Wastewater - Articles - Page 5

Central American farmers generate energy from coffee wastewater

August 27, 2014

Positive results of a four-year project by UTZ Certified have proven it’s possible to generate energy by treating discharges from coffee mills.

TECH FLASH

Canadian wastewater treatment system is first to produce water for reuse in food plant

The new system installed at a produce processing plant in Ontario treats 40,000 gallons of wastewater per day

Jeremy Gerrard

August 25, 2014

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. opened its first Canadian processing plant in Oshawa, ON, including a new wastewater treatment system as part of the construction.

Tyson claims responsibility for Missouri stream dumping

Jeremy Gerrard

June 19, 2014

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit in Barry County Circuit Court Tuesday against Tyson Foods for unlawful dumping into a state stream that resulted in the deaths of at least 100,000 fish, and the company isn’t shirking the blame.

Water usage and treatment

Take a load off

Food and beverage plants under pressure to reduce contaminants in their discharge water are finding a wider range of solutions.

Mikell Knights

January 10, 2014

Water recovery and productivity goals are aided by new systems.

Water conservation, water reuse and wastewater pretreatment

Mikell Knights

January 10, 2014

Water conservation, water reuse and wastewater pretreatment strategies take many forms. Culligan Matrix Solutions, the commercial and industrial division of Culligan International, and Emerson Industrial Automation, a business unit of Emerson, point out less obvious areas for efficiency improvements.

TECH FLASH

Improve your operating costs and increase efficiencies with reuse clean-in-place

Smart use of wastewater leads to improved efficiency and better manufacturing.

Shane O'Halloran

November 12, 2013

We ask an expert how reuse CIP works and who could benefit from it.

Sustainable Plant of the Year

Plumrose Council Bluffs: Lean, mean and fully automated

Automating an entire raw meat cooking and packaging plant saves water, cuts energy usage and gets the product perfect the first time—without rework.

Wayne Labs

November 8, 2013

The facility was not only constructed with sustainability in mind, but sustainability can be found everywhere you look.

Field Reports

Raisin processor gets double duty from rinse water

Not only does the processor avoid high charges from the public treatment facility, it also sells concentrated sugar water to distilleries.

Wayne Labs

October 11, 2013

The company generates between 60,000 and 80,000 gallons of wastewater a day, primarily from the raisin washing process.

Wastewater Treatment

Waste not, want not

Not one wastewater treatment solution is suitable for every application, so it’s essential to find the one that fits your budget and future water and energy needs.

Wayne Labs

August 7, 2013

With the right strategies, you could decrease wastewater surcharges from your publicly owned treatment works and recoup some energy out of your wastewater.

Plant Construction