For food and beverage companies focused on landfill reduction, the effort yields solid financial returns.

This year’s World Food Prize honors a US-born scientist’s work in reshaping farming practices to make them more efficient and productive by changing the way water is delivered.

For organizations able to commit capital to energy recovery systems, the realized efficiencies are the gift that keeps giving.

About 10 years ago, someone from a major food industry supplier called me to discuss his company’s commitment to sustainability.