“GREEN BEANS”

Zeeland Farm Services, Inc. has long been committed to minimizing its environmental footprint by producing green, renewable energy and implementing other sustainable practices company-wide.

In 2005, ZFS® built a pipeline from the Autumn Hills landfill near Drenthe to its facility in Zeeland Township, and since then the six-mile pipeline has been delivering methane gas used to fire steam boilers and reciprocating engines that co-produce steam and electricity. The renewable energy attributes are transferred to third parties to support their green, renewable programs.

The ZFS administration building, originally built in 2006, was designed to meet Silver LEED certification standards. Many of the same environmentally friendly features of the original building were incorporated into an addition, completed in 2018, that doubled the size of the headquarters. Some of those features include automatic faucets and low flow restroom facilities designed to reduce water usage, as well as auto-timed lights and high efficiency HVAC equipment, which reduce energy use.

ZFS affiliate Zeeland Freight Services has been working for years to incorporate lightweight equipment and materials into its fleet to help reduce weight, which, in turn, reduces fuel usage. Zeeland Freight Services has implemented many practices designed to reduce fuel consumption, such as strategical, least-mileage routing, thereby reducing its carbon footprint.

By using renewable energy and reducing their environmental impact, ZFS and its affiliates are committed to providing our customers with healthier, eco-friendly products.

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