And in doing so they’re reducing their environmental impact. Together, they’re finding better uses for waste and turning manufacturing byproducts into new energy sources.
Christine McGrath, vice president, global sustainability, said: “We’re waging war on waste, one plant at a time. Today, we have 36 facilities in 13 countries that send zero waste to landfills, and we’ve reduced our manufacturing waste by 50% since 2005. Our strategy is simple: generate less waste and find new uses for the waste we do produce. And our employees are doing just that.”
Employees continue to raise the bar by improving efficiency, by changing behaviour, business practices and culture, and by creating new partnerships to turn waste into something of value.
For Kraft Foods, manufacturing accounts for the vast majority of its solid waste output. In 2007, the company launched a programme with the global recycling company Sonoco Recycling, using its Sonoco Sustainability Solutions service offering to substantially reduce waste in plants.
Today, 36 Kraft Foods facilities have achieved zero-waste-to-landfill status, including 24 plants in Europe and 12 facilities in North America. Elsewhere, many plants have made significant reductions through partnerships to put waste to work.
Source: Kraft Foods
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