Conagra Brands honors 9 facilities for achieving 95% waste diversion
The nine facilities achieved an 81.7% landfill diversion rate in the 2017 fiscal year.
Conagra Brands, Inc., Chicago, honored employees' commitment to reducing waste through its Zero Waste Champion Awards given to facilities that have redirected more than 95% of materials that would have otherwise been sent to landfills.
The nine facilities— Dresden, Canada; Hamburg, Iowa; Irapuato, Mexico; Kent, Wash.; Lake View, Iowa; Maple Grove, Minn.; Menomonie, Wis.; Oakdale, Calif.; and Waterloo, Iowa—achieved an 81.7% landfill diversion rate in the 2017 fiscal year.