Frost & Sullivan: Drive toward Sustainability by the Food and Beverage Industry Bolsters Demand for Water and Wastewater Treatment

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Frost & Sullivan: Drive toward Sustainability by the Food and Beverage Industry Bolsters Demand for Water and Wastewater Treatment

PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Sept. 26, 2012

- Stricter enforcement of regulations to boost the water treatment equipment market MOUNTAIN VIEW, California,Sept. 26, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- The market for water and wastewater treatment equipment is expanding as food processing plants are looking to reduce their water footprints, wastewater discharge, and wastewater treatment costs. As the food and beverage industry is seeking greater sustainability, equipment suppliers can work with retailers to aid the end-market's endeavors through processing and packaging. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan's (http://www.environmental.frost.com) Analysis of the Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market in the Food and Beverage Industryresearch finds that the market earned revenues of$288.7 millionin 2011 and estimates this to reach$336.2 millionin 2017. If you are interested in more information on this research, please send an email to Britni Myers, Corporate Communications, at [e-mail], with your full name, company name, job title, telephone number, company email address, company website, city, state and country. Media coverage and consumer awareness of resource conservation in addition to rising pressure from environmental groups regarding the disposal of solids in North Americafurther compels food and beverage plants to implement new strategies for enhancing sustainability. "Rising wastewater surcharges, increasing utility costs, and expanding consumer demand for green products are some of the factors that are driving end-users to pursue on-site anaerobic treatment and energy recovery," said Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Ankur Jajoo. "While lower equipment prices stoke competition among treatment companies, the growing influence of environmental regulations will create significant opportunities for equipment providers." Currently, either the state or the federal environmental enforcement agencies require food processors to pay fines if their discharged wastewater exceeds permitted levels of toxicity. The wastewater from food and beverage plants normally contains only a few hazardous and persistent compounds regulated under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) listing. With the exception of some toxic cleaning products, the wastewater generated is organic and can be treated by conventional biological technologies. However, a lack of regulatory insight has allowed plant processors to pay wastewater surcharges rather than implement treatment solutions. Even though large food and beverage manufacturing plants do implement technologies, many medium to small food processors prefer to pay the surcharge rather than install expensive solutions.