INTERNATIONAL CLEANER PRODUCTION INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE

CASE STUDY #45


1.  Headline: Recovering waste materials in pineapple
processing

2.   Background: Del Monte Philippines, Inc., is one of the
     largest producers of processed pineapples in the
     Philippines. The company currently produces an average of
     1459 tons of canned pineapple per day. Del Monte has more
     than 3800 employees.

3.  Cleaner Production Principle: Good housekeeping

4.  Description of Cleaner Production Application: A Pollution
Management Appraisal (PMA) was conducted for Del Monte
Philippines Inc., to minimize wastes, conserve resources,
     reduce environmental risks and improve process efficiency.
     One of the waste minimization options implemented was the
     installation of collection pans in the fruit preparation
     and trimming tables. At the time of the appraisal, these
     pans were installed in only two pilot tables. However,
     because of the success of the pans, they have now been
     installed in all the fruit preparation and trimming
     tables. In addition, Del Monte introduced improved
     monitoring and supervision which recovered more than 60 kg
     an hour of lost pineapples, worth $24 000 a year.

     Enabling technology: Collection pans or dripping pans were
     installed in the fruit preparation and trimming tables to
     collect fruit drops and juice drips. The pans are located
     underneath the tables to catch the fugitive juice drops
     and drips from the handling of decored fruit.

5.  Economics:

                                    US$/year

        Net saving from increased juice   24 000
        Capital investment             17 800
        Payback period                9 months

     Improved monitoring and supervision saved a further $24
     000 a year.

6.  Advantages:
    - juice savings amounting to more than 55 liters an hour
     - the installation of these pans has addressed the
     employees' concern that the drops are acidic and may have
     affected the employees' skin and clothes.

7.  Constraints: N/A



8.  Contacts:Mr Godofredo Arinzol
            Group Manager, Corporate Engineering
            Del Monte Philippines, Inc.
            Bugo, Cagayan de Oro City,
            The Philippines
            Tel: +63 8822 732 266/267/268
            Fax: +63 2 812 9579

            Mr David L. Wadsworth
            Industrial Environmental
            Management Project
            9th floor, JMT Corporate Condominium
            ADB Avenue, Orgitas Complex
            Pasig, Metro Manila
            The Philippines
            Tel: +63 2 634 1617 to 21
            Fax: +63 2 634 1622

            Dr Ronald s. Senykoff
            Chief, Natural Resources Division
            USAID
            Ramon Magsaysay Center
            1680 Roxas Boulevard
            Ermita, Manila
            The Philippines
            Tel: +63 2 521 5226
            Fax: +63 2 522 2512

9.             Keywords:Philippines, food processing,
               pineapple, good housekeeping, fruit, juice

10. Reviewer comments: This case study was originally
published in the UNEP IE document "Cleaner Production in the
ASIA and Pacific Economic Coorporation (APEC) Region. In the
process of preparing the document the case study underwent a
technical review.