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Grant: Innovative Solutions Canada

FEED Engineering Inc.

$300,000.00

A Nano-bio-additive to Convert Nitrile Gloves to Compostable Materials for Recycling

FY 2021-22 · 2022-03-28

Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an increased consumption of disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) by healthcare workers and by the general public. As of June 29, 2020, based on federal government projections for PPE demand over the next year, it is estimated that approximately 63,000 tonnes of COVID-19 related PPE will end up as waste, being ultimately landfilled. This includes an estimated 4 billion pairs of medical gloves with an estimated weight of 16 tonnes. To reduce the environmental footprint of PPE in Canada, the Government of Canada is supporting the development of solutions to manufacture more sustainable PPE and to better manage their end of life. Strategies include re-usability, alternative materials and novel recycling technologies, as well as compostability. This challenge is in support of the alternative materials and compostability elements of that strategy. For this reason, the Government of Canada is seeking solutions for Made-in-Canada sustainable elastomeric materials that are compostable to be used in the manufacture of an equivalent alternative to disposable medical gloves, as an eco-friendly and safe replacement.
Program
Innovative Solutions Canada
Location
Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
824091011
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2022-09-26
Agreement Number
988238
Agreement Start Date
2022-03-28
Agreement Title
A Nano-bio-additive to Convert Nitrile Gloves to Compostable Materials for Recycling
Agreement Title (French)
Additif nanobiologique pour la conversion de gants en nitrile en matériaux compostables pour le recyclage
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$300,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
• Support the scale up and growth of Canada's innovators and entrepreneurs by having the federal government act as a first customer. • Stimuler l'expansion et la croissance des innovateurs et entrepreneurs canadiens en faisant du gouvernement fédéral le premier client des innovations canadiennes.
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an increased consumption of disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) by healthcare workers and by the general public. As of June 29, 2020, based on federal government projections for PPE demand over the next year, it is estimated that approximately 63,000 tonnes of COVID-19 related PPE will end up as waste, being ultimately landfilled. This includes an estimated 4 billion pairs of medical gloves with an estimated weight of 16 tonnes. To reduce the environmental footprint of PPE in Canada, the Government of Canada is supporting the development of solutions to manufacture more sustainable PPE and to better manage their end of life. Strategies include re-usability, alternative materials and novel recycling technologies, as well as compostability. This challenge is in support of the alternative materials and compostability elements of that strategy. For this reason, the Government of Canada is seeking solutions for Made-in-Canada sustainable elastomeric materials that are compostable to be used in the manufacture of an equivalent alternative to disposable medical gloves, as an eco-friendly and safe replacement.
Description (French)
La pandémie de COVID-19 a augmenté la consommation des équipements de protection individuelle (EPI) jetables utilisés par le personnel médical et le grand public. En date du 29 juin 2020, au vu des projections réalisées par le gouvernement fédéral concernant la demande en EPI sur les 12 mois à venir, on estime qu'environ 63 000 tonnes d'EPI liés à la COVID-19 seront jetées et finiront dans les décharges au cours de cette période. Parmi ces déchets figureront près de quatre milliards de paires de gants médicaux pour un poids total voisin de seize tonnes. Pour réduire l'empreinte environnementale des EPI au Canada, le gouvernement du Canada soutient le développement de solutions qui permettent de fabriquer des EPI plus écologiques et plus faciles à recycler. Les stratégies envisagées comprennent la réutilisabilité et la compostabilité des articles, l'utilisation de nouveaux matériaux et la mise au point de nouvelles technologies de recyclage. Le présent défi concerne les volets « nouveaux matériaux » et la « compostabilité » de cette stratégie. Le gouvernement du Canada sollicite donc des solutions compostables à base d'élastomères écologiques fabriqués au Canada et pouvant être utilisés pour la fabrication d'un nouveau type de gants médicaux plus écologiques et sécuritaires que ceux utilisés actuellement.
Expected Results
Grow Canadian companies through direct funding to support early stage, pre-commercial research and development, late stage prototypes, and to accelerate commercialization.
Expected Results (French)
Faire croître les sociétés canadiennes au moyen de financement direct versé pour soutenir la recherche-développement (R-D) précommerciale à un stade précoce et les prototypes à un stade avancé et en accélérer la commercialisation.
Federal Riding
Vancouver Centre
Federal Riding (French)
Vancouver Centre
Federal Riding Number
59034
NAICS Code
5419
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Innovative Solutions Canada
Program Name (French)
Programme Solutions innovatrices Canada
Program Purpose
Fuel the development and adoption of technological innovation in Canada
Program Purpose (French)
Stimuler le développement et l'adoption de l'innovation technologique au Canada
Recipient Business Number
824091011
Recipient City
Vancouver|Vancouver
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
FEED Engineering Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
V6E 0A7
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2021-2022-Q4-988238
Research Organization
National Research Council Canada/Conseil national de recherches Canada
FEED Engineering Inc. - $300,000 Grant (2021-22) | Canada Spends