Moving Towards Zero Waste

Moving Towards Zero Waste
Albertsons Companies | Newsroom

At Albertsons Companies, our commitment to responsibly use resources includes thoughtful consideration of how we can reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills and recycle what was once considered trash. Our manufacturing facilities have committed to being zero waste by diverting over 90% of our waste from the landfill by the year 2022.

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Pacific Coast Collaborative to Lead One of the Largest Public-Private Partnerships to Reduce Food Waste
The Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC) announces plans to lead a US-based public-private partnership - one of the largest in the world - to address wasted food. …The PCC’s goal...
Sep 9, 2020 4:55 PM ET
Connecting Innovation and Community Through Styrofoam Recycling
In 2017, Safeway/Albertsons became one of only two companies in Washington to own and operate a Styrofoam Densifying Machine. Today, Safeway/Albertsons diverts 45,000 lbs. of Styrofoam out of Washington landfills annually.  Earlier this year, the City of Auburn partnered with Safeway/Albertsons to provide two collection events for the Auburn public, collecting over 4,500 cubic...
Jan 29, 2020 9:35 AM ET
Shoppers, Stores Preparing for Albuquerque’s Plastic Bag Ban
...Albertsons said it won’t just remove plastic bags in Albuquerque, they’ll do it in Rio Rancho, Los Lunas and Taos, too. “It’s not law but it’s sustainability efforts, just to put us in a better, global position,” said Regional VP for Albertsons, Travis Chaney. Read the story from KRQE...
Dec 26, 2019 9:00 AM ET
Albertsons Companies Recycles on America Recycles Day and Every Day
For most households, there isn’t much of a difference between throwing something in the trash or recycling. We collect the things that we don’t want anymore, put them in their respective bins, and trucks come and take it all away. After that is when the magic of recycling happens. Something we once thought of as having no value, like an empty soda-can, becomes a new and valuable product, like...
Nov 15, 2019 8:05 AM ET
Safeway-Albertsons Distribution Center Showcases Sustainability
Gresham's Safeway-Albertsons Regional Distribution Center showed how being green can be implemented on a massive scaleduring a monthly gathering of like-minded business owners and community members last week.[...] Daryl Woods, director of distribution for Safeway-Albertsons Regional Distribution Center said the key is using smart practices to lower the facility's footprint, while also...
Sep 4, 2019 9:05 AM ET

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