Grant: Food Waste Reduction Challenge
Food For Life Canada
$100,000.00
Rescue, Reroute and Renew - A Scalable Community Food Waste Solution
FY 2020-21 · 2021-03-25
Summary
The objective of this project is to rescue food from farms, warehouses, grocers, and food companies where it is in excess. Of this excess, foods that are in good quality are rerouted to families across Halton and Hamilton who are food insecure and remaining food that would otherwise reach landfill, is composted.
Department
Program
Food Waste Reduction ChallengeFood Waste Reduction Challenge (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Business Number
890943772
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2021-10-31
Agreement Number
FWRC-B135-1
Agreement Start Date
2021-03-25
Agreement Title
Rescue, Reroute and Renew - A Scalable Community Food Waste Solution
Agreement Title (French)
Récupérer, réacheminer et renouveler – une solution communautaire évolutive en matière de déchets alimentaires
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$100,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
The objective of this project is to rescue food from farms, warehouses, grocers, and food companies where it is in excess. Of this excess, foods that are in good quality are rerouted to families across Halton and Hamilton who are food insecure and remaining food that would otherwise reach landfill, is composted.
Description (French)
L’objectif de ce projet est de récupérer les aliments des fermes, des entrepôts, des épiceries et des entreprises alimentaires où ils sont en surnombre. De cet excédent, les aliments de bonne qualité sont réacheminés vers des familles en situation d’insécurité alimentaire à Halton et à Hamilton, et les aliments restants, qui auraient autrement été mis en décharge, sont compostés.
Expected Results
Accelerate and scale the deployment of innovative solutions that create value from food waste, food by-products and/or surplus food.
Expected Results (French)
Accélérer l’adoption et la mise à l’échelle de solutions novatrices qui revalorisent les déchets alimentaires, des sous-produits alimentaires et des aliments excédentaires.
NAICS Code
0000
Organization Code
aafc-aac
Organization
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Program Name
Food Waste Reduction Challenge
Program Name (French)
Défi de réduction du gaspillage alimentaire
Program Purpose
The Food Waste Reduction Challenge's objective is to support 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.
Program Purpose (French)
Le progremme Défi de réduction du gaspillage alimentaire a pour but de soutenir les nouvelles innovations et solutions qui peuvent aider à combattre le problème du gaspillage alimentaire et des pertes dans la chaîne d’approvisionnement et d’ainsi réduire les coûts économiques, environnementaux et sociaux du gaspillage alimentaire.
Recipient Business Number
890943772
Recipient City
Burlington
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Food For Life Canada
Recipient Postal Code
L7P1B7
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
235-2020-2021-Q4-00180
