Northgate Markets and Emerson Partner to Bring Food Waste Recycling System to California
November 15 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Grind2Energy™ helps businesses comply with new
legislation
Whether they’re craving cilantro-speckled guacamole or tangy
ceviche that still tastes of the ocean, Northgate Markets is a
destination for shoppers who want a foodie experience with every
trip to the market. The bountiful options offer shoppers a bigger
selection of fresh, healthy food—but create a dilemma for
supermarkets like Northgate itself: What to do with the food
scraps?
Food scraps are a natural and unavoidable result of freshly
preparing food on-site, a trend that is rising among grocery
stores. For Northgate Markets, these scraps add up quickly: Just
one store in the southern California chain uses six cases of
avocados each day to prepare guacamole and other fresh items.
That’s nearly 300 avocado pits and skins that require
disposal—somewhere other than a landfill, according to California
legislation that went into effect in April.
Emerson offered an easy solution that didn’t take everything but
the kitchen sink to discover. Northgate Markets is introducing
Grind2Energy™, Emerson’s system to turn food waste into energy, to
help address food waste across its stores. The markets are the
first in California to use the innovative system.
“Before Grind2Energy, we were spending hours each day composting
our food scraps,” said Keith McCarron, director of distribution for
Northgate Markets. “Grind2Energy has given us a way to dispose of
this waste in a clean, orderly way without spending a lot of time
or taking up valuable space, like composting does. And even better,
we’re able to turn food scraps into energy and into a positive for
both Northgate and the environment.”
Through Grind2Energy’s unique process, food waste is ground at
Northgate Markets using a specially engineered, industrial-strength
InSinkErator® grinder. The food waste is converted into a slurry,
which is safely stored in sealed tanks before being transported to
the Joint Water Pollution Control Plant, a Sanitation Districts of
Los Angeles County facility and one of the largest wastewater
treatment plants in the world.
From there, this material is put into an anaerobic digester
where bacteria and other microbes snack on the decomposing food in
enclosed tanks. As the waste breaks down, the microbes release
methane—which is then captured and used to generate energy. Click
here to see Grind2Energy in action across Northgate Markets.
In addition to the environmental benefit, Grind2Energy helps
chains like Northgate Markets meet guidelines set forth by the
Mandatory Commercial Organics Bill. The legislation requires
high-volume commercial operations, such as supermarkets, to divert
food waste from landfills.
“The Grind2Energy technology offers businesses a clean and
efficient method to comply with this legislation,” said Chad
Severson, president of InSinkErator, a business of Emerson.
“Grind2Energy also provides businesses with an opportunity to
participate in a local, closed-loop solution that drives renewable
energy benefits for their own communities.”
Northgate Market’s results have already been significant.
Renewable energy, created from the chain’s food scraps, has been
enough to power 53 homes and heat 78 homes for a month. The food
scraps have generated 20,394 pounds of nutrient-rich fertilizer.
They’ve also made a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions,
eliminating the equivalent of driving 234,385 miles.
For more information, visit Grind2Energy.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri (USA),
is a global technology and engineering company providing innovative
solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and residential
markets. Our Emerson Automation Solutions business helps
process, hybrid, and discrete manufacturers maximize production,
protect personnel and the environment while optimizing their energy
and operating costs. Our Emerson Commercial and Residential
Solutions business helps ensure human comfort and health, protect
food quality and safety, advance energy efficiency, and create
sustainable infrastructure. For more information visit
Emerson.com.
About InSinkErator
Headquartered in Racine, Wis., InSinkErator, a business of
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), is the world’s largest manufacturer of food
waste disposers and instant hot water dispensers for home and
commercial use. InSinkErator developed Grind2Energy, Emerson’s
innovative recycling system to convert food waste into energy. For
more information about InSinkErator products,
call 1-800-558-5700 or visit the company’s website
at www.insinkerator.com.
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