A Delta company that has developed a portable technology for processing cannabis waste has been given the go-ahead by the federal government.
Micron Waste Technologies Inc. announced it has received a Health Canada cannabis research licence to develop its aerobic waste digester technology for the treatment of cannabis waste. The licence will be used to further develop the world's first waste treatment system that alters and denatures cannabis waste while recovering reusable water, the company says.
Having already developed an innovate system to convert food waste into clean water and compact biosolids using an aerobic process, Micron, located in Tilbury, has now done the same for cannabis waste, a system called the Cannavore.
Noting cannabis waste regulations are extremely stringent, the company says its new process features a series of specially designed equipment that can be transported in a truck trailer for use at any site growing marijuana.
The active pharmaceutical compounds in cannabis waste are further biologically treated, keeping them out of waste streams.
Micron’s technology comes as recreational cannabis has been legalized in Canada and more grow operations, including several large-scale greenhouses in Delta, are getting licences to grow the product.
“This facility allows us to develop new biological processes to treat organic waste and wastewater. It allows us to quickly develop prototypes before constructing a commercial-ready system,” said Micron president and CEO Alfred Wong earlier this year.
