CHARLESTON, SC. — Wayne-Sanderson Farms is collaborating with GreenGasUSA to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) at a portfolio of its facilities across the United States. By leveraging existing wastewater treatment and biogas assets, the companies seek to bring pipeline quality RNG to market.

“We recognize that true progress on environmental challenges requires collaboration, and we are excited to be at the forefront of innovation in renewable energy generation with GreenGasUSA,” said Paul Billingsley, vice president of development and engineering at Wayne-Sanderson Farms. “This partnership demonstrates our unwavering commitment to minimizing our carbon footprint and dedication to a more sustainable future.”

Wayne-Sanderson plans to continue this partnership beyond the first selected portfolio of facilities to develop additional RNG facilities at other poultry processing plants. With counsel from GreenGasUSA, Wayne-Sanderson will target locations with the largest potential to decrease methane emissions and those with capacity for co-location of a liquid carbon dioxide recovery system.

“Wayne-Sanderson Farms has already proven themselves a leader in efforts to reduce waste and promote circularity within their operating portfolio,” said chief executive officer and founder of GreenGasUSA Marc Fetten. “Combining the innovative strategies in place at Wayne-Sanderson facilities with GreenGas’s RNG expertise will ensure the maximum RNG yields and on-site environmental benefits — including a further reduction of Scope 1 emissions in Wayne-Sanderson Farms’ carbon footprint.”

During the same week of Wayne-Sanderson’s announcement, JBS Australia released similar news of the completed installation of a bioenergy system at its Beef City Processing Facility in Toowoomba. The system captures naturally occurring biogas and reuses it on-site to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.