Perdue Farms Becomes First Poultry Company in U.S. to Achieve GreenCircle Zero Waste to Landfill Certification
February 27, 2020
February 27, 2020
SALISBURY, Maryland, Feb. 27 -- Perdue Farms issued the following news release:
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- Lewiston, N.C., harvest operation diverts more than 8.3 million pounds of waste in 2019
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52.1% of the waste generated in the United States, or 139 million tons, went to landfill in 2017*. Additionally, by 2021 the United States is expected to have 15 years left before reaching capacity at domestic landfills**. With these environmental challenges in mind . . .
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- Lewiston, N.C., harvest operation diverts more than 8.3 million pounds of waste in 2019
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52.1% of the waste generated in the United States, or 139 million tons, went to landfill in 2017*. Additionally, by 2021 the United States is expected to have 15 years left before reaching capacity at domestic landfills**. With these environmental challenges in mind . . .