Proceedings from past workshops

Webinar on Alberta’s EPR Transition – Advice from Small Municipalities Across Canada

Monday, April 24, 2023 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm Presented in partnership with Alberta Municipalities and Rural Municipalities of Alberta Watch the recording: Alberta’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulation came into effect on November 30, 2022 and set out the next steps and timelines for producers to manage materials in the single-use products, packaging and…

Building a Circular Food Rescue Supply Chain – Free Webinar

View the recording of the webinar: Food waste is a serious environmental, social and economic issue. Yet Canadians waste over $20 billion worth of food annually with this valuable material going to landfills where it contributes to an escalating environmental crisis instead of on the tables of hungry families.  This webinar is an opportunity to…

EPR Municipal Transition – Free Webinar

View the recording of the webinar: April 20, 2022, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (Mountain Time) Do you have questions about what the transition to EPR might look like for your municipality? The RCA, Alberta Municipalities, and Rural Municipalities of Alberta are teaming up to present a webinar on preparing your municipality for EPR. Join…

EPR Municipal Workshop – Free Webinar

View the recording of the webinar: January 5, 2022, 10:30 am to Noon (Mountain Time) Do you still have questions about EPR? What would residential recycling look like under an EPR program? What will the impacts be on HHW programs? The RCA, Alberta Municipalities, and Rural Municipalities of Alberta are teaming up to present an…

On-Farm Composting Webinars

With the goal to advance a circular economy, the Recycling Council of Alberta has launched a project that aims to engage farmers in composting. The RCA has created a guide as an introduction to composting for farmers, ranchers and landowners who may be interested in learning more about the opportunities they have to play a…

ARMA’s ePilot Webinar

Update from ARMA – covering everything from the ePilot to HHW to Paint and more! Wednesday, May 19, 2021, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am Mountain Time Since the launch of ARMA’s Expanded Electronics Pilot Project in September 2020, the commitment from municipalities, Indigenous communities and processors has been strong despite the challenges wrought by…

Alberta’s EPR Engagement Webinar Series

The RCA plans to host a series of webinars throughout Alberta Environment and Park’s six-week EPR engagement process to provide organizations opportunities to ask leading experts questions on EPR and its implementation, as well as advance discussion on the topic. Webinars will be held on March 30, April 13 and April 20 at 10:00 a.m….

Extended Producer Responsibility 101 Webinar – Back to Basics

Tuesday, January 26, 2021, from 10:00 am to Noon Mountain Time Late last year, the Government of Alberta announced plans to advance engagement on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in early 2021. Further details on the planned engagement are anticipated shortly, as well as the release of a discussion paper on the topic. In the meantime,…

RCA’s 2020 Webinar Series

The RCA held its 2020 webinar series, which brought you themes that were both topical and comprehensive. Platinum Sponsor: Silver Sponsor: Bronze Sponsor: Supporting Sponsors: Registration: A portion of the cost of the webinar goes directly to supporting the sustainability of the RCA and our goal to advance a circular economy in Alberta. Due to COVID-19 we…