RESER Corporate Sustainability Report 2024 - Report - Page 17
NEW DON PANCHO WEST PLANT
ROUTES TRUCKS
In 2024, we began transitioning to a new
tortilla plant in Salem, Oregon, having
outgrown our previous facility. This
move is driven by our goals to centralize
operations, introduce additional
equipment to support continued growth, and create space
for future expansion. Our vision is to build a facility capable of
supporting our needs for at least the next two decades.
In 2024, we continued to replace older vehicles in
our Route Sales fleet with 5 new vehicles which
is in addition to the 20 new trucks introduced in
2023. Every truck in the updated fleet is equipped
with electric-powered cold plates—a cleaner,
more energy-efficient alternative to traditional
diesel-powered refrigeration units.
The new plant will incorporate measures that improve efficiency
and working conditions and reduce environmental impact. We
expect the plant to be fully operational in 2025 and look forward
to sharing more updates in next year’s report.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AT PASCO
Through a cooperative with the City of Pasco, WA and five other agricultural food
processors in the Tri-City region, we invested in an update to the region’s 40-acre
Process Water Reuse Facility. Regional food processors send over 1 billion gallons of
wastewater to the facility to be treated annually. Wastewater treatment demand
continues to increase to accommodate the growing operations of existing processor
members and new processors moving into the area.
After a years-long process, the cooperative finished an expansion to the facility in
2024. This forward-thinking facility transforms process water from regional food
processors into valuable resources. It boasts two anaerobic digesters that enable
the facility to produce and sell renewable natural gas and an algae-based water
purification system, which is a natural way to reduce nitrogen levels. After treatment,
the clean water is used to irrigate 1,900 acres of local agricultural fields.
We are proud to invest in our local community through this innovative new facility
that helps protect water quality in the Columbia River and strengthens the Tri-City
region’s status as an emerging leader in food production and processing.
