Waste Production and Waste to Landfill
Solid waste and food waste sent to landfill have detrimental effects on the environment and local communities.
Reducing the production of solid waste at our facilities, improving our landfill diversion rate, and reducing the amount of food loss and waste arising from our business are top priorities for us.
Reducing waste production at our operations
In 2024, we had a strong company-wide landfill diversion rate of 94.1%, with three facilities reaching 100% landfill diversion. We continue to conduct solid waste audits annually through our facility auditing and action plan program to identify opportunities to reduce our solid waste. Initiatives to reduce solid waste include:
- Sending organic waste to anaerobic digestion facilities to be repurposed
- Making advancements to our recycling programs across our facilities
- Using less packaging material or more reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging material for our finished products.
Solid Waste Disposal Method (2024):
91.6%
5.9%
2.0%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
This chart shows a breakdown of our solid waste in 2024.
Reducing food loss and waste
Based on globally-accepted standards and protocols, we define “food loss” as the discarding of food that occurs from production through to processing, and “food waste” as the discarding of food once it’s a finished product ready for distribution. Examples of food loss include foreign contamination, ingredient expiry, and edible foods that hit the floor during production and processing. Examples of food waste include spoilage or finished products that weren’t packaged properly, or didn’t meet our standards.
We are committed to reducing the amount of food loss and waste produced, and the amount that is being sent to landfill.
Initiatives we have implemented to reduce food loss and waste include:
- Improved inventory management
- Equipment upgrades
- Piloting systems that recover residual products from piping
- Avoiding contamination, spoiling or foreign materials
- Ensuring proper training at all touchpoints
Food Loss and Waste by Disposal Method (2024):
85.7%
11.4%
0.4%
2.4%
This chart shows a breakdown of our solid waste in 2024.
Integrated Report
We’re documenting all the changes we’re making. See our progress in our latest Integrated Report.