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 produce a lot of waste since the original packaging just goes back to its origin.
The Kroger Co (Kroger) is an in-store and online grocery retailer. The company specializes in the production and distribution of food through supermarkets. The company’s product portfolio includes natural food and organic sections, pharmacies, and general merchandise. It also offers pet centers and high-quality perishables such as fresh seafood and organic produce, apparel, home fashion and furnishings, electronics, automotive products, toys, outdoor living products, electronics, and home goods. The company sells private label products under various banners such as Baker's, Harris Teeter, Kroger, Dillons, Fry's, Fred Meyer, Gerbes, Home Chef, QFC, and The Little Clinic.
The total waste generated by Kroger in 2021 was 2,519.8 thousand tonnes, a decrease of 1.3% over 2020. In 2021, Of the total waste generated 1,751.6 thousand tonnes of waste was recycled (69.5% of the total waste generated), and 508.4 thousand tonnes of waste was disposed to landfills (20.2% of the total waste generated).
The company generated 244.4 thousand tonnes of food waste in 2021, of which 48.8% of the total food waste was diverted from landfills. Kroger aims to reduce total food waste generated in its retail supermarkets by 50% cumulatively from the 2017 baseline and achieve 95% retail food waste diversion by 2025.
Kroger is committed to achieving zero food waste to landfill company-wide by 2025, and also focuses on reaching zero operational waste, offering more sustainable packaging, and optimizing water use.
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