Alberta Plastics Recycling Association (Edmonton)
Phone:
780-939-2386
e-mail: plasticsrecyc@lincsat.com
APRA is an Alberta not-for-profit industry association, dedicated to sustainable plastics recycling and to minimizing plastic waste to landfill.
APRA facilitates the development of sustainable programs to effectively manage plastics waste and acts as a resource to individuals, groups and companies. APRA also provides technical information on plastics waste management and recycling.
APRA is affiliated with EPIC, the Environment and Plastics Industry Council, a council of CPIA, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association.
APRA's office is open Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Janet Altmiks is the association Administrative Assistant and Grant Cameron is the Executive Director of the association.
Amity Plastics (Clyde)
Phone: 780-348-5355
Fax: 780-348-5275
Toll free at 1-800-270-4344
Contact: Dwight or Brian
Amity Plastics is an established plastics recycler, located in Clyde Alberta. Amity is a supplier to the recycling community of recycling equipment including; balers, compactors, shredders and granulators. Amity collects #2 HDPE milk jugs and natural and oil jugs.
Amity accepts only ground material. Amity Plastics manufacture guardrail posts and parking curbs from 100% recycled plastic.
Awax Manufacturing Co. (Calgary)
Phone: 403-203-0302
Fax: 403-203-0304
Contact: Jerry Chen
Types of plastic accepted by AWAX for recycling are #2 HDPE natural, #2 HDPE colored, #1 PET and #4 LDPE. AWAX will collect and recycle milk jugs from Alberta locations. AWAX does baling, grinding and brokering. AWAX also sells various types of recycling equipment such as grinders to densify plastic containers.
BFI Canada (Calgary)
Phone: 403-203-5510
Contact: Harold Richardson
Accept plastic films (shrink wrap, plastic bags, etc.) 40 yard bins available, pick up only. All volumes accepted.
CNVIRO (Calgary)
Phone 403-250-7414
Contact:
Michael Heim
Accept #6 styrofoam. Can be picked up or dropped off. Free drop off, cost of pick up depends on frequency and volume.
Friendly Earth Building Products (Calgary)
Phone: 403-243-1151
Contact: Cameron Marriott
Accept #2 HDPE (hard plastic containers), #3 PVC (piping), #4 LDPE (film) and #7 PC (acrylics, lexans). Will provide 20 ft. containers, large containers for commercial plazas are available. Unbaled plastic is acceptable. Indoor and outdoor bins are available. Plastic must be clean and uncontaminated. Price is negotiable depending on type and volume.
Great West Containers (Calgary)
Phone: 403-279-2090
Contact: Sean Kerr
Accept polyethylene drums and plastic pails. Accept all volumes and can be dropped off.
Merlin Plastics (Delta, BC)
Phone: 604-522-6799 or 403-259-6958
Contact: Tony Moucachen
Merlin has plants in Calgary, Alberta and Delta, B.C. Merlin provides services such as sorting and baling, grinding, decontaminating, washing, palletizing, blending and packaging.
Merlin processes: PE film scrap – printed and non-printed; industrial injection molded plastic pails; post-consumer blow molding, high density polyethylene; as well as PET (soft drink containers) and some industrial scrap from commodity resin to engineering grade. Merlin has the production capability of 80 million pounds a year, and is continually investigating new production processes and opportunities.
Metro Materials Recovery (Edmonton)
Phone 780-464-4761
Metro recovers a wide range of post and pre-consumer plastics and has locations across Canada and the U.S. Metro will perform waste audits and provide customized tools to promote recycling programs. Primary contact is Tami Urzada. Website www.metrowaste.com
Precision Plastics (Edmonton)
Phone: 780-462-3969
Fax: 780-462-2260
Contact: Ralph Acres
Precision Plastics purchases all types of surplus and scrap plastics, including but not limited to; HDPE bottles – natural milk, water and juice bottles, colored HDPE bottles, injection molded HDPE buckets and tubs, crates, plastic pallets, barrels, pipe, strapping, bulk bags and film.
They will consider any type of scrap plastic. Can pickup straight loads or mixed loads of multiple materials. Pricing will vary depending on type of material, quantity, quality and location. Suppliers can also deliver to their plant in Edmonton, AB
Raydar Trading (International) Limited (Calgary)
Phone: 403-236-0010
Fax: 403-250-1659
Email: info@raydarr.com
Contact: Angelo Tsui
Raydar accepts #1 - #7. All household plastic and ICI, film plastic eg. peat moss bags, baler twine and bale wrap.
Triple Three Trading (Calgary)
Phone: 403-240-2540
Contact: Ben Ng
Accept #4 LDPE film, clear and colored. Will pick up larger volumes, smaller volumes can be dropped off. Material must be clean and sorted and preferably baled. They will pay market value for all volumes of clean, uncontaminated film.
Westcan Marketing(Lethbridge)
Phone: 403-329-1713
Fax: 403-329-1512
Contact: Grant Harrington
West Can’s focus is on the wholesale of recycling systems and products, development of new recycling techniques and systems and contracted consultation. As well as products made from recycled, and recovered materials.
ABCRC (Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corp.) (Calgary)
Phone: 403-264-0170
Fax: 403-264-0179
ABCRC collects regulated beverage containers from the bottle depots in Alberta and has plants in Calgary and Edmonton for sorting and baling. Recycles over 12 million pounds of PET per year.
Action On Waste Hotline (Edmonton)
Phone 1-800-463-6326
Provides an information and referral service for municipalities, generators, collectors and reprocessors of waste plastic and a wide range of other materials.
Recycling Council of Alberta
Phone 403-843-6563
Fax: 403-843-4156
Provides information on recycling for a wide range of materials.