Perdue Farms announced that its foods-producing plant in Lewiston, N.C. has earned GreenCircle Zero-Waste-To Landfill certification for the second straight year. The Lewiston operation has diverted 100 percent of its waste — nearly 19 million pounds — from landfill in two years since becoming the first U.S. poultry company to earn GreenCircle certification in 2020.
“The re-certification of our Lewiston operation reflects our company vision to be the most trusted name in food and agricultural products and our commitment to being good stewards of our resources,” said Kyle Bolin, senior vice president of live production and operations for Perdue. “We’re working to expand our zero waste to landfill efforts to other operations. Our progress to reduce our environmental impact in our operations represents another example of our company’s holistic approach to responsible and sustainable practices.”