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Generate Upcycle is a leader in sustainable waste-to-value solutions. Our Canadian portfolio includes two locations in Ontario – a pre-processing facility in Drumbo and an anaerobic digester in London. Together, these facilities process more than 140,000 metric tonnes (mt) of food waste and provide custom food waste management solutions for municipalities and industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) organizations. Anaerobic digestion is a sustainable solution with significant environmental advantages.

Creating Value from Waste

Anaerobic Digestion – A sustainable option for food waste.

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a biological process by which microbes break down organic matter. Generate Upcycle uses wet AD technology to harness this natural process producing renewable energy and organic fertilizers from food waste, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and returning valuable nutrients to the soil.

Anaerobic digesters are built systems (lagoons or tanks) where organic materials can decompose in an oxygen-free environment. Systems range in capabilities and technology. They can be wet or dry, low- or high-temperature, and single- or multi-stage.

Renewable Natural Gas

Generate Upcycle advances the circular economy by producing renewable natural gas (RNG) from food waste. The London, ON digester is the largest commercial food waste anaerobic digester in North America and has capacity to produce up to 450,000 Gigajoules (GJ) of RNG per year.

The RNG generated supports municipalities, energy providers, and commercial companies in reducing their carbon footprint, meeting regulatory requirements and achieving sustainability goals. The RNG is distributed through pipeline injection to heat homes, as well as used to power trucks and city buses.

Generate Upcycle partnered with Enbridge Gas and the City of Hamilton to fuel the first carbon-negative city bus in Ontario in March 2021. Since then, the bus has traveled more than 90,000 km powered by organic waste from nearly 40,000 green bins.

Read about Ontario’s first carbon-negative bus.

Organic Waste Streams Accepted

✓ DAF cake
✓ Ethanol and glycerin derivatives
✓ Fats, oils, and greases
✓ Fermentation broth
✓ Finished and packaged products
✓ Frozen foods
✓ Ingredients and additives
✓ Permeates
✓ Pressed solids
✓ Process wastewater
✓ QA/QC materials
✓ Source separated organics

Support Services

✓ Certified destruction
✓ Container rentals
✓ Drop tankers and trailers
✓ Pallet management
✓ Product recall management
✓ Remote and on-site consulting
✓ Transportation and logistics
✓ Waste audits

Contact

We look forward to learning more about your food waste management needs and RNG goals.

Generate Upcycle
1087 Green Valley Rd
London, ON N6N 1E4