22The Environmental Impact of Pollution Prevention, Sustainable Energy Generation, and Other Sustainable Development Strategies Implemented by the Food Manufacturing Sector
Sandra D. Gaona1, T.J. Pepping2, Cheryl Keenan3, and Stephen C. DeVito1
1Toxics Release Inventory Program (mail code 7410M), United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 20460
2Abt Associates Inc., Rockville, MD, 20852
3Eastern Research Group Inc., Lexington, MA, 02421
22.1 Introduction
The US food manufacturing industry is a diverse sector representing $217 billion in value added (about 10% of all manufacturing value added) in 2016 and supporting approximately 1.5 million jobs. This chapter characterizes chemical release and other waste management quantities as well as pollution prevention activities reported by the food manufacturing industry in the United States (US) over the 2007–2017 timeframe.1 Analysis of information available from federal databases such as the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and industry reports reveal the corresponding environmental impacts, and identify opportunities for continued progress. Throughout this chapter several terms are used that may not be familiar to the reader. These terms are defined below. ...
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