Perdue Farms held a celebration on Wednesday to announce that its food-producing facility in Washington has earned the Green Circle “Zero Waste to Landfill” certification.
This designation makes it the first U.S. turkey processing facility to earn this important milestone.
Speakers included Brandon Bottorff, Director of Operations at Perdue Farms in Washington and Tom Lee, Senior Vice President of Operpations for Perdue Farms. A letter from Governor Eric Holcomb was read to those in attendance.
Green Circle validated that the Washington operation diverted 100 percent of its waste from landfills beginning in January of this year.
Bottorff explained the extensive process that his team undertook to achieve these goals…
Bottorff went on to give examples of the amounts of waste that were diverted by the company’s continuous improvements in analyzing, streamlining, and segregating their waste streams…
To learn more about Perdue Farm’s products, responsible food and agriculture programs, or their environmental stewardship, go to corporate.perduefarms.com.
