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ANVY TECHNOLOGIES INC. Founder: Victor Nicolov Founded: 2018 Website: sepurator.com
Victor Nicolov, founder of Anvy Tech, with his prototype Sepura Home system at his lab at the University of Victoria: “Benefits that come with composting.”
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Victoria tech startup believes it has the answer to food waste in the home. Anvy Tech, founded by Victor Nicolov a year ago, has developed Sepura Home, a smart device that attaches to the kitchen sink and will act as a filter between the drain and the drain pipe. The system extracts liquids and allows them to pass down the pipe, while compostready, organic solids are collected and held in a sealed container. “Garbage-disposal units are currently being banned because of their negative impact on the environment and waste-water systems and counter-top food waste bins are messy and create odors,” said Nicolov.
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“Sepura Home brings the luxury of garbagedisposal units and the benefits that come with composting.” Nicolov says the system will capture 95 per cent of the solid waste put down the drain. He also believes the system is a cut above existing technologies such as garburetors, and he expects it will be the first to market with its patent-pending technology and innovation. “Our primary target market are homes currently in the design phase. The objective of this is to approach developers directly so that when you move in to a new home, Sepura Home would already be installed in your kitchen,” he said. “Even so, the device is still
designed to be easily installed in any home.” The company is currently testing prototypes and making adjustments before they are able to manufacture on any kind of scale. A beta version of Sepura Home is currently being built to be installed in a few homes in Victoria. Nicolov said since people are now being more careful about how they dispose of waste, Sepura Home could be the next step in food waste disposal. “Our goal is to get one of these in 50 per cent of homes across North America, Europe and Australia, thus helping save three million tonnes of food waste per month,” he added. C