NOEL, Mo., May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has honored a Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) plant for
environmental excellence, company officials reported today.
Tyson's Noel, Missouri, poultry complex recently received an Honorable
Mention Award as part of a U.S. EPA Region 7 program called Pollution
Prevention for Environmental Excellence. The plant was recently honored at
an EPA ceremony in Kansas City.
Tyson's Noel plant earned the award for its water conservation and
waste recovery efforts. The plant has reduced its water usage by
approximately 17% in each of the past four years through conservation
measures and a water recycling process. In fact, the plant's use of water
from the Ozark Aquifer was reduced by more than 180 million gallons in
2005. In addition, these conservation measures are also generating a cost
savings for the company. The Noel facility has also reduced the volume of
material going into its wastewater treatment system by installing new
equipment designed to recover usable animal fat.
Because of the success of these initiatives, EPA acknowledged Tyson
Foods as "a solid example of leadership in the field of environmental
excellence."
"We're proud of the environmental efforts of our team at Noel and are
pleased their work has been recognized by the EPA," said Kevin Igli, senior
vice president of Environmental, Health and Safety for Tyson Foods. "This
achievement is consistent with our own environmental excellence goals,
which emphasize pollution prevention, conservation, recycling and
operational efficiency."
Tyson Foods employs more 300 environmental managers and support staff
across the country. At the company's Noel complex, this includes two
environmental managers, as well as a dozen environmental support workers.
The Noel complex employs more than 1,100 people.
According to Tyson's environmental policy, environmental stewardship is
a vital Core Value of the company's business philosophy "because we believe
protecting natural resources is essential to achieving clean air, water,
and land for our world."
Tyson Foods, Inc., founded in 1935 with headquarters in Springdale,
Arkansas, is the world's largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef,
and pork, the second-largest food company in the Fortune 500 and a member
of the S&P 500. The company produces a wide variety of protein-based and
prepared food products, which are marketed under the "Powered by Tyson(TM)"
strategy. Tyson is the recognized market leader in the retail and
foodservice markets it serves, providing products and service to customers
throughout the United States and more than 80 countries. The company has
approximately 114,000 Team Members employed at more than 300 facilities and
offices in the United States and around the world. Through its Core Values,
Code of Conduct and Team Member Bill of Rights, Tyson strives to operate
with integrity and trust and is committed to creating value for its
shareholders, customers and Team Members. The company also strives to be
faith-friendly, provide a safe work environment and serve as stewards of
the animals, land and environment entrusted to it.
SOURCE Tyson Foods, Inc.
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