FOR GOOD

Doing Good. For Good.

The US waste disposal industry dumps 66 billion pounds of food into landfills annually. And, landfills are responsible for one-third of all methane emissions in the US. Reducing landfill usage produces significant environmental, social, and economic benefits.

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At ShurGreen, we believe there is a better way. Our philosophy is a zero waste to landfill solution for the food industry.

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Here are the core principles of our zero-landfill policy:

1. Preserving and maintaining our environment is the best sustainable practice now and for future generations

2. Recycling unavoidable food waste and diverting it from landfills is the best long-term solution

3. Reducing landfill waste and organically recycling enhances our ecological footprint

4. Properly executed, organic recycling can be a profit center

5. Organic recycling is best for your business, best for the bottom line

 

Our organic recycling programs include these 4 products:

• Energy production into renewable energy

  1. Anaerobic processes that break down organic materials for use in

     1. Ethanol

     2. Biogas

     3. Biofuels

• Crop nutrition from wet solids

  1. Collect wet solids that are suitable for crop nutrition used to nourish and grow crops

• The animal feed from the recycled organic byproduct

  1. Repurpose nutrients from properly approved materials

• Product destruction recycled into composting

  1. Similar to backyard composting just on an industrial scale