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,…
Pilgrim’s USA
Pilgrim’s upgraded the wastewater treatment facility at the Sumter production facility to remove additional total nitrogen and increase the land application function of the system. The additional wastewater treatment facilities removes more nitrogen and allow for lower nitrogen application rates to be applied to surrounding agriculture fields. This will result in more optimized fertilizer management…
JBS USA Pork
Our pork production plant in Ottumwa has a renewed passion for water reduction. The facility formed a water conservation committee with the mission of making water conservation both visible and actionable throughout the facility. The committee established a water use goal, identified potential conservation projects and developed a list of action items to improve communication…
JBS USA Fed Beef
The JBS USA Fed Beef business unit has focused heavily on reducing the use of water in the production process. In total, the team has implemented or enhanced numerous major water recycling projects, including (but not limited too) a DAF (Dissolved Air Floatation) effluent recycle system, tripe water recycle systems, peracetic acid water recycle systems…
