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Edson Recycling Depot finds
market for scrap glass
Submitted by Janai Redman, Dallas Corporation fills most of the demand for
Cartwright and Anne Auriat recycled glass by the beverage industry.
Over the past decade the recycling and Some larger communities (Calgary)
waste diversion programs within West overcame the low demand by providing
Yellowhead has expanded and evolved. recycled glass as an aggregate
In 2015 the communities of Edson, replacement in road construction.
Hinton, Yellowhead County and Jasper United Concrete and Gravel of
recycling collected over 3,000 metric Quesnel, BC, through its Enviro-Grit
tonnes (6,600,000 lbs.) of recycled Abrasives and Enviro-Corp. Recycling
materials every year! This is equal to divisions, offers a market for scrap glass
shipping approximately 150 trailer loads. that gives hope to Alberta municipalities
Over the past year the communities, who have been suffering from a lack of
through the West Yellowhead Landfill viable markets for their glass for years. Loading up glass from Edson (includes material from Edson, Hinton and
Authority, adopted a regional approach Recycled glass offers several Yellowhead County) to Quenel. The truck later travelled up to Jasper to top
for collection and marketing of recycled advantages compared to traditional
materials. This spring, our region took blasting abrasives. This product has a off the load.
advantage of this marketing strategy and similar cleaning rate, is non-flammable,
we were successfully able to market 40 is crystalline silica free, is non-corrosive,
metric tonnes of glass from across the and is inert. As well, this product is
region! Prior to this, Jasper had not been mindful of the environment, consisting of
able to access a market for their recycled no harmful materials. Overall this
glass for nearly 10 years. This material successfully aids contractors in
opportunity was economically viable much of the challenging pre-blasting
because the four communities were able preparations. In addition, this recycled
to consolidate the materials at two product addresses the human and
collection points and were able to fulfill environmental health concerns
the mandatory shipping weight associated with competing virgin
requirement. products.
Over the past 5 to 10 years North In late 2013 the company started
American municipalities have faced servicing a small number of Alberta
challenges with marketing recycled municipalities on a test basis. Edson was
glass. Over the past few years there has one of the first communities to approach
seen a trend towards lower market United Concrete to see if this type
demand for recycled glass. As more and recycling could be feasible. The test
more of the products used by the provided to be very successful and
packaging industry have evolved from tin therefore United Concrete is now looking
and glass to plastics, the marketing of to expand its service to other
recycled glass has become challenging, if communities in the province.
not impossible, for municipally ran We look forward to marketing
recycling collection programs. additional items regionally to build on
Generally collected recycled glass finds our successes.
its way into one of three main recycling For more information on this particular A.H. Dakin school teacher Sean Kearney with the Language Enrichment
streams: Fibre Glass insulation, beads to topic or any recycling/waste reduction Program, along with his teacher assistant Nikol Bauman and the afternoon
help mark highway lines and glass questions please call 780- 865-1411 or group of students on May 19. “We have one group in the morning and
beverage containers. The Alberta 780-723-1603 another group in the afternoon. We have 12 registered in both the morning
Beverage Container Recycling and afternoon classes,” said Kearney.
TOWN OF EDSON Town of Edson
Office Hours
Public Information & Notices 2016 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday
Edson Seniors Week June 6 - 12, 2016
Monday, June 6 - Seniors Event at Library 1:00 pm: English Tea
Tuesday, June 7 - Pioneer Cabin at 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Soup & Sandwich Lunch and speaker Sponsored by EDOT and
Edson Elks #87 and
Supper at Legion Hall 4:30 pm Sponsored by the Royal
Canadian Legion, Joe Wynne Branch #51.
Tickets are now SOLD OUT
Wednesday, June 8 - Movie Party at Nova Theatre 12:30 pm.
Movie Title: TBA; free admission, Hot Dogs, Popcorn and Soda.
Sponsored by Parkland Lodge and Parkland Lodge Auxiliary
Thursday, June 9 - Pancake Breakfast at Firehall 9:00 -10:30 am
Sponsored by the Town of Edson and
Seniors Week Tea at Parkland Lodge 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Door Prizes, Craft Sale and Refreshments
Friday, June 10 – “Law Keepers and Law Breakers”. Galloway
Station Museum starting at 1:00 pm. Presentation and coffee,
tea and some tasty treats.
www.edson.ca
Edson Recycling Depot finds
market for scrap glass
Submitted by Janai Redman, Dallas Corporation fills most of the demand for
Cartwright and Anne Auriat recycled glass by the beverage industry.
Over the past decade the recycling and Some larger communities (Calgary)
waste diversion programs within West overcame the low demand by providing
Yellowhead has expanded and evolved. recycled glass as an aggregate
In 2015 the communities of Edson, replacement in road construction.
Hinton, Yellowhead County and Jasper United Concrete and Gravel of
recycling collected over 3,000 metric Quesnel, BC, through its Enviro-Grit
tonnes (6,600,000 lbs.) of recycled Abrasives and Enviro-Corp. Recycling
materials every year! This is equal to divisions, offers a market for scrap glass
shipping approximately 150 trailer loads. that gives hope to Alberta municipalities
Over the past year the communities, who have been suffering from a lack of
through the West Yellowhead Landfill viable markets for their glass for years. Loading up glass from Edson (includes material from Edson, Hinton and
Authority, adopted a regional approach Recycled glass offers several Yellowhead County) to Quenel. The truck later travelled up to Jasper to top
for collection and marketing of recycled advantages compared to traditional
materials. This spring, our region took blasting abrasives. This product has a off the load.
advantage of this marketing strategy and similar cleaning rate, is non-flammable,
we were successfully able to market 40 is crystalline silica free, is non-corrosive,
metric tonnes of glass from across the and is inert. As well, this product is
region! Prior to this, Jasper had not been mindful of the environment, consisting of
able to access a market for their recycled no harmful materials. Overall this
glass for nearly 10 years. This material successfully aids contractors in
opportunity was economically viable much of the challenging pre-blasting
because the four communities were able preparations. In addition, this recycled
to consolidate the materials at two product addresses the human and
collection points and were able to fulfill environmental health concerns
the mandatory shipping weight associated with competing virgin
requirement. products.
Over the past 5 to 10 years North In late 2013 the company started
American municipalities have faced servicing a small number of Alberta
challenges with marketing recycled municipalities on a test basis. Edson was
glass. Over the past few years there has one of the first communities to approach
seen a trend towards lower market United Concrete to see if this type
demand for recycled glass. As more and recycling could be feasible. The test
more of the products used by the provided to be very successful and
packaging industry have evolved from tin therefore United Concrete is now looking
and glass to plastics, the marketing of to expand its service to other
recycled glass has become challenging, if communities in the province.
not impossible, for municipally ran We look forward to marketing
recycling collection programs. additional items regionally to build on
Generally collected recycled glass finds our successes.
its way into one of three main recycling For more information on this particular A.H. Dakin school teacher Sean Kearney with the Language Enrichment
streams: Fibre Glass insulation, beads to topic or any recycling/waste reduction Program, along with his teacher assistant Nikol Bauman and the afternoon
help mark highway lines and glass questions please call 780- 865-1411 or group of students on May 19. “We have one group in the morning and
beverage containers. The Alberta 780-723-1603 another group in the afternoon. We have 12 registered in both the morning
Beverage Container Recycling and afternoon classes,” said Kearney.
TOWN OF EDSON Town of Edson
Office Hours
Public Information & Notices 2016 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday
Edson Seniors Week June 6 - 12, 2016
Monday, June 6 - Seniors Event at Library 1:00 pm: English Tea
Tuesday, June 7 - Pioneer Cabin at 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Soup & Sandwich Lunch and speaker Sponsored by EDOT and
Edson Elks #87 and
Supper at Legion Hall 4:30 pm Sponsored by the Royal
Canadian Legion, Joe Wynne Branch #51.
Tickets are now SOLD OUT
Wednesday, June 8 - Movie Party at Nova Theatre 12:30 pm.
Movie Title: TBA; free admission, Hot Dogs, Popcorn and Soda.
Sponsored by Parkland Lodge and Parkland Lodge Auxiliary
Thursday, June 9 - Pancake Breakfast at Firehall 9:00 -10:30 am
Sponsored by the Town of Edson and
Seniors Week Tea at Parkland Lodge 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Door Prizes, Craft Sale and Refreshments
Friday, June 10 – “Law Keepers and Law Breakers”. Galloway
Station Museum starting at 1:00 pm. Presentation and coffee,
tea and some tasty treats.
www.edson.ca
