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Campbell Soup Company to create Ohio’s first commercial biogas power plant

Partnering with CH4 Biogas, the processor will open the facility in Napoleon, OH.
November 13, 2012
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The facility will convert production waste into electricity to fuel beverage production.
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Sustainable Plant of the Year: Stahlbush Island Farms - A model of self-sufficiency

November 7, 2012
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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A biogas system has transformed Stahlbush Island farms into a carbon negative operation, removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it is responsible for creating.
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Green Series: Good to the Last BTU

November 7, 2012
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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For organizations able to commit capital to energy recovery systems, the realized efficiencies are the gift that keeps giving.


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Editor's Note: There’s no stopping the growing force and rewards of sustainability

November 7, 2012
By Joyce Fassl, Editor-in-Chief
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About 10 years ago, someone from a major food industry supplier called me to discuss his company’s commitment to sustainability. 


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Tertiary water reuse is a popular idea

Agricultural and industrial use account for 90 percent of the world's freshwater resources
October 29, 2012
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Not for drinking, recycled water for farming and some industrial applications holds promise in decreasing water shortages.
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Coca-Cola to set sustainable packaging goals in Europe

A joint-venture with a PET recycler will make it possible
October 29, 2012
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The goals include achieving zero waste in its own operations and recycling more packaging than it uses.
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Packaging Trends Survey: Greener Containers, Faster Speeds

October 4, 2012
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Whether they acknowledge it or not, food packaging professionals are operating lines where the goals of sustainable manufacturing are playing out.


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Renewable energy processes 20 percent of beef at Cargill facility

September 10, 2012
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Cargill’s Fort Morgan, CO beef processing plant invested $1.8 million in energy-efficiency improvements and is seeing tangible results.
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Global water issues need research to avoid crisis situations

September 10, 2012
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With 70 percent of all fresh water use by irrigation, drought is the number-one threat to the food supply in high-population, developing countries.
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Toward zero liquid discharge

September 10, 2012
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Animal feed recovery used to constitute best practice in food plant wastewater treatment. Technology and sustainability efforts are pushing manufacturers far beyond that.
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