Food By-products

Composting and Landspreading Food Processing By-products Composting and landspreading are environmentally responsible alternatives to landfilling that can be economical for managing food processing by-products.

Feeding Food Processing By-products to Livestock Eliminating food by-products from your liquid and solid waste streams and sending them out for reuse as livestock feed can greatly reduce your disposal costs.

Food—Tips on how to Reduce Pollution Donate excess or damaged food products. Donating food increases community well being and promotes corporate responsibility. It also can improve community and employee morale.

Livestock Producers Accepting Food By-products Food by-products can be used as livestock feed. Use this list to find a permitted facility.

Restaurant Cuts Disposal Costs by Reducing and Recycling Solid Waste Through its recycling program the Thunderbird Hotel and Convention Center eliminated food waste, cardboard, glass, aluminum and steel containers from the Dumpster. The restaurant saved $919 per month by reducing its solid waste by 50 percent.

Source Reduction and Management Alternatives in Food Processing Are your waste disposal costs excessive? Are you looking for alternative ways to manage your food by-products? As landfill and wastewater treatment costs increase, your company will benefit by using an alternative for reducing and managing food processing by-products.

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-op Reduces Waste and Saves Over $500,000 With the help of a MnTAP intern, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative reduced lime use and lime waste by 20 to 25 percent, or 22,000 tons a year. Saved $500,000 to $1,000,000 a year in lime purchases and lime waste.

Supermom's Saves $235,000 Yearly by Reducing Waste Supermom's saves at least $235,000 a year through their waste reduction efforts. Supermom's has substantially reduced their solid waste, introduced energy and labor efficient technologies and reduced water treatment costs.