Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Association
Contact: Sales Manager
7595 Tranmere Dr.
Mississauga, Ontario L5S 1L4
Canada
Phone: 905-612-8290
Fax: 905-612-8024
CPRA is the first and only dedicated polystyrene recycling facility in Canada.
CPRA is located at 7595 Tranmere Drive, near Dixie Rd. and Derry Rd. in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada near Pearson International Airport.
E-mail: cpra@cpra-canada.com
24 Canadian companies, including polystyrene resin producers, product manufacturers, distributors and end-users of disposable polystyrene products join together to form CPRA.
CPRA officially opens the doors to Canada's first facility intended exclusively for the recycling of polystyrene plastic, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Toronto's SkyDome launches Canada's first polystyrene beer cup recycling program. Residential curbside collection expands to 40,000 Ontario households.
A recycled polystyrene resin for use in the manufacturing of compact disc holders is developed and marketed. Municipal curbside collection increases 10-fold, to over 400,000 Ontario households.
The Honourable Sheila Copps, then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment, applauds CPRA's efforts at a gathering to announce the greening of the Environment Canada Buildings in Ottawa.
The sale of CPRA resins sets records three times in 1994
Results of an Angus Reid poll find that 46% of Ontario residents are aware of polystyrene's recyclability, up from 18% in 1990. CPRA launches a consumer awareness initiative, highlighted by an outdoor advertising campaign and a community education program with a tour of the world's first "Poly Toss" game.
Demand for CPRA products outweighs supply.
CPRA joins the Environment and Plastics Industry Council in launching the "National Elephant Tour," the first community education initiative of its kind in the plastics industry.
Polystyrene is collected in approximately 200 corporations, manufacturing plants, hospitals, universities and colleges, shopping centres and quick service restaurants in Ontario.
CPRA achieves 120% of its polystyrene collection target.
The number of students touring the CPRA plant since its opening in 1991 reaches 5,000.
The Honourable Brenda Elliott, former Ontario Minister of Environment and Energy, is keynote speaker at CPRA's 1996 Spring Breakfast Seminar, and says that CPRA is a model success story of how 3Rs and product stewardship can be profitable.
CPRA receives a commendation letter from Ontario Premier Mike Harris, applauding member companies for "staying the course," and encouraging each member to "keep up the good work".
CPRA's total volume of recycled material reaches 9,000 metric tonnes, the equivalent of 4 billion foam coffee cups.
More than one million households in Ontario and Manitoba can recycle polystyrene in their blue box.
CPRA celebrates the 5th Anniversary of its plant opening.
Sales volume for CFRA's resin products is 16% over the total volume for 1996. Expanded sales activity throughout Ontario, Quebec and the United States, as well as the introduction of CPRA's resin in several new applications, account for this significant increase.
Despite a two-week province-wide teachers' strike in October, CPRA welcomes 76.5% more students to the plant than in 1996.
CPRA receives 86% more material from municipal Blue Box programs than in 1996. This is the result of stronger public participation, improved processing capabilities, and the continued growth of municipal programs.
For the first time, CPRA participates in ANTEC '97, the annual technical conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). Thousands of industry representatives from across North America have the opportunity to learn about CPRA's product offerings.
First quarter sales volume surpasses the 1997 total by 36%, largely due to continued efforts to match customers' needs with quality resin products.
