Articles Tagged with ''recycling''

A recently conducted web-based survey by the Foodservice Packaging Institute sought to learn where residents get recycling information and the impact of language on recycling behavior.

Cargill's Hazleton, Pa., meat processing facility received landfill-free status, making it the company’s first plant to accrue this achievement.

Nestlé USA, Glendale, Calif., announced that all 23 factories are now landfill-free, contributing zero waste for disposal.

The National Restaurant Association, Washington, D.C., unveiled new research that shows a substantial number of restaurant operators are implementing sustainability best practices into their businesses.

Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., honored several of its facilities and employees for their successful sustainability efforts through a number of innovative environmental projects during fiscal year 2013.

At Ready Pac Foods, Inc., their environmental efforts have made an impact because they’ve been executed across multiple areas of their business—from facilities and energy usage to associate incentive programs.

Portola Packaging, Inc.’s North American facilities reduced energy usage by almost 30% and recycled approximately 9 million pounds of material over the past three years.

Frito-Lay North America, Plano, Texas, said its Topeka, Kan., facility became the state's first manufacturing site -- and the nation's second food manufacturing site -- to be awarded LEED Existing Building (EB) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Contessa Premium Foods' Green Cuisine processing plant is environmentally sound from all angles.