Small Businesses Turned An Chicago Old Meatpacking Plant Into A Living Experiment In Sustainable Food, And They Are Thriving

mmcfalljohnsen@insider.com (Morgan McFall-Johnsen), Business Insider
Thu, 08/10/2023 - 12:21pm

InsiderJohn Edel bought The Plant as a decrepit meatpacking facility and turned it into a sustainability haven.Morgan McFall-Johnsen At The Plant in Chicago, small businesses are tinkering with sustainable food production. This former meatpacking plant hosts a brewery, a coffee roaster, farms, laboratories, and more. By sharing their waste heat, wastewater, byproducts, and extras, they're attempting a "closed loop." This article is part of "Gains in Green Tech," a series showcasing some of the most transformative solutions to the climate crisis.

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