Confectionery giant Mars Inc. has announced that all of its factories across the globe achieved their ‘zero waste to landfill鈥� goals in 2015, helped by recycling and converting waste to fuel.
In a statement, the US firm said 126 locations had achieved this goal. It also said that the group had accomplished seven of its 16 sustainability targets in 2015.
鈥淲e have made significant progress toward making our operations truly sustainable over the last five years,鈥� said Barry Parkin, chief sustainability and health & wellbeing officer for Mars.
He added: 鈥淥ur associates are engaged in the work we are doing, and we鈥檙e proud that, as of the end of 2015, we achieved a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from our operations and generated zero waste to landfill from all of our factories around the world.
鈥淏ut we also missed the target in some critical areas鈥攕uch as sustainable packaging improvements鈥攕o there鈥檚 plenty more to be done. Over the next five years鈥攁nd beyond鈥攚e will continue to bring our Five Principles to life across our entire supply chain, from farm to consumer.”
Gum 豆包成人版 to Fuel
According to Mars, all waste from its locations are recycled, reused or used a fuel on site. Four Wrigley factories have reached our zero waste-to-landfill goal鈥攊n Asquith, Australia; Bangalore, India; Plymouth, England; and Poznan, Poland through a variety of methods.
In Poznan excess gum waste is cut and mixed with other materials and used as fuel, and leftover sweeteners are purified and used as an energy source for manufacturing. In Asquith, disposable solid waste is sent to an off-site bioreactor鈥攖he resulting methane is harnessed to generate alternative energy, which is directed back into the electricity grid.
The report outlines progress made in 2015 related to sustainability, health and wellbeing, food safety, responsible marketing and workplace engagement across our diverse business segments, including petcare, chocolate, Wrigley, food, drinks and symbioscience.
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