Perdue Farms’ facilities in Lewiston, North Carolina, have gotten an upgrade as a result of a partnership with GreenGasUSA, a company that converts waste into renewable natural gas (RNG).
“The Lewiston project has been a huge success for RNG development in the agriculture and food processing space, and a wonderful partnership with Perdue,” said CEO and founder of GreenGasUSA, Marc Fetten. “We are excited to help accelerate Perdue’s sustainability journey by reducing emissions of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, and condition it to a valuable renewable fuel for end-users.”
How does the process work?
After the necessary equipment was installed at the end of last year, the two companies began the collection of methane from Perdue’s wastewater treatment facility which GreenGas is converting into RNG.
The gas is stored in GreenGas’s pipeline to be used by its customers.
In just two months, they have collected over 10,500 metric tons of CO2e to convert into RNG which is the equivalent of eliminating 1,181,500 gallons of gasoline being consumed, according to a company press release.
“Through this high-impact initiative in North Carolina, we’ve initially reduced Perdue’s companywide carbon emissions by 17%, and expect that number to grow considerably over time,” said Drew Getty, Perdue Farms vice president of environmental sustainability and government relations. “Working with like-minded partners like GreenGas, we’re able to accelerate our environmental efforts and continue reducing the impact of our operations.”
Perdue Farms’ environmental projects
Other sustainability initiatives that Perdue Farms has taken on include installing solar panels, recycling nitrogen and phosphorous from poultry litter and planting 25 million oysters in Chesapeake Bay.
The people, integrity, and collaboration at Perdue made this project the success that we are celebrating today,” said Fetten.
