The food processing industry is involved with the total environment from the farm to the consumer. Particular emphasis is placed upon the need for precise sanitary control in order to assure that water reuse and reclamation programmes provide maximum protection for the safety and quality of the product. Various means to minimise water use such as counter-flow systems, temperature control. pH control, turbidity control and chlorination control are reviewed. Design of equipment is a factor in effective sanitary conditions and proper water utilisation. Abatement of waste water pollution load must start in the plant and be integrated with proper water utilization technique to reduce waste. Wherever possible, waste solids should be handled dry and not flumed. Consideration should be given to segregation of particularly concentrated waste streams within a plant for separate treatment in order to reduce overall treatment costs or surcharges from the municipalities. Interesting concepts for utilizing the land as a sink for treatment processes and solid waste disposal are discussed. A new concept of spray irrigation by overland flow wherein the waste water is spread in a thin sheet to have a good interaction zone with soil humus and the microbiological activity of the soil organisms purify to achieve 99 per cent BODreduction, in a travel of approximately 225 feet. This is accomplished on relatively impervious soils with slopes of approximately two to six per cent. Solid waste disposal is a source of much concern now and especially for the future. There is an interdependence with this problem between the grower, the processor and the consumer. More research work has to be conducted to reclaim the nutritional value in food wastes and to avoid unsanitary conditions both on the farm, at processing plants, and in municipalities. There is a need for attacking these problems on a regional basis and the possibility of centralising recovery areas of wastes for by-product reclamation purposes in order to achieve a more economical, feasible programme may be necessary, especially for smaller processors. Our goal should be the elimination of transporting any waste solids in any form in the various steps from the farm to the processor to the consumer. Ideally, only perfect crops without culls, trims or rejects should reach the food processor. In turn, the food processor should develop convenience foods in edible packages, thus eliminating solids disposal at the home. INTRODUCTION A food processing industry is involved with the total environment from the farm to the customer. It is dependent upon good quality water and therefore