Sustainability

Start-of-life packaging

Cartons are made mainly from a renewable resource: paper sourced from well-managed  forests where new trees are planted to replace harvested ones.

April 26, 2017

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Processing Equipment

Smithfield Foods, Snyder’s-Lance take top honors in OpX sustainability awards

Leading food and beverage processors Sierra Nevada Brewing, Keystone Foods, Smithfield Foods, Pepperidge Farm and Snyder’s-Lance were honored for their work on water reclamation, CO2 recovery and reuse, chemical reduction and other green projects.

April 24, 2017

Processing Equipment

When it comes to water, processors need to get ready for risks

Setting clear, quantifiable targets with time-specific deadlines for a company’s entire supply chain is essential for achieving water resilience goals.

February 22, 2017

Processing Equipment

New aseptic carton from Tetra Pak is first to win Vinçotte certification

The Belgium-based accreditation agency is known for assessing the renewable content of packaging products.

January 27, 2017

Processing Equipment

Converting biogas into raw materials for food processing, wastewater treatment plants

A new technology could reduce emissions, increase the use of biogas and improve protein self-sufficiency.

January 14, 2017

Processing Equipment

Sanderson Farms’ wastewater treatment systems garner awards of excellence

Since 2008 the poultry processor has reduced electricity usage by 21%, natural gas usage by 39% and water usage by 42%.

December 12, 2016

Beverage

A fresh idea on single-serve sustainability

Mars Drinks’ package redesign keeps more single-cup packs out of landfills.

November 3, 2016

Processing Equipment

Snyder’s-Lance: Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award Winner

See how the Snyder’s-Lance Cape Cod potato chip facility in Hyannis, Massachusetts built a new wastewater treatment facility that meets it production increases, while reducing treatment operation from 24/7 to five days a week on one shift.

October 8, 2016

Processing Equipment

Smithfield Foods: Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award Winner

Learn how Smithfield Foods’ Kinston, North Carolina plant optimized its onsite wastewater pre-treatment facility by installing a reuse pump and filters to save 4.6 billion gallons of water. The project cost was less than $10,000 and saves the company $20,000 per year.

October 8, 2016

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Sabra Dipping’s Virginia facility gets LEED-Gold

This is Sabra’s second LEED certification for the Chesterfield, VA facility.

October 6, 2016

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Call for submissions open for Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards

If you have recently implemented a major sustainability project or program at your facility, join your industry peers and be honored for your work.

September 12, 2016