RCA NEW MEMBERS SPOTLIGHT: WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS TO ALBERTA’S CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The Recycling Council of Alberta (RCA) is pleased to welcome three new members this month. One builds autonomous wildfire protection in Edson, one keeps collection trucks working through more than one life, and one recovers nutrients from food waste in High River. Each takes a different approach to protecting assets, sharing resources, and getting more value from what we already have, and each strengthens Alberta’s circular economy community.
Firewolf Suppression Systems Inc.
Protecting what we’ve already built.
Firewolf Suppression Systems is based in Edson and builds autonomous fire suppression systems for the communities and critical assets most at risk from wildfire. Its systems pair AI-assisted thermal and optical cameras with robotic nozzles that detect smoke, heat, and flame and respond at the source. They also run predictive tools that forecast fire spread from weather and environmental data.
Firewolf offers permanent, semi-permanent, and onsite systems. It serves First Nations and remote communities, municipalities, parks and heritage sites, and utility and telecommunications infrastructure, as well as industries including oil and gas, mining, forestry, agriculture, and manufacturing. Its pump stations can run on renewable microgrids, and its systems use a plant-based, biodegradable suppression gel that makes water go further.
A circular economy depends on keeping homes, infrastructure, and natural assets in use for as long as possible. As wildfire seasons grow longer, Firewolf’s work protects the materials, energy, and community investment already in place across Alberta, and it brings a resilience perspective we’re glad to add to our network.
Keeping trucks working longer, from first route to second life.
Big Truck Rental (BTR) has supported waste and logistics fleets across the U.S. and Canada for more than 20 years, with its Canadian office in Richmond Hill, Ontario. It provides refuse and yard trucks, including front loaders, rear loaders, side loaders, roll-offs, grapple trucks, and terminal tractors, to municipalities, independent haulers, specialty waste and portable sanitation companies, and private fleets.
BTR offers short- and long-term rentals, rent-to-own options, complete fleet programs, and sales of new and off-rent trucks. Municipalities and haulers can use it to add routes, take on new contracts, or cover downtime without buying equipment they may not need for the long term. Its proactive maintenance and monitoring keep trucks on the road with minimal downtime.
BTR’s model is circular at heart. It keeps trucks in service through rental, then sells well-maintained used trucks to new owners, so each vehicle gets a second life instead of being retired early. Sharing assets across fleets means fewer new trucks need to be built. As Alberta’s collection landscape shifts under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), that flexibility matters to municipalities and haulers across the province, and we’re pleased to welcome BTR to our network.
Desviar Inc.
Diverting food waste back into the nutrient cycle.
Desviar Inc. is based in High River and led by CEO Robin Morrison. It operates a nutrient recovery plant that processes pre-consumer food waste, the surplus and byproducts generated before food ever reaches a consumer. Desviar recovers nutrients from that material, leaving less than 2% that can’t be recovered.
Food is one of the most valuable materials we waste. Keeping organics out of landfill and returning their nutrients to productive use closes one of the most important loops in a circular economy, and it’s work rooted in southern Alberta’s food and agriculture sector. We’re pleased to welcome Desviar to our network and look forward to learning more about their approach.