Zero waste to landfill - case studies

  • Alara Wholefoods is certified as a zero waste company thanks to its efforts to ensure nothing is sent to landfill or incineration from its factory in King's Cross, London.
  • apetito has worked with WRAP on Waste Prevention Reviews as part of the company's ambition to send zero food and packaging waste to landfill.
  • Coca-Cola Enterprises continues to increase the amount of waste it recycles from its manufacturing sites in Great Britain as part of its aim to send zero waste to landfill.
  • Kellogg's have reduced the amount of waste sent to landfill by around 15% per tonne of food since 2005, and with further reductions expected in 2009, the company fully expects to meet the FDF ambition of zero waste to landfill by 2015.
  • McCain Foods is disposing of less than 1% of food and packaging waste from McCain's production.
  • Müller Dairy (UK) wants to achieve a 66% reduction by 2011, based on what it sent to landfill in 2007, and wants to be sending zero to landfill by 2015.
  • Nestlé UK provided over half a million meals (523,820) for those in need in 2008.
  • Premier Foods is committed to sending zero waste to landfill by 2015.
  • Ryvita has reduced the amount of waste from its Stockport manufacturing site sent to landfill by 96%.
  • United Biscuits is already sending zero food waste to landfill and has been working hard to also reduce the amount of non food waste that is sent to landfill.

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