Wedoany.com Report-Oct 23, In a significant step towards a greener future, Convertus in collaboration with key partners, broke ground on the province’s first large-scale biofuel facility to integrate liquid CO2 capture technology. Located in the Town of East Gwillimbury, in the Regional Municipality of York, this pioneering project will transform organic waste into renewable natural gas (RNG), helping to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promote a sustainable energy future for one of Canada’s fastestgrowing municipalities. This facility embodies Convertus’ mission to close the loop by turning waste into valuable resources, ensuring a more sustainable and circular approach to waste management.

Set to be operational by 2027, the facility will use cutting-edge anaerobic digestion technology to process food scraps and other organic materials into biogas. This biogas will then be cleaned and upgraded into RNG, which will be injected directly into local pipelines to provide clean energy for homes and businesses, replacing fossil fuels. This technology is industry-leading and will enhance York Region’s leadership in environmental stewardship and renewable waste.

The new facility, situated on a 12-acre site next to York Region’s Materials Recovery and Transfer Facility, will be able to process up to 165,000 tons of organic waste annually in its first phase, with the potential to scale up to 200,000 tons per year. This capacity will not only meet the Region’s current waste management needs but also ensure sustainable waste processing through 2047. Each year, the facility will generate between 250,000 and 350,000 gigajoules (GJ) of RNG—enough to heat 5,000 homes. In addition to energy production, the facility will also produce approximately 165,000 tonnes of fertilizer, helping to enrich local agricultural land.