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Friday, May 22, 2009

How can food and drink processing affect the environment?

What are the potential environmental impacts?

Businesses that process food and drink can have a number of impacts on the environment:

  • air emissions, for example from grinding grain, bulk transfers of product and silo vents
  • land contamination, for example from accidental spills of oils and the past use of the site
  • noise pollution, for example from vehicle movements, grinding machinery and packaging lines
  • resource use, for example water use and energy use
  • waste disposal, such as out-of-date products, peelings, animal by-products and effluent plant sludge
  • water discharges, for example from effluent plants, accidental spills and cooling towers.

How can NetRegs help you?

Our guidance could help you to:

  • avoid prosecution and receive fewer visits from environmental regulators
  • increase efficiency and productivity
  • reduce your operating costs
  • be more likely to obtain business from government bodies and large businesses that require their business partners to manage their environmental impacts effectively
  • improve your reputation amongst staff, customers and the public
  • increase the chance of securing funding to expand your business by demonstrating that your environmental impacts are well managed.

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