Micron Waste on CTVMENUVIDEOWEATHER Local company turning cannabis and food waste into drinking water Jim Fong, CTV News Vancouver Published Monday, April 15, 2019 2:04PM PDT Last Updated Monday, April 15, 2019 3:55PM PDT 0 A Metro Vancouver company will be working on a world-first effort to turn cannabis and food waste into drinking water. Metro Vancouvers Micron Waste Technologies and Federal Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough introduced the Cannavore and Organivore digesters in Delta on Monday. Advertisement "We developed this digester for organic waste that works like no other technology in the world," Aurora Cannabis' chief corporate officer Cam Battley said. "It takes food waste or cannabis waste, processes it in about 24 hours and the product that comes out the other end is water that is clean enough to drink. This is a cleaner, greener more economical means of dealing with food or cannabis waste." Battley also added that the whole concept at the beginning was to move the digester to the place that is needed, such as a food facility or a cannabis facility, so to cut down on trucking and the generation of greenhouse gases. "Climate change is real and must be addressed not just through our words but through our actions," Federal Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough told the press conference. "Micron is taking an active position to help improve the environmental foot print of large scale organic waste producers." Micron Waste is hoping the Cannavore and Organivore waste units will be ready for commercial use by the end of 2019. They would not say what the cost of the units would be at this time. RELATED STORIES No-waste grocery stores not a garbage idea to help tackle food waste Report Error false Transit ridership up in Metro Vancouver false Smuggling case: Smuggler's Inn owner gets bail false $126M tech centre opens at SFU Surrey false Where are B.C.'s plastic containers? false Metro Van commuters flock to transit false New concerns raised about Facebook privacy false Metro Van paramedics facing huge commutes false Home-buying perks include avocado toast false Unusual bail conditions for accused smuggler false Major Hwy. 1 upgrade to save time on commutes false Thursday forecast with Ann false Video shows U.S. family's hilarious sheep encounter false Transit ridership up in Metro Vancouver false Smuggling case: Smuggler's Inn owner gets bail false $126M tech centre opens at SFU Surrey false Where are B.C.'s plastic containers? 1 2 3 4 5 6 VANCOUVER TOP STORIES Coquitlam condo seller will give buyers free avocado toast for a year A Metro Vancouver condo developer is offering free avocado toast for a year in an attempt to appeal to millennial homebuyers. Paramedics commuting 7 hours because they can't afford living in Metro Vancouver B.C.'s unrecycled plastics contributing to ocean pollution, conservation group says Smuggler's Inn owner accused of smuggling must erect giant warning sign: judge Crown considering charges after VPD crash puts 5 in hospital Major Hwy. 1 upgrades expected to save time on commutes 19-year-old charged with exploiting underage girl, making child pornThe 3,800 club: This is all perfectly normalLast member of Vancouver baseball team that fought racism helps unveil new stampRidership boom a 'double-edged sword' for transit expansion: mayors' council chairOrcas spotted in Vancouver Harbour hunting seals NOTRE DAME FIRE false See before and after images of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral false A sacred place: Notre Dame Cathedral an important symbol false B.C. residents react to Notre Dame cathedral fire INSIDE CTV VANCOUVER Michele Brunoro's blog: My journey with breast cancer false Grizzly's balancing act caught on cam on hwy. barrier Celebrating 100 years: Burnaby centenarians share memories false Caught on cam: Great white shark munches on bait bag Cougar sightings in Colwood prompt RCMP warning Province hires hawk to scare birds off Victoria buildings EDITOR'S PICKS BC Hydro crew moves eagle's nest from power pole damaged by wildfire Lucky grandma, lucky grandkids: $10M lotto winner sharing the wealth Vancouver, Sahota family reach settlement on SRO bylaw violations Drug that puts people in 'zombie-like' state found in Kamloops CTV NEWS AT SIX false FULL NEWSCAST: Unusual incentive Highway upgrades Ridership increase MOST WATCHED CTV Montreal: Flooding leaves some homeless Video shows U.S. family's hilarious sheep encounter CTV News Vancouver at Six for Thursday, April 25, 2019 Caught on cam: Great white shark munches on bait bag Woman arrested over complaint about vomit on plane