Industries
Permits, process wastewater monitoring, organic and packaging waste solutions, and product carbon data for food, dairy, beverage and bottling plants.
Industry overview
Food and beverage plants, including dairies, bakeries, meat and poultry processors, bottling lines and beverage producers, use large amounts of water and energy and produce wastewater with high organic loads, fats, oils and cleaning chemicals. Boilers, refrigeration systems, odour sources and packaging waste add to the facility's environmental profile under the Environmental Law and its Implementing Regulations.
Many plants operate in MODON industrial cities and discharge to shared treatment systems with their own acceptance conditions, while others run on-site treatment. In both cases, consistent sampling and pre-treatment performance are central to compliance. Food waste, by-products and rejected product also need controlled handling, and many streams can be diverted to animal feed, composting or other recovery routes under the Waste Management Law framework administered by MWAN.
Retail customers and consumers are paying more attention to packaging, food loss and the carbon footprint of products. Brand owners need reliable data on product footprints, packaging recyclability and water use to respond to customer requirements and to report on ESG performance.
Environmental challenges
Process and cleaning water carries organics, fats and chemicals that must meet discharge conditions, often requiring pre-treatment and regular sampling.
Food waste, rejected product and by-products need controlled storage and recovery routes to avoid odour, pests and disposal costs.
Plastic bottles, films and cartons attract customer and regulatory attention on recyclability, recycled content and end-of-life.
Odour from processing and wastewater, and refrigerant leaks from cold storage, can trigger complaints and add to the facility's emissions.
Water and energy use per unit of product affects both cost and sustainability reporting, and needs metering to manage.
Typical requirements
Requirements vary by activity, location and permit conditions. We confirm the applicable requirements for your project at the start of every engagement.
How Selorin supports
We confirm permit requirements, prepare applications and run compliance reviews against permit and industrial city conditions.
We sample process and treated effluent, compare results to discharge conditions and identify sources and pre-treatment improvements.
We map waste and by-product streams, identify recovery routes and support packaging decisions using circular economy principles.
We calculate plant GHG inventories and product carbon footprints using ISO 14040/14044 and support ESG disclosures for brand owners.
Construction and operating permits, renewals and modifications — from permit strategy and document preparation to submission and responses to authority comments.
Key benefit: Fewer resubmissions and a clearer path to permit decisions
Ongoing compliance management: obligation registers, inspection readiness, responses to regulatory notices and violations, and corrective action plans that close gaps.
Key benefit: Lower exposure to violations and operational disruption
Sampling and monitoring of effluent, treated wastewater, groundwater and seawater, with on-site measurements, laboratory coordination and compliance reporting.
Key benefit: Confidence that discharges and reuse meet permit conditions
Ambient air quality monitoring for gases, particulates and meteorology, plus stack emissions measurement, with validated data and compliance-ready reports.
Key benefit: Clear evidence of air quality performance for permits and stakeholders
Waste classification, audits, waste management plans, segregation and storage, transporter and receiver checks, and documentation for MWAN compliance.
Key benefit: Compliant waste handling with a clear, traceable chain of custody
Material flow analysis, waste reduction, reuse and recycling opportunities, by-product valorisation, and a circular economy strategy with a prioritised roadmap.
Key benefit: Lower material losses and new value from existing resource flows
Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions inventories prepared under the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-1, with documented methods and verification-ready records.
Key benefit: An emissions baseline you can report, verify and reduce
ISO 14040/14044 life cycle assessments, product carbon footprints, comparative studies and hotspot analysis, with data support for environmental product declarations.
Key benefit: Product decisions based on full life cycle evidence
Materiality assessment, ESG data controls and reporting aligned with GRI, IFRS S1/S2 and Saudi Exchange guidance, plus support with investor questionnaires.
Key benefit: Credible ESG disclosures backed by traceable data
Identify when and why. We sample across production and cleaning cycles to find the peaks, link them to specific processes, and recommend operational changes or pre-treatment improvements. Clear data also supports discussions with the treatment operator.
Often yes. Depending on type and quality, streams can go to animal feed, composting or other recovery routes through licensed operators. We assess each stream, its volumes and storage conditions, and identify practical options.
We define the product scope and boundaries, collect plant data on ingredients, energy, packaging and transport, and calculate the footprint following ISO 14040/14044 or a recognised product standard. The results also show where reductions matter most.
Share your project details and an environmental specialist will review your requirements.