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Shift by Alberta InnovatesBeyond the bin: transforming post-consumer plastics with NAIT's Dr. Muhammad ArshadSend us a textThe challenge of plastic waste demands innovative solutions, especially when we confront the startling reality that only nine percent of plastics worldwide are currently being recycled. NAIT's Dr. Muhammad Arshad reveals how the Polytechnic's initiative Plastic Research in Action is tackling this problem, specifically through groundbreaking work on polymer blends in the Designing for Circularity: Development of polypropylene blends using post-consumer recycled plastic program.For the past two years, Dr. Arshad's team has been working with their industry partners Heartland Polymers to develop and test formulations that combine virgin p...2025-03-3125 minShift by Alberta InnovatesThe circular economy unplugged with insights from Alberta Innovates' Mehr NikooSend us a textOn this episode of Shift we begin to explore Alberta's innovative approach to sustainability through the lens of the circular economy. We explore concrete projects that transform waste into valuable resources and discuss how individuals and industries can contribute to systemic change.• Defining circular economy and its relevance • Alberta's statistics on waste generation • Two critical pillars of circular economy • The importance of innovation in recycling technologies • Addressing built-in obsolescence in product design • The role the bioindustrial and circular innovation program plays • How individuals can participate in sustainability ef...2025-01-201h 04