Kraft Turning Cheese Waste Into Biogas
Add Kraft to the growing list of companies that turn waste into energy. Two of the company’s New York cheese plants plan to turn used whey into biogas—enough to provide energy to 2,600 homes. Previously, Kraft relied on other methods to get rid of its waste.
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The company used to concentrate whey and send it off-site for use as animal feed or fertilizer on farm fields. But the new waste-to-energy plan will remove the CO2 emissions associated with transporting waste off-site.
Kraft’s announcement is part of a larger company-wide plan to reduce CO2 emissions by 25 percent and manufacturing plant waste by 15 percent.
Other companies getting on the waste-to-energy bandwagon include Anheuser-Busch, McDonald’s,and Chrysler.
I expect to see many more companies joining these heavyweights in the near future, as waste-to-energy is beneficial for everyone involved. Companies reduce transportation costs for shipping waste, local inhabitants get alternative energy, and the press gets a story. It seems like a no-brainer to me.
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Does this mean I can stop feeling guilty about serving my kids the blue box? We’ve come along way in improving the food served in our house, but my husband and boys will not give up the blue box!
Robin - keep up the fight with hubby & the kids, remind them that “real food” does not come in a box, it only grows naturally; be it animal, vegetable or fruit. (grin). If it has more than one ingredient it is probably bad for you.
I must say that I am surprised that Kraft actually uses Whey in what they call “pasteurized prepared cheese product”. yuck!