Primary Technology Area: Waste Upcycling

  • Kal Tire – Thermal Conversion Plant for Giant Mining Tires

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  • Harvested Ash Beneficiation Project

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  • Scale-up of New Innovative Cleantech Hydrovac Waste Processing System

    Hydrovac Waste Solutions Ltd. (HWS) developed an innovative process to upcycle slurry generated during hydrovac operations. Funded through ERA’s Circular Economy challenge and announced in 2023, the proposed project aimed to scale up the technology, which turned the hydrovac slurry into raw materials for cement production, landscaping and construction. The funding relationship was ultimately cancelled

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  • Upcycling discarded lime waste stream

    This project proposed a process to recover lime waste from the Lantic Inc Sugar Beet Factory and upcycle it into precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted through the energy-intensive traditional process of removing and refining lime. Funded through ERA’s Circular Economy Challenge and announced in 2023, the PPC from the lime

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  • Adaptive Waste Digestion and Organic Nutrient Recovery Facility

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  • Drayton Valley Aspen Integrated Resource Recovery (AIRR) Facility

    The Town of Drayton Valley aimed to convert municipal solid waste (MSW) into Processed Engineered Fuel (PEF) pellets using first-of-its-kind technology in Canada. Funded through Round 7: Shovel Ready, the PEF pellets produced during the project were planned to burn in coal power to create renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG). The funding relationship

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  • Plasco Alberta (1) Inc. Renewable Energy and Waste Conversion Project

    The objective of this project was to demonstrate Plasco Energy Group’s proprietary technology that converts unsorted municipal solid waste (MSW) into green power and other valuable products. The project was funded through Round 1: Open Call, and Plasco Energy Group planned to finance, build, transfer and operate their facility. The funding relationship was ultimately cancelled.

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  • New Pilot Facility: Converting Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to Wilson Fiber

    Hughes Energy is developing a pilot facility in Central Alberta that utilizes the patented Wilson System® to convert municipal solid waste (MSW) into a homogeneous fiber, which can be used for cardboard manufacturing, biofuels, green hydrogen, and sustainable aviation fuel. The pilot facility will process 7.5 tonnes of organic waste daily, diverting 2,625 tonnes of

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  • Recycling Agricultural Film and Plastics

    Since 1989, Curtis Environmental (a division of Curtis Construction Ltd.) has been a proud partner with CleanFARMs (previously CropLife Canada) in the development of the circular economy for agricultural plastics in Canada. As a leader in the recycling industry, Curtis is a vertically integrated company with the required trucking assets, experienced personnel, and a dedicated

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