PepsiCo Putting Value in Waste by Building "Plastic Houses" in South America

Nov 11, 2011 2:00 PM ET

Living The Promise employee blog - Andreza Araujo

Andreza Araujo, PepsiCo's Manager of Sustainability, Environment, Health and Safety for South America, Caribbean and Central America Foods, recently wrote on PepsiCo's Living the Promise blog: "Part of my job as a sustainability manager for PepsiCo South America Foods is to put value in our waste. So it is with pleasure that I share a story about the project we recently launched in Belén de Umbia, Colombia, called “Plastic House,” which embodies two planks of PepsiCo’s Performance with Purpose initiative." 

To read her blog post “Putting Value in Waste”, click here.  

About PepsiCo 
PepsiCo offers the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 19 different product lines that generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales each. Our main businesses -- Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay, and Pepsi Cola -- also make hundreds of other enjoyable foods and beverages that are respected household names throughout the world. With net revenues of approximately $60 billion, PepsiCo's people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth by investing in a healthier future for people and our planet, which we believe also means a more successful future for PepsiCo. We call this commitment Performance with Purpose: PepsiCo's promise to provide a wide range of foods and beverages for local tastes; to find innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment, including by conserving energy and water usage, and reducing packaging volume; to provide a great workplace for our associates; and to respect, support, and invest in the local communities where we operate. For more information, please visit www.pepsico.com.

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