Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Upcycling municipal and industrial food waste into compostable bioplastics
Agreement Number:
FWRC-D025-2
Agreement Value:
$449,383.00
Agreement Date:
Dec 12, 2022 - Dec 1, 2023
Description:
The objective of this project is to convert food waste, which would otherwise end up in landfills, into home compostable and marine biodegradable bioplastics called polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs).
Organization:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Expected Results:
Focus on technologies that transform food waste by converting surplus food, food by-products, or food waste into other products, including: food for humans, food for animals/insects, or non-food products.
Location:
Scarborough, Ontario, CA M1E2K4
Reference Number:
235-2022-2023-Q3-00104
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
000000000
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Genecis Bioindustries Inc.
Program:
Food Waste Reduction Challenge
Program Purpose:
The Challenge supports new innovations and solutions which can help address the problem of food waste and loss across the supply chain, thereby reducing the associated economic, environmental and social costs of food waste.
NAICS Code:
0000