Retail waste management has been a perennial problem that haunts the retail industry. Not only does retail waste cost them money but it also causes serious environmental problems.
The most common types of retail waste include waste from packaging such as cardboard, plastics, papers, fillers, and general waste from customers. Discarded packaging and shipping materials are just the beginning of retail waste disposal problems. Returning items to the retailer or manufacturer produces a lot of waste since the original packaging just goes back to its origin.
Coles Group Ltd (Coles) is a retailer of general merchandise. The company's products include groceries, baby products, bakery products, dairy, deli, fish and seafood, fresh fruit and vegetable, mobile phones and tablets, gift cards, health and beauty, tobacco, pet products, household items, stationery and media, liquor, and meat products, among others. Coles operates supermarkets, liquor shops, and Coles online stores in Australia.
In 2021, Coles generated 354.62 thousand tonnes of waste, an increase of 7.67% over 2020.
The company recycled 285.98 thousand tonnes of waste (80.64% of the total waste generated), an increase of 13.21 from 2020, and disposed of 68.65 thousand tonnes of waste to landfills which decreased by 10.55% over 2020. Coles aims to divert 85% of solid waste from landfills by 2025
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