Frito-Lay Promotes Environmental Protection

9/6/2007

Frito-Lay Inc.'s Jonesboro, Ark. plant will eliminate tons of waste and reduce water usage at the facility as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's top "green leadership" program. The snack food maker earned its spot in the National Environmental Performance Track program by maintaining a sustained environmental compliance record and making new commitments to reduce, reuse and recycle at its facility. As part of their participation in the program, Frito-Lay has committed to do the following over the next three years:
- Reduce 1.6 million pounds of pollution by adding a secondary wastewater treatment system;
- Reduce total water use by 31.5 million gallons by recycling water used during potato peeling; and
- Recycle more than 1,000 tons of waste through increased recycling efforts.
"Frito-Lay's Jonesboro facility exemplifies the important efforts and great achievements all our facilities are making in environmental sustainability," says Rich Beck, senior vice president, operations, Frito-Lay North America. "As an organization we are pleased to work with the EPA to continue challenging ourselves to further reduce our environmental impact and to preserve the vital resources we all need -- like energy and water."