Resource recovery from traditional municipal and agricultural waste: Understanding value-added biodigestates

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CCI Bioenergy in a renewable energy company that converts green bin organic wastes into methane through aprocess known as anaerobic digestion (AD). Along with methane, a semi-fluid nutrient rich byproduct referredto as a digestant is also produced. To 'close the loop' on the food production ecosystem, it would be ideal to usethe digestant as a fertilizer. After profiling this nutrient-rich fluid, our interdisciplinary collaboration willdevelop an additive and process for converting this valued added product into a commercial biofertilizer whichcan be easily applied to crops. As Ontario and Canada adjust to a carbon pricing economy this partnership willfocus on resource recovery from traditional municipal and food waste and will pave the way for renewableenergy producers and the agrifood growers to take advantage of a highly sustainable nutrient source.