Items Tagged with 'waste reduction'

ARTICLES

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CANNABIS PRODUCTS | MARCH 2020

Streamlining cannabis food and beverage packaging

Simplified solutions: The cannabis industry needs to streamline its approach toward packaging in order to reduce its carbon footprint.
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Douglas J. Peckenpaugh
March 23, 2020
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In order to meet diverse product needs related to protection, shelf life, overall quality, branding, safety, and local regulatory requirements, customers often leave cannabis dispensaries with products featuring multiple levels of redundant packaging. The industry is in need of a more-streamlined approach.
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Sustainability

Smithfield Foods announces zero waste to landfill initiative

Release of 2018 sustainability report shows a strengthened commitment to environmental sustainability with certification of 35 of its facilities as zero solid waste
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Wayne Labs
May 28, 2019
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With the release of its 2018 Sustainability Report, Smithfield Foods announced the company’s commitment to reduce overall solid waste sent to landfills 75% by 2025. This includes certifying at least 35 of its U.S. facilities, or three-quarters of its domestic facilities, as zero-waste-to-landfill by 2025.


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Fabulous Food Plants

Hispanic Cheese Makers' fabulous food plant sets the bar for reducing waste

Hispanic Cheese Makers’ wastewater lagoons are a big project, but a small part of the company’s overall sustainability goal
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Casey Laughman
December 12, 2018
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What Hispanic Cheese Makers is doing with its wastewater and with its sustainability efforts overall makes it a model for producers looking for ways to be sustainable and good neighbors, and it’s why Hispanic Cheese Makers is being featured as a Fabulous Food Plant.
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EVENTS

Webinar

10/6/20 to 10/6/21
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Building an Industry 4.0 Vision to Ensure Food Safety and Reduce Food Waste

ON DEMAND: Without a doubt, the world is changing, intensifying the need for companies to be more digitally connected. For the food and beverage industry, the fourth industrial revolution gives rise to technologies that help increase productivity, improve food safety, reduce food and resource waste, and provide full supply chain transparency from farm to consumers.

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Webinar

11/3/20 to 11/3/21
Contact: Vania

The Next Generation of Production Scheduling

ON DEMAND: Unruly, complex production schedule spreadsheets can prevent food and beverage processors from getting the most out of their production systems. The next generation of production scheduling can lower operating costs, reduce waste and minimize inventory, all while better serving your customers.

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