The factory waste it utilises would normally have been released into the atmosphere.

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The story said that toxic waste from the factory killed a large number of fish in a nearby river.

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Lights in the warehouse are now green fluorescents, scraps and rainwater runoff are reused, and the LEED-certified factory is aiming for zero waste.

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Post-industrial Britain could withstand the factory's closure better than the country laid waste by the early 1980s recession.

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Waste steam and carbon dioxide from a nearby factory will be pumped into the glasshouse, providing heating and a boost to growth.

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The brothers power their farm and cheese factory using an anaerobic digestion system, which turns organic waste into fuel, and cuts down on greenhouse gas emissions.

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Scotts execs were surprised that consumers were turned off when told Organic Choice soil contained pasteurized chicken waste, which Scotts gets from a Perdue factory in Seaford, Del.

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The biogas will be produced from 41, 000 tonnes of maize, grass silage and food waste from local farms and businesses, including Poundbury-based Dorset Cereals and the House of Dorchester Chocolate Factory.

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