Resource Use

How We Save

“Waste not, want not” is our sensitive approach to resource management. 

We realize that important resources like electricity and water are under pressure. We have already installed more than 1 MW in solar panels, LED lighting is used throughout our facilities, and electric engines are changed or purchased based on electrical efficiency. 

At our operations in Holland, we utilize the Eco200 system to recuperate heat from the milk, turning it into warm water and reducing our gas bills in the process. Careful monitoring of water usage is standard practice, and we do not irrigate our fields. In some cases, rainwater and wastewater from the milking parlor are used to clean surface areas in the barns. 

In Germany, we have a 550 kW Biogas plant based on home-grown produce only. This system produces electricity, while surplus heat warms the offices and workshops.