Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00473, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Dietze, Beverlie (Okanagan College), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : Interior Freight & Bottle Depot Limited (IFBD) operates a beverage container redemption facility (bottle depot)_x000D_
at which the public returns recyclable beverage containers in return for the deposits paid on those containers._x000D_
IFBD sorts the containers according to material type, and then ships them to recycling facilities. Currently,_x000D_
there is no known device for accurately counting used aluminum beverage containers (soda and beer cans)_x000D_
because many arrive crumpled, flattened, or otherwise distorted. Without a system for accurately counting these_x000D_
deformed cans, IFBD cannot prove to aluminum recyclers the number shipped in each load. These uncounted_x000D_
cans represent a significant financial loss to IFBD and to the hundreds of other bottle depots across Canada._x000D_
Moreover, without an accurate method for counting these cans it is difficult to tell how many cans are being_x000D_
recycled and how many may be finding their way into landfills._x000D_
This research project is intended to culminate into the development of a prototype device that can be installed_x000D_
onto a standard aluminum beverage container conveyer system to accurately count used recycled aluminum_x000D_
beverage containers, regardless of their condition. It is hoped that the prototype device, or a derivative of it,_x000D_
could be used by other container redemption companies for increasing efficiencies in their operations, and by_x000D_
extension, the recycling industry as a whole._x000D_
The findings from this investigation will be of interest to a number of stakeholders including those who operate_x000D_
beverage container redemption facilities, aluminum recyclers, landfill managers, civil servants charged with_x000D_
environmental stewardship, environmental groups, engineers, educators, and members of the general public_x000D_
who, after all, pay the deposits on the beverages purchased., program purpose french : Interior Freight & Bottle Depot Limited (IFBD) operates a beverage container redemption facility (bottle depot)_x000D_
at which the public returns recyclable beverage containers in return for the deposits paid on those containers._x000D_
IFBD sorts the containers according to material type, and then ships them to recycling facilities. Currently,_x000D_
there is no known device for accurately counting used aluminum beverage containers (soda and beer cans)_x000D_
because many arrive crumpled, flattened, or otherwise distorted. Without a system for accurately counting these_x000D_
deformed cans, IFBD cannot prove to aluminum recyclers the number shipped in each load. These uncounted_x000D_
cans represent a significant financial loss to IFBD and to the hundreds of other bottle depots across Canada._x000D_
Moreover, without an accurate method for counting these cans it is difficult to tell how many cans are being_x000D_
recycled and how many may be finding their way into landfills._x000D_
This research project is intended to culminate into the development of a prototype device that can be installed_x000D_
onto a standard aluminum beverage container conveyer system to accurately count used recycled aluminum_x000D_
beverage containers, regardless of their condition. It is hoped that the prototype device, or a derivative of it,_x000D_
could be used by other container redemption companies for increasing efficiencies in their operations, and by_x000D_
extension, the recycling industry as a whole._x000D_
The findings from this investigation will be of interest to a number of stakeholders including those who operate_x000D_
beverage container redemption facilities, aluminum recyclers, landfill managers, civil servants charged with_x000D_
environmental stewardship, environmental groups, engineers, educators, and members of the general public_x000D_
who, after all, pay the deposits on the beverages purchased., agreement title english : Developing a Device for Counting Used Recyclable Aluminum Beverage Containers, agreement title french : Developing a Device for Counting Used Recyclable Aluminum Beverage Containers, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 23995.0, agreement start date : 2018-01-10, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada