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Sustainable Plant of the Year: Stahlbush Island Farms - A model of self-sufficiency

November 7, 2012

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

Kevin T. Higgins

November 7, 2012

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

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

Joyce Fassl

November 7, 2012

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

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

The goals include achieving zero waste in its own operations and recycling more packaging than it uses.

Packaging Trends Survey: Greener Containers, Faster Speeds

Kevin T. Higgins

October 4, 2012

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

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

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.

Toward zero liquid discharge

Kevin T. Higgins

September 10, 2012

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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Ensuring the sustainability of sustainability efforts

August 28, 2012

Making a product “green” often calls for manufacturing changes—sometimes with unexpected results that must be factored into the equation.

Cargill Invests in its Cocoa Supply Chain

Going for Gold(fish): Inside The Campbell’s Company’s $160M Cracker Plant Expansion

Exploring the Impact of Women Engineers on the Food Industry

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