Tequila. No chaser.

Recently I was on the Sustain Lane site and saw an article on the tequila industry in Mexico. As with any industry, there are waste management issues that need to be addressed properly. Alcohol is a strong sanitizer. Coming direct from the factory, the wastewater will be high COD and this industry will also be high in BOD as it contains loads of plant materials left over from the processing.

As I read the article, I started wishing these manufacturing facilities were nearby so we could get our hands on the wastes. The waste materials from these plants could be used to make EM5 as wells as different types of bokashi. The fermentation process with EM•1® actually digests the alcohols into different types of sugars and would turn the entire tequila wastes into resources. Tequila, and other 80 proof alcohols are expensive. To have access to them would save our clients a tremendous amount of money, let alone the positive impact we could have on the local environment.