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Corporate Update September 2023

To our valued clients and friends, please be advised that Mr. Robert Herritt is no longer associated with Styro-Go effective June 6, 2023. Over the past couple of month's Mr. Herritt's actions have caused us to obtain a court order and mandatory injunction against Mr. Herritt. (see the link here for further information: Injunctive Relief Order [...]

By | September 18th, 2023|Recent News|Comments Off on Corporate Update September 2023

Squash that styrofoam to keep it out of landfills, Alberta company says

Styrofoam that fills two trailers can be compressed to the size of kitchen fridge. Those hunks of styrofoam that encase your latest Amazon purchase could soon find a new purpose. Residents just need to look a little north — to St. Albert — to see the potential for styrofoam scraps to be turned into useful [...]

By | March 3rd, 2020|Recent News|Comments Off on Squash that styrofoam to keep it out of landfills, Alberta company says

Why More Cities Are Recycling Styrofoam

What happens to all the Styrofoam residents have been recycling in St. Albert? More on a massive market that Edmonton and Calgary have yet to take advantage of. Read More

By | February 28th, 2020|Recent News|Comments Off on Why More Cities Are Recycling Styrofoam

Where does all the Styrofoam go?

Wondering what to do with the Styrofoam that came along with your recent purchase? The City of St. Albert has been accepting Styrofoam at the Mike Mitchell Recycling Depot as part of a pilot project since July 1. Instead of throwing it away, residents can drop off clean, white Styrofoam blocks from electronics, appliances or [...]

By | September 4th, 2019|Recent News|Comments Off on Where does all the Styrofoam go?

U of L finds way to recycle styrofoam

When residents head to Lethbridge’s recycling depots, they get the message: We can’t recycle styrofoam. Yes you can, officials at the University of Lethbridge have learned. Now the U of L has become the nation’s first university to run its own styrofoam recycling program. Read More

By | February 28th, 2018|Recent News|Comments Off on U of L finds way to recycle styrofoam

‘We’re complete laggards’: Alberta recycling council criticizes government for lack of action

The Alberta government has ignored calls to improve recycling in the province, buttressing Alberta’s poor record on waste management, says a recycling advocacy group.  “Our overall frustration is … we are the most wasteful province in the country and there is no excuse for that,” Christina Seidel, executive director of the Recycling Council of Alberta, [...]

By | February 7th, 2018|Recent News|Comments Off on ‘We’re complete laggards’: Alberta recycling council criticizes government for lack of action

The Real Reason No One’s Recycling Styrofoam — and How One Company Is Changing That

You know, for all of my environmental awareness, I was always under the mistaken impression that the reason no one recycled Styrofoam was that it just couldn’t be recycled. I (somewhat naively, I now realize) assumed that we just lacked the technology or ability to do so, so I avoided using it altogether. I brought my own [...]

By | July 27th, 2017|Recent News|Comments Off on The Real Reason No One’s Recycling Styrofoam — and How One Company Is Changing That