Perdue is committed to environmental stewardship and shares that commitment with our farm-family partners. Together, we can continue to provide a safe, abundant and affordable food supply while protecting our natural resources.

Perdue is proud of the leadership role we're providing in addressing the full range of environmental challenges related to animal agriculture and food production. We've invested - and continue to invest - millions of dollars in research, new technology, equipment upgrades and awareness and education as part of our ongoing commitment to protecting the environment.

• Perdue has been conducting environmental research for more than two decades.

• Perdue was among the first poultry companies with a dedicated Environmental Services department. Environmental managers are responsible for ensuring that every Perdue facility operates within 100 percent compliance of all environmental regulations and permits.

• Perdue was the first poultry company to develop a large-scale alternative use for surplus poultry litter, operating the first-of-its kind facility to convert poultry litter into an organic fertilizer product. That facility has removed more than 500,000 tons of surpus litter from Delmarva's watersheds.

• Our processing plants have some of the newest and most-advanced wastewater treatment facilities, helping us to protect the waterways in our communities.

• We've invested thousands of man-hours in producer education to assist our farm-family partners manage their independent poultry operations in the most environmentally responsible manner.

• Our Technical Services department is conducting ongoing research into feed technology as a means of reducing nutrients in poultry manure. We've already achieved phosphorus reductions that far exceed the rest of the industry.

• Perdue was one of four poultry companies operating in Delaware to sign a historic agreement with Delaware officials outlining our companies' voluntary commitment to help independent producers solve on-farm environmental challenges, and the first poultry company to work with the EPA to help the company's independent contract producers protect our nation's waters.

• We're continually exploring new technologies to help us "reduce, reuse and recycle."

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