Students from Okanagan College finished in the final four of a global competition for their food waste-saving project.

Enactus OC, comprised of students from the Okanagan College School of Business at campuses in Vernon, Salmon Arm, Penticton and Kelowna, represented Canada at the Enactus World Cup in Puerto Rico, competing against 32 teams from around the world. The final round of competition wrapped up Nov. 2.

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The Enactus team at Okanagan College has been recognized for their dual projects, Unusually Good Food Co. and FruitSnaps, which collect unwanted apples that have fallen to the ground in orchards and would normally go to waste, turning gthem into apple juice and apple chips to be donated to local schools, community organizations and developing countries.

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Apple juice sales have allowed the students to pay farmers for the apples they collect, while reducing food insecurity and fighting climate change. This year alone, they donated 38,000 servings of apple chips and diverted 70 tonnes of C02.

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