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Pilgrim’s Moy Park Generates Renewable Electricity

Pilgrim's Moy Park

Since 2017, Pilgrim’s Moy Park has worked with anaerobic digester and biogas partners to supply one of the first Renewable Energy Power Stations in the world fueled solely by poultry litter. By combining conventional anaerobic digestion with nitrogen-stripping technology, the plant generates 3 MW of renewable electricity/year from 40,000 tonnes of Moy Park’s locally-sourced manure.…

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Pilgrim’s US Upgrades Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Systems to Reduce GHG Emissions

Pilgrim's US

Many of our facilities utilize an anaerobic lagoon as part of their wastewater treatment system. The lagoon removes a significant amount of carbon-based pollutants, but in so doing creates methane gas, a potent greenhouse gas. At all but two facilities, Pilgrim’s US captures the methane and destroys it, nearly eliminating GHG emissions. Since announcing our…

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Pilgrim’s US Implements Its First Solar Energy Project in West Texas

Pilgrim's US

In an effort to use more sustainable electricity through use of solar power, Pilgrim’s partnered with one of the largest energy suppliers in North America to implement our first U.S. solar energy project in Texas. West Texas has some of the greatest solar and wind power potential in the country thanks to the area’s abundant…

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Pilgrim’s UK Wins Net Zero Strategy of the Year Award

Pilgrim's UK

Pilgrim’s UK is bringing home more hardware after winning “Net Zero Strategy of the Year” at the 11th annual BusinessGreen Leaders Awards. Pilgrim’s UK’s 2030 Sustainability Strategy was recognized as the key pillar behind the award. According to the judges’ panel, Pilgrim’s UK “won over the judges thanks to a comprehensive, ambitious, independently validated strategy…

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JBS Installs More than 1K Solar Panels

JBS USA Headquarters

Our JBS USA Greeley corporate headquarters installed a $1.4 million solar panel project, which is expected to reduce the building’s energy consumption by 554,610 kWh each year. In partnership with Ally Energy Solutions, JBS USA is installing 1,476 solar panels. Of this, 720 panels are ground-mounted on an unused grass area, and 756 panels are…

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JBS Beardstown Invests $4.4M in Solar Project

Beardstown, IL, Facility

Our Beardstown, Ill., pork facility launched a $4.4 million solar panel project, which is expected to offset between 7-8 percent of the plant’s energy use and generate more than $220,000 in savings annually. In March 2020, JBS USA Beardstown concluded construction of its large-scale solar project, developed in partnership with One Sun. Situated on eight…

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JBS Louisville Removes 360 Gallons of Litter

Louisville, KY, Facility

As a long-standing cornerstone of Butchertown, our Louisville, Ky., pork facility understands its integral role in maintaining the local community for generations to come. In July, Louisville team members came together to cleanup up the neighborhood and restore its beauty, removing 360 gallons of litter.

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JBS Beardstown Pulls Out 440+ Gallons of Trash from Illinois River

Beardstown, IL, Facility

Our Beardstown, Ill., pork team cleaned up more than five miles of the Illinois River through its annual sponsorship of Living Lands & Waters’ “Adopt-A-River Mile” program. In total, the team pulled out more than 440 gallons of trash and debris from the river. Each year, JBS USA Beardstown participates in the Adopt-A-River Mile program,…

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JBS Dalhart Revamps Wastewater Treatment Lagoon to Produce Renewable Energy

Dalhart, TX, Facility

Our Dalhart, Texas, live pork team renovated the wastewater treatment lagoon to convert methane gas into renewable energy. The lagoon is expected to produce more than 50,000 MMBTU of biogas annually, eliminating 10,362 metric tons of CO2. Our Dalhart facility partnered with Ally Energy Solutions on a first ever swine-to-renewable natural gas project at its…

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JBS Ottumwa Earns EPA Award for Environmental Project

Ottumwa, IA, Facility

Our Ottumwa, Iowa, pork production facility was awarded the 2020 EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award, which is awarded to businesses, industry, tribes and nonprofits from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska for their environmental excellence. This is the second year the facility has received the award. First was in 2018, the plant was recognized for…

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