The ubiquitous milk and juice carton—lined with polymers and often aluminum—can be upcycled into new and useful products ranging from building materials to shoes and furniture.
Factory Sustainable Solutions offers food and beverage producers a tailored blend of technology and plant integration capabilities to support them in optimizing energy and resource consumption.
Launched in 1991, the biannual conference brings together food engineers and technologists from across industries, academic institutions and government to discuss emerging challenges and potential solutions for delivery of safe, nutritious and sustainable foods.
International research finds potential energy savings of 25 terawatt-hours per year and decreased carbon emissions equivalent to 3.8 million cars taken off the road.
What’s not to like about improving sustainability and protecting the environment while saving energy and money—and best of all, no equipment or software expenditures are necessary.
Vital Farms’ 2022 expansion of its egg washing and packing facility, Egg Central Station, in Springfield, Mo., has been awarded LEED Gold Certification for New Construction and Major Renovations.