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Grant: Food Waste Reduction Challenge

Recycling Congress of Ontario

$400,000.00

Food rescue & organics diversion by facilitating service sharing between neighbouring IC&I businesses, Canada's largest source of food waste, to reduce GHG emissions, waste & cost

FY 2022-23 · 2022-06-08

Summary
The objective of this project 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.
Program
Food Waste Reduction ChallengeFood Waste Reduction Challenge (linked with high confidence)
Location
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Additional Information
Amendment#1 reflects an updated legal and operating name.
Additional Information (French)
La modification n 1 reflète une mise à jour du nom légal et du nom de fonctionnement.
Agreement End Date
2023-05-15
Agreement Number
FWRC-B098-2
Agreement Start Date
2022-06-08
Agreement Title
Food rescue & organics diversion by facilitating service sharing between neighbouring IC&I businesses, Canada's largest source of food waste, to reduce GHG emissions, waste & cost
Agreement Title (French)
Récupération d’aliments et réacheminement des matières organiques par la facilitation du partage de services entre les entreprises ICI voisines - la plus grande source de gaspillage alimentaire au Canada - afin de réduire les émissions de GES, les déchets et les coûts
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$400,000.00
Amendment Date
2022-06-24
Amendment Number
1
Description
The objective of this project 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.
Description (French)
L'objectif de ce projet est de soutenir les nouvelles innovations et solutions qui peuvent aider à résoudre le problème du gaspillage et de la perte de nourriture à travers la chaîne d'approvisionnement, réduisant ainsi les coûts économiques, environnementaux et sociaux associés au gaspillage alimentaire.
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 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.
Program Purpose (French)
Le défi 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
000000000
Recipient City
Orangeville
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Recycling Congress of Ontario
Recipient Operating Name
Circular Innovation Council
Recipient Postal Code
L9W2Z2
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
235-2022-2023-Q1-0038