming companies, distributors, and fabricators.

Orion Plastics produces end-consumer plastic products ranging from automotive parts to hockey rinks. The on-site warehouse space and materials-handling facilities allows to stock different sheet sizes, gauges, and colours. Many different sheet requirements can be satisfied in a single order, thereby economizing freight costs, volume pricing and delivery for clients..

Contact:
Ronald Kumar
ronaldk@orionplastics.com
780-819-2197

The Plastics Alliance of Alberta was formed in July 2020.

The Alliance is a collaboration between industry, government, academia, and non-government organizations representing Alberta’s plastics value chain with the aim to build and capture the opportunities of a circular economy.

Members are committed to finding solutions to manage plastics and keep them out of the environment while contributing to economic opportunities and growth.

Contact: Jelena Bajic (Co-Chair) jelenab@nait.ca or Christina Seidel (Co-Chair) cseidel@sonnevera.com

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 will be considered based on volume availability.

Website: www.polyagrecycling.com

Contact
Dan Zembal, President
dan.zembal@polyagrecycling.com
403-998-9966

PolyCycle is a leading plastics recycler in Western Canada. With over 25 years in the industry, PolyCycle accepts #1 PET (eg. bottles, containers, strapping), #2 HDPE (eg. bottles, containers, pails, pipe, IBC, geo liner), #3 PVC (eg. window profile, containers), #4 LDPE (eg. bottles, containers, barrels, pipe, geo liner), #5 PP (eg. film scrap, lumps, stretch wrap, pip, poly woven bulk bags (FBIC)), #6 PS (eg. containers, trays, crates, bulk bags), and #7 Other plastics (eg. polycarbonate sheet, acrylic, ABS pipe, car bumpers) for recycling. PolyCycle partners with all organizations who generate recyclable plastics including collectors, recyclers, government, institutional, commercial and industry. PolyCycle has assisted a variety of organizations in developing efficient and cost effective recycling programs, designed to recover plastics for recycling. PolyCycle works to capture the value of recoverable plastics, in an attempt to offer competitive pricing to the generator. For more information see our website www.polycycle.ca.

Contact
Kevin Kernaghan
Kevin@polycycle.ca
587.435.4825

Rundle Eco Services Ltd. was formed in August 2017 with the focus to recycle frac pond and pit liners used in the oil and gas industry. Liners are collected and processed to be recycled with an advanced technological system, leaving a clean environmental foot print. The HDPE and LLDPE (poly) is shredded and processed into pellets that then can be extruded into various forms of usable plastic products including furniture, various building materials, industrial packaging etc. Liners are cleaned on site and must be free of contaminates before Rundle Eco Services can proceed with recycling.
www.rundleco.com

Contact
Mike Rutherford
mr@rundleco.com
403-681-6644

The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) represents Alberta’s municipal districts, counties, specialized municipalities, and the special areas board. The RMA provides its members with representation at the provincial and federal level by providing the rural municipal perspective to decision makers. Additionally, RMA provides members with insurance and procurement programs to support local services. Visit RMA online at https://rmalberta.com/.

Contact
Tasha Blumenthal
Director of External Relations and Advocacy
tasha@rmalberta.com

Simplas is a plastic recycling company that captures post industrial & post consumer plastic waste.  We specifically target industrial & construction biproducts. PVC & POLY (HDPE) Pipe is our specialty. We are Canada’s largest plastic pipe recycler. We help educate industry as to the recyclability of their materials and create a custom solution. Once operational, these programs are a win for the environment and industry.  Industry saves thousands on waste fees and ZERO plastic material goes to landfill; these non-renewable resources are 100% reutilized.  These Recycling Programs come at no cost to the industry.

Simplas offers drop-off services for contractors, and bins are accepted.

Simplas is highly active in education and awareness to help divert plastics from the landfill.  We are collaborating in several programs to capture waste plastic at Municipal Landfills, Construction Sites as well as contractors’ yards.

Please get involved in a PROGRAM TODAY!

Contact
Stuart Clark
stuart@simplas.ca
780-818-8095

At Styro-Go, we have developed the technology to provide mobile EPS (Styrofoam) recycling. Our 5 ton trucks are equipped with hot melt densifiers. We can come to any site and process the material. We are an Alberta
company that is expanding across Canada.

Contact
Robert Herrit
robert.he@styrogo.com 
403-606-5833

We are a start-up company that is dedicated in reducing the flow of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) to the land fill. We densify EPS and are bring strategies into play for the more stigmatic EPS, we are a solution-based company located in Edmonton.

Contact

Leighton Larson
Styro.Re.Cycle Co-founder
Styro.re.cycle2@gmail.com
780-910-2493
https://www.styrorecycle.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/StyroReCycle/

The Alberta Recycling Management Authority (Alberta Recycling) is a not-for-profit association responsible for managing Alberta’s tire, used oil, electronics and paint recycling programs. The organization reports to the Minister of Environment and Parks, and is run by a Board of Directors representing many stakeholder groups. For more information on the recycling programs please visit www.albertarecycling.ca.

Contact
Elizabeth Gray
Public Information Manager
info@albertarecycling.ca
1-888-999-8762 or 780-990-1111

The Recycling Council of Alberta (RCA) is a not-for-profit, non-political organization formed in 1987, and approved as an official charity in 1995. The RCA’s mission is to promote and facilitate waste reduction, recycling, and resource conservation in the Province of Alberta.
recycle.ab.ca

Contact:
Christina Seidel
info@recycle.ab.ca
403.843.6563

WRWMC is located in Westlock County with three partners, Westlock County, Town of Westlock, and the Village of Clyde. It has a class II MSW landfill as well as a regional recycle facility for cardboard, plastics, paper, tin, electronics, paints, tires, metals and ag plastic containers. It is operated and managed through the Waste Commission with a Commission Manager on site. Total waste handled is between 8,500 and 9,500 tonne per year with an average of 20% diversion currently, with a total of 45% in the next five years.
www.wrwmc.com

Contact:
Tom Moore, Commission Manager
manager@wrwmc.com
780-307-2456