Emerson Helps North America’s Largest Convention Center Convert Food Waste to Energy
May 15 2019 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
InSinkErator’s Grind2Energy technology helps
SAVOR … Chicago extend food-waste diversion at McCormick Place
As the nation’s food industry descends on Chicago for the latest
culinary inspiration at the National Restaurant Association Show,
there’s at least one item that won’t be on the menu: food
waste.
McCormick Place, North America’s largest convention center and
venue for the annual National Restaurant Association Show, is the
latest location to install the innovative Grind2Energy
food-waste-recycling system from Emerson (NYSE:EMR). Grind2Energy
helps commercial facilities of all sizes – from restaurants to
grocery stores to convention centers – convert food waste into
renewable energy through anaerobic digestion.
“As one of the nation’s leading convention facilities, we are
committed to doing our part to create a sustainable environment for
our nearly 3 million annual visitors,” said Lori T. Healey, chief
executive officer of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition
Authority. “From our rooftop garden to our onsite recycling
programs and excess-food donations to neighborhood charities, a
sustainable approach is deeply ingrained in everything we do at
McCormick Square. In 2017, we diverted 40 tons of food waste, and
Emerson’s Grind2Energy system will help us take these efforts a
leap forward.”
Each year, the United States sends approximately 133 billion
pounds of food waste to landfills, releasing 18% of total U.S.
methane emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
Since 2014, Emerson’s Grind2Energy system has helped commercial
kitchens divert about 30,200 tons of food waste, reducing the
emissions equivalent of about 50.2 million miles driven by 4,386
vehicles, an Emerson analysis of internal and EPA data finds.
“McCormick Place is a global leader in sustainability, and as
the venue looks to advance its goals even further, Emerson is proud
to help them put their food waste to work harder,” said Tim Ferry,
group president of Tools & Home Products for Emerson. “With
annual food waste adding up to a $218 billion challenge in the
United States alone, Grind2Energy offers a large-scale solution for
venues and institutions working to make the most of discarded
food.”
McCormick Place and SAVOR…Chicago, the venue’s exclusive food
service operator, have nearly doubled their food-waste diversion
rates since 2011, achieving at least 59 percent diversion through
composting, recycling, food donations and supply-chain
adjustments.
“Using Grind2Energy will allow SAVOR… Chicago to divert nearly
100 percent of preconsumer organic waste,” said Doug Bradley, vice
president of culinary for SAVOR … Chicago.
Emerson’s Grind2Energy technology will help the venue close the
loop further by using a specialized grinder from InSinkErator®, the
inventor of the first garbage disposal and the world’s leading
supplier of food waste disposers. This grinder processes remaining
food waste into a slurry that is stored onsite, in safely sealed
tanks, before being transported to an anaerobic digestion facility,
where microbes break down the material to extract methane for
energy production and to produce a nutrient-rich fertilizer.
McCormick Place was the first convention center in the world to
receive Green Seal certification for environmentally responsible
food purchasing, operations and management. In 2019, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency recognized the waste diversion
efforts of the venue and SAVOR… Chicago for the fifth time since
2011.
The Grind2Energy installation at McCormick Place is the latest
in a line of projects helping institutions get more from their food
waste. In March, the University of Notre Dame completed a
Grind2Energy installation projected to reduce on-campus food waste
by more than 2,000 pounds per day while contributing to the clean
energy needs of a local farm.
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 Automation Solutions business helps process, hybrid
and discrete manufacturers maximize production, protect personnel
and the environment while optimizing their energy and operating
costs. Our Commercial & 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.
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