Micron Waste Technologies Inc. is developing aerobic digesters designed to take food waste and extract clean water from it that can be reused or disposed of in municipal sewer systems, while leaving compostable biosolids behind.
Recently, Micron partnered with medical producer Aurora Cannabis to try adapting that technology to handle cannabis waste in a contained, compact and environmentally sensitive way that meets Health Canada restrictions on disposal.
“What we’re trying to say is that we have this technology, that we’re working with Aurora (on) to treat cannabis waste on site, make sure all the cannabis components are removed from the waste stream, and at the same time recycle water back into the system,” said Micron president Alfred Wong.
Wong said estimates are that Canada’s industry would generate about 6,000 tonnes a year of waste by 2020.
