Reducing Waste - Environmental Sustainability

reducing Waste We are working to reduce our impact replaced multiple contractors with a on landfills around the globe. single partner who helped guide its PepsiCo UK pledged in 2008 to waste strategy. achieve zero landfill waste across its total Similar programs are in place in supply chain within 10 years. To date, the United States at Quaker, Tropicana it has focused on reducing waste at its and Frito-Lay, where the businesses are manufacturing sites. With aggressive recycling more byproducts and also programs to recycle and reuse materials, promoting household recycling. Quaker eight of these sites in 2009 had already Oats is using 100 percent of the oat, in- met their goal of zero landfill waste. corporating oat kernels into whole grain The strong support of frontline associ- foods while converting the outer hulls ates was integral to each plant’s success, of oats into renewable biomass energy. and PepsiCo UK is trying to extend its This practice, in turn, keeps waste from Quaker is using the power of the oat to fuel a local university. The Quaker Cedar Rapids plant is converting pledge across its supply chain. The plants the milling process out of local landfills. oat hulls into a biomass alternative energy source that began by appointing marshals to help Tropicana launched a recycling initiative supplies 14 percent of the University of Iowa’s power. identify the different waste streams, over- with Waste Management and its carton see correct removal and educate front- suppliers that increased access to curb- line associates on the need to recycle. In side recycling of juice cartons nationwide Cupar, Scotland, the Quaker Oats factory by 26 percent in 2009. Pepsico, inc. 2009 annual report 27

Reducing Waste - Environmental Sustainability

by PepsiCo on Mar 22, 2010

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