Nestlé USA achieves zero waste to landfill status across 23 factories

Nestlé’s USA division has announced that all its US-based factories are now landfill-free.

The company announced in 2014 that 15% of its factories across the world amounting to a total of 72 had attained zero-landfill status.

With the addition of its US manufacturing centres to this list, the company has tried to retool the way it handles waste and product manufacturing.

Employing close to 23,000 people, Nestlé USA has a total of 23 factories, 43 distribution centres and 13 sales offices across the country.

The company’s US sales, which totalled around $9.7bn in 2014, amounted for 11% of its global sales.

Speaking about the initiative, CEO of Nestlé USA Paul Grimwood said: "This is an especially noteworthy achievement given the breadth and complexity of our manufacturing operations across a variety of categories.

"We are committed to working with our employees to ensure our factories remain landfill-free, and are striving for new ways to reduce our environmental impact at each stage of the product lifecycle."

All the 23 US factories of Nestle produce confectionary, dairy, frozen and refrigerated meals, ice cream, baking ingredients and beverages. Each factory employs ISO 14001 certified environmental management systems to ensure minimisation of impact on environment, including waste elimination.

"Environmental sustainability is part of Nestlé’s commitment to Creating Shared Value in society. Our goal is for our products to not only be tastier and healthier, but also better for the environment."

Currently, the company is working on composting, recycling, energy production and the provision of safe products for animal feed.

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Image: All 23 factories of Nestlé USA have achieved zero landfill waste status. Photo: courtesy of Nestle USA.