Russellville, AL, Complex
Joel Pounder is the environmental manager at the Pilgrim’s complex in Russellville, Ala., and he has been interested in trees since growing up on his family’s farm. “Timber is much more than wood and paper,” Pounders said. “Trees stabilize our riparian waterways, provide shade, and help purify air and water around our wastewater treatment fields.…
Pilgrim's Mexico
Pilgrim’s Mexico received Clean Industry Certificates for its ongoing commitment to the National Environmental Audit Program of Mexico. PROFEPA (Mexico’s Federal Office of Environmental Protection) granted renewed certificates to Pilgrim’s Mexico’s San Luis Potosí, Coahuila and Querétaro facilities for their compliance with all guidelines established in the National Environmental Audit Program of Mexico. The self-regulating…
Pilgrim's UK
Thirty-eight of the UK’s largest organizations involved in the production and sale of meat, including Pilgrim’s UK, announced goals to halve the amount of meat that goes to waste each year in the UK, which will help the UK achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under new collective action. All major grocery retailers, together…
Pilgrim's UK
With just 0.1 percent food waste across its UK sites, Pilgrim’s UK has one of the lowest reported waste levels across the food manufacturing industry. As part of Pilgrim’s UK’s ongoing sustainability goals, the company is reviewing its entire supply chain hierarchy to help further reduce food waste and to ensure that any surplus food…
Broadway, VA, Complex
The Pilgrim’s Broadway, Va., team celebrated reaching 5 million safe man hours without a lost time accident. The teams from safety, medical and maintenance departments, including the management team and hourly team members, worked together every day to be proactive about safety. “Our team is truly the backbone to our safety culture, and we are…
Sumter, SC, Complex
Through anaerobic digestion technology, the Pilgrim’s Sumter, S.C., facility can capture enough methane biogas to produce electricity and hot water for 500 to 700 households. This poultry processing facility is one example of how Pilgrim’s demonstrates its commitment to improving the efficiency of our operations and minimizing our environmental footprint. In 2016, our Sumter facility…
Pilgrim's USA
The NAMI Environmental Recognition Awards were developed to provide recognition of a company’s dedication to continuous environmental improvement, as witnessed by the development and implementation of Environmental Management Systems (EMS). Four tiers are available to encourage EMS development through a stepwise approach. Tier I, II, II or IV awards are based on points assigned by…
Pilgrim's Moy Park
In the last five years, our Moy Park team at Anwick has vastly reduced fuel-oil consumption following the installation of a state-of-the-art heat recovery system at the site. The heating system’s configuration means that the Anwick facility utilizes waste refrigeration heat, which would normally be discarded outdoors. The recovered heat is then used instead of…
Sanford, NC, Complex
On Sept. 19, the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) awarded its 2019 Clean Water Award, in the full treatment category, to our Pilgrim’s Sanford, NC, processing facility. The Sanford team was selected for this recognition by a committee of industry engineers, university personnel and industry media for going above and beyond in their commitment…
Cold Spring, MN, Complex
Congratulations to the Cold Spring, MN, Pilgrim’s team for receiving the 2019 Industrial Water Quality Achievement Award. Each year, the Water Environment Federation presents this national honor to a corporation that best demonstrates significant, lasting and measurable excellence in water quality improvement or in the prevention of water quality degradation as demonstrated by innovative design…
