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Plants of the Future: Sustainable food processing from beginning to end

Here’s a breakdown of what some of today’s refrigerated and frozen food processors and distributors are doing to launch their manufacturing plants into the future.

Marina Mayer

December 7, 2017

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods uncovers the latest in green technologies for today’s cold storage distribution and food processing plants.

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.

November 15, 2017

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.

How to reduce footprint, protect brands through better materials management

Whether you’ve set a goal of zero waste, zero landfill or sustainable materials management, the end results are the same—lower environmental impacts from how we manage waste and materials.

Steve Diaz

November 7, 2017

Covanta Environmental Solutions provides tips on how to reduce footprint and protect a company’s brand through better materials management.

Study: Using surplus food can help tackle hunger, waste problems

The reports offer a look at the amount and kinds of food wasted in Denver, Colo.; Nashville, Tenn.; and New York, providing a detailed look at waste in people’s homes.

October 26, 2017

More than two-thirds of all food discarded in people’s homes in three major U.S. cities was potentially edible, and up to 68 million additional meals annually could potentially be donated to people in need in those cities, according to a pair of new reports released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), New York, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, also based in New York.

Study: North America to remain largest market for food waste management

Governments in many countries are now enforcing stringent laws on excessive food waste.

August 8, 2017

The global food waste management market is poised to increase at a CAGR of 6.3% during the forecast period of 2017-2027, according to the latest report published by Future Market Insights, Valley Cottage, N.Y.

Researchers explore solutions to food waste with USDA-funded project

The first project will test online marketplaces and mobile apps.

July 20, 2017

Researchers from W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, Ariz., will explore solutions to food waste through two unique research projects funded by the USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.

Double Trouble Farm installs manure-to-energy technology

Biomass Heating Solutions will use electricity-generating technology to process poultry litter into energy for heating two of the four poultry houses during the demonstration period.

February 16, 2017

Double Trouble Farm, Rhodesdale, Md., is said to be the first Maryland poultry operation to install cutting-edge technology that converts poultry litter to energy.

Cargill report outlines progress on building deforestation-free supply chains

Cargill worked with numerous global partners to engage more than 148,000 farmers, and established a baseline for measuring tree cover loss by mapping the sourcing areas of nearly 2,000 locations across 14 countries.

January 17, 2017

Cargill, Minneapolis, released a report outlining progress on its efforts to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains.

Working with employees to achieve zero landfill certification

Brian Duffy

October 4, 2016

From product design to packaging, every company has the responsibility and the opportunity to make a difference to reduce its environmental footprint, eliminate waste, practice lean business processes and reduce resource consumption.

West Liberty Foods achieves landfill-free milestone at Bolingbrook operations

West Liberty Foods is said to be one of the first in the nation to be verified landfill-free companywide.

July 6, 2016

West Liberty Foods, LLC, West Liberty, Iowa, announced that all of its facilities are landfill-free.

Articles Tagged with ''waste management''

Plants of the Future: Sustainable food processing from beginning to end

Conagra Brands honors 9 facilities for achieving 95% waste diversion

How to reduce footprint, protect brands through better materials management

Study: Using surplus food can help tackle hunger, waste problems

Study: North America to remain largest market for food waste management

Researchers explore solutions to food waste with USDA-funded project

Double Trouble Farm installs manure-to-energy technology

Cargill report outlines progress on building deforestation-free supply chains

Working with employees to achieve zero landfill certification

West Liberty Foods achieves landfill-free milestone at Bolingbrook operations

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