The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador assists a local social business in the environmental and recycling sector to create a method for composting and recycling liquid waste. Beer cans made of aluminium that were discarded or were not meant to be sold on the open market are increasingly being managed by Ever Green Environmental. These cans are generally thrown away as garbage.
For the same, the South Carolina-based Ever Green Recycling received a provincial contribution of $69,000 through the Innovation and Business Investment Corporation in non-repayable funding. The announcement of the same was made by Honourable Andrew Parsons, KC, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology.
"This project will enable Ever Green to diversify its social enterprise and attain more stability, creating valuable work experience and inclusion opportunities for clients. We are pleased to support this work and to help promote innovative solutions that will enhance sustainability," said Honourable Andrew Parsons, KC Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology.
The 22-month initiative by Ever Green will evaluate and pinpoint approaches for utilising this liquid waste to make compost on a commercial scale, decreasing waste, enhancing operational effectiveness, and diversifying revenue streams. According to Ever Green, the firm receives 30 tonnes of liquid beer trash and 10 tonnes of aluminium beverage containers yearly. By 2025, Ever Green projects that these amounts will increase to 30 tonnes of metal and 100 tonnes of liquid.
In its four Green Depots in the St. John's region, Ever Green collects recycled beverage containers. Currently, it receives and processes 50 per cent of comparable containers in the metropolitan area and 22 per cent of all recyclable deposit-return beverage containers in the province.
"Ever Green is proud to continue finding new partnerships and innovative new approaches that benefit not only our province's environment, but also the people and communities we work with. We are committed to building a greener Newfoundland and Labrador," said Mike Wadden CEO, Ever Green Environmental.
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