The Clean Works system installed on a grapevine harvester at Vineland Estates Winery.  |  Clean Works photo

Ontario innovator wins Food Waste Challenge

An Ontario company with technology that can reduce fungicide use and increase produce shelf life has won a $1 million grand prize from the federal government. The technology can increase the shelf-life of produce by up to 20 per cent, which would reduce food waste. St. Catherines-based Clean Works was named one of two winners […] Read more

The  Food Waste Reduction Challeng was launched in November 2020 by Agriculture Canada and Impact Canada to create solutions to the country’s food waste problem. An estimated 58 percent of Canada’s annual food supply is wasted or lost. | Screencap via impact.canada.ca

New tech promises to reduce food waste

REGINA — Two Ontario companies were named winners in the novel technologies stream of the federal government’s Food Waste Reduction Challenge. Clean Works Inc. and Genecis Biodindustries Inc. will each get up to $1 million to take their solutions to the next level. Clean Works is based in St. Catharines and created a solution using […] Read more