It’s waste that until recently went straight to the city’s landfill. And until recently it was only collected en masse in the city once a year.
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Diesel from waste, oil plan funded
A Red Deer company that plans to produce diesel fuel from a mixture of municipal waste and used motor oil said Thursday that it’s been approved for funding under the Alberta Bioenergy Producer Credit Program.
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New proposal for Aquatera waste pick up
In an effort to change a system which ‘caters to overconsumption,’ resident Matthew Charbonneau has devised a plan that will allow people that waste less to pay less.
But according to Aquatera, the plan has holes.
Charbonneau approached the city’s environment committee Monday with a proposal for a colour-coded lid system, where residents would choose how often they want their trash picked up and pay less on their bills for a less-frequent pick-up.
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Council delays decision on organic composting facility to gather more information
Bureaucrats will have to put more work into how the city will build an organic composting facility.
After a behind-closed-door meeting on what to do with the proposed plant at Shepard landfill, council members delayed the decision on the matter and referred it to a strategic planning meeting of council on April 15.
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Council tables aggressive waste plan
An aggressive 10-year action plan to reduce the amount of waste ending up in the landfill was tabled in city council chambers on Monday.
By adopting the plan, city would commit to a 2023 target of 500 kg from 817 kg or 40 per cent reduction in waste per-capita.
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Regional waste management agreement signed
Pen was put to paper last week for the signing of an agreement between the Town of Peace River, Northern Sunrise County and the Village of Nampa formalizing the three-way partnership that manages waste in the region.
The Peace Regional Waste Management Company (PRWMC) was created between the Town, Village and County in 2010 and is responsible for managing the Peace Regional Eco Centre, the East Peace Regional Landfill, 14 recycling drop-off depots (six that are transfer stations) and municipal solid waste transfer stations.
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Yard waste drop-off centre on the move
With construction on the field house addition making space around the Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex scarce, the Town’s yard waste recycling drop-off centre is on the move, relocating to the old shop on 100 St.
The new location, situated in the north end of High River, is across the street from the River Roadhouse Bar and Grille. The spot is an instantly recognizable fenced area at the front of the property.
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Williams Energy upgrading its ability to harvest petrochemicals from oilsands waste
REDWATER — Cranes are hoisting components into place at an extraordinary facility near here that is changing how oilsands companies handle the waste gases produced by bitumen upgraders.
The existing Williams Energy plant is a landmark because of its 100-metre tall, red-and-white splitter, which is the tallest fractionation tower in Canada. But the current expansion and future plans will change the volume and type of liquids recovered and could eventually provide enough feedstock to supply two new petrochemical plants and keep the current ones at Fort Saskatchewan and Joffre supplied.
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Garbage-to-fuel plant on the hunt for talent
EDMONTON- For Dee Popat, an engineer from Leduc with experience in manufacturing, the chance to get in on the ground floor of a new industry was too exciting to ignore.
“This is a fantastic opportunity. I have the experience and am applying to be the plant manager,” Popat said Saturday at Enerkem’s first job fair.
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Foothills landfill has remained rat-free
A Medicine Hatlandfill has been infested with rats for the past few months, but the foothills waste facility has remained rat-free.
“Ever since we heard about the Medicine Hat situation we have had our employees keep an eye out for them,” said John Deagle, manager of the Foothills Regional Landfill south of Okotoks. “However, we haven’t had any evidence (of rats) this far north or west of Saskatchewan. We are keeping vigil and looking for any signs of them but so far, we haven’t had any evidence of rats.”
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