JBS Australia
The Dinmore beef production facility upgraded its wastewater treatment system, investing more than AUD$8.7 million to facilitate the capture and use of biogas. This has resulted in the offset of natural gas by more than 74,140 gigajoules per year and reduced fugitive greenhouse gas emissions from the wastewater treatment system by 97 percent (through flare…
JBS USA Beef
The Greeley beef production facility achieved the largest energy savings of Colorado Xcel Energy customers at a single location. They achieved annual energy reductions of 5,034,654 kWh and removed 2,862 tons of CO2e from the atmosphere.
JBS Food Canada
The Brooks beef production facility enhanced its wastewater treatment system, to improve the recovery of grease byproduct. The improvement resulted in an approximate 25 percent increase in recovered grease for beneficial reuse and an annual reduction of more than 25,000 tons of CO2e from the downstream wastewater treatment process.
JBS USA
Our Tolleson, AZ and Grand Island, NE, beef, Ottumwa, IA, and Marshalltown, IA, pork, Sumter, NC, chicken and Council Bluffs, IA, Plumrose production facilities converted lighting to light-emitting diode (LED), which resulted in a lighting energy demand reduction of more than 17.6 million kWh and 20.8 lbs. of CO2e annually. Due to improved light and visibility,…
Pilgrim’s Moy Park
To conserve environmental resources, optimize compliance and enhance credentials, Moy Park established seven environmental 2020 commitments based on 2010 baseline data, several of which have already been met. In addition to other key sustainability accomplishments, Moy Park surpassed its 2020 water use intensity reduction target of 20 percent in 2017, three years ahead of target.…
Pilgrim’s Moy Park
The Pilgrim’s Moy Park Dungannon team focused on environmental and process efficiency to reduce water use and thermal energy savings. The team installed a sub-metering system that allows for continuous water use monitoring in real time for all departments in the facility. In addition, commissioning valves were put in on large water use processes to…
JBS Australia
The JBS Australia production facility in Longford has invested in a new water supply treatment plant to improve the quality and efficiency of water used in the facility that was sourced from inland river systems. The resulting improvements have enabled Longford to implement water reductions by 10 percent—per day.
JBS Australia
The JBS Australia production facility in Dinmore has continued to focus on reducing facility reliance on potable water supply and has effectively sustained use of more than 1.2 megaliters (320,000 gallons)—or 30 percent—per day of its water consumption requirement from recycled water generated on site.
JBS Australia
The JBS Australia production facility in Brooklyn installed two three-phase decanters to improve the performance of the facility’s Dissolved Air Floatation (DAF) system and the management of sludge generation. The facility treats up to 4 megaliters (1,000,000 gallons) of wastewater per day, resulting in the generation of 400 kiloliters (106,000 gallons) of sludge in need…
Coucnil Bluffs, IA, Plumrose USA Facility
The Council Bluffs facility is a LEED Silver certified facility that was commissioned in October 2012. In 2013, the plant was recognized as the Sustainable Plant of the Year by Food Engineering magazine for its sustainable design and automated processes. The plant was built with five primary objectives: team member welfare and safety, food safety,…
