{"id":7152,"date":"2024-10-25T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariogenomics.ca\/AR2024\/?page_id=7152"},"modified":"2024-11-01T01:59:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T05:59:04","slug":"the-waste-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariogenomics.ca\/AR2024\/the-waste-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Waste Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7152\" class=\"elementor elementor-7152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30eef62a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30eef62a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9612\" alt=\"Up for the Waste Challenge\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dca6797 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dca6797\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6792bc8\" data-id=\"6792bc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0855236 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0855236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The challenge:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-430af25\" data-id=\"430af25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83486b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83486b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even with current recycling programs, our trash problem is threatening the climate, wildlife habitats and critical natural resources like fresh water. And it\u2019s not just the usual suspects like plastics that are entirely to blame, though Ontarians throw out more than 1 million tonnes of plastic every year. Food waste also happens to be responsible for 50% of agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions. While we can all agree something needs to be done \u2013 and urgently \u2013 a trifecta of scarcity in funding, proper infrastructure and a coordinated plan are preventing a vibrant circular economy from thriving in Ontario, Canada and the rest of the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2132593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2132593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b802db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b802db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2216ecd\" data-id=\"2216ecd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd370af elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd370af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are we doing about it:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a91a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6a91a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ontario Genomics launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariogenomics.ca\/initiatives\/wastecancreate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wasteCANcreate program<\/a> in 2023, which involves a team of Canadian researchers and industry partners from the energy, agriculture and food, plastic films and performance textiles sectors. The idea is to bring real-world solutions to life, while also creating new economic opportunities.<\/p><p>Some may think microbes are nasty little things, but we assure you, they can be put to great use! Bioconversion uses naturally occurring or engineered microbes to convert organic waste, including food waste, into usable products like biodegradable plastics. This new version of upcycling also reduces greenhouse gas emissions, replaces the need for petroleum-based plastics and provides an economic boost to the province through job creation.<\/p><p>Our feedstock partners in Aylmer and Burlington give us mixed food waste, potato waste and corn fibres left over from ethanol production to convert into bioplastics and other materials. These products can now become key ingredients for our partner companies in Orillia, Vancouver and Regina that are making things like food packaging, plastic sheeting, performance fabrics (yoga pants) and industrial adhesives, coatings and detergents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a5eabb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a5eabb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-221a42d\" data-id=\"221a42d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c2307 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63c2307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's next:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4c2a12\" data-id=\"d4c2a12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa75229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa75229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We recently held the inaugural wasteCANcreate Upcycling Summit in Toronto, where dozens of researchers, startups and representatives from government and various industries collaborated on recommendations for a waste upcycling strategy for Canada. It was an exciting day full of promise and we\u2019re working on a detailed report on the recommendations which will be released in 2024.<\/p><p>In the meantime, we\u2019re looking for more partners to help us expand this important work! 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