Water Conservation and Reuse in Food Plants

Water is used for a wide variety of functions in a food plant. Many of these functions offer opportunities for improved efficiency, but because water is relatively inexpensive, the capital to implement such opportunities may not always be available. Nonetheless, visionary firms are making investments in water conservation and reuse to help their plants become more sustainable. Sustainability has consumer appeal and usually results in saving money over the long term. We will examine some of these…