Managing economic and environmental challenges was this year\u2019s theme at the 42nd Annual Food & Beverage Environmental Conference, and Rich\u2019s director of energy & water management, Todd Musterait, was a keynote panelist sharing insights on wastewater treatment and reduction.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Managed by the American Frozen Food Institute, the five-day conference brought together more than 300 senior environmental managers from food and beverage companies across the nation. These thought leaders shared with one another their perspectives and first-hand experience with sustainable practices, environmental compliance, new technologies and unique approaches to generate less waste, preserve resources and improve cost efficiencies.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
As a member of a four-person panel, Musterait described the changes Rich\u2019s has made to the wastewater treatment processes at its Hilliard manufacturing facility. In his presentation, he discussed how Rich\u2019s leadership chose to install a new pretreatment system based on \u201cdissolved air flotation\u201d technology (DAF), when the easier and less costly option would have been to simply replace the existing grease trap. Less reliable than DAF technology, grease traps treat wastewater before discharging it into the municipal sewer system.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe decision to install the DAF pretreatment system is a great example of how our leaders at Rich\u2019s are committed to investing in sustainable wastewater treatment for the long-term,\u201d said Musterait. \u201cThis advanced treatment system will reduce Rich\u2019s environmental footprint by discharging cleaner wastewater, and it will more effectively maintain environmental compliance. What\u2019s more, the new system will create efficiencies by significantly reducing the surcharges applied to water discharged from the facility.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
In his presentation, Musterait stressed the importance of engaging with regulatory authorities early and often when making sustainable upgrades at a facility.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u201cUpdating to this technology seems simple, but there are numerous regulatory challenges which must be considered,\u201d he said. \u201cEach state and local jurisdiction has different requirements regarding the disposal of plant wastewater.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u201cConference attendees were keen to learn how Rich\u2019s implemented a full-scale wastewater treatment system,\u201d said Musterait. The ability to share Rich\u2019s success story with a core group of environmental thought leaders was a true honor for me,\u201d said Musterait.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Managing economic and environmental challenges was this year\u2019s theme at the 42nd Annual Food & Beverage Environmental Conference, and Rich\u2019s director of energy & water management, Todd Musterait, was a keynote panelist sharing insights on wastewater treatment and reduction.\u00a0 Managed by the American Frozen Food Institute, the five-day conference brought together more than 300 senior […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-347401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bakeri"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n