Mars Achieves Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Certification for All Sites
Mars Chocolate North America announces that all 10 of its manufacturing facilities are now certified landfill-free, representing a significant milestone in achieving Mars’ goal of zero-waste-to-landfill by 2015.
Since establishing its waste target in 2007, Mars Chocolate North America has driven an overall reduction of approximately 4,500 Tonnes of waste –- that is enough refuse to fill 35 football fields, 12 inches deep, annually. To achieve this goal, the organization has taken a comprehensive approach focused on three key areas: efficient operating processes, recycling programs for multiple waste streams, and mutually beneficial partnerships with disposal vendors and local farm re-use programs.
Mars Chocolate North America’s Henderson, Nevada, site marked the tenth and final facility to achieve this prestigious milestone, further showcasing the company’s commitment to have a positive impact on the local communities in which it operates.
Achieving landfill-free certification is one of several 2015 global goals outlined in the Mars Principles in Action Summary, published in July on mars.com. The fourth annual report details the company’s approach to business and its commitment to put the Mars Five Principles into action. This includes a target for the private, family-owned business to eliminate all fossil fuel energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from its direct operations by 2040.
“At Mars we are constantly focused on bettering the local communities in which we operate,” says Mike Wittman, Vice President, Supply Chain, Mars Chocolate North America. “We are proud to have earned zero-waste-to-landfill certification, another important achievement in driving sustainability across all of our facilities and continuing to sweeten the world in which we live and work.”
Since 2011, Mars, Incorporated has aimed to achieve LEED Gold certification for all new major buildings globally, and, to date, ten facilities have received certification. In May, Mars announced the creation of a 200-megawatt wind farm that will generate electricity equivalent to 100 percent of the power for Mars’ U.S. operations, which is comprised of 70 sites, including 37 factories and 25,000 associates.
Next, Mars plans to partner with warehouses and regional distribution centers to adopt similar waste reduction policies.
Since establishing its waste target in 2007, Mars Chocolate North America has driven an overall reduction of approximately 4,500 Tonnes of waste –- that is enough refuse to fill 35 football fields, 12 inches deep, annually. To achieve this goal, the organization has taken a comprehensive approach focused on three key areas: efficient operating processes, recycling programs for multiple waste streams, and mutually beneficial partnerships with disposal vendors and local farm re-use programs.
Mars Chocolate North America’s Henderson, Nevada, site marked the tenth and final facility to achieve this prestigious milestone, further showcasing the company’s commitment to have a positive impact on the local communities in which it operates.
Achieving landfill-free certification is one of several 2015 global goals outlined in the Mars Principles in Action Summary, published in July on mars.com. The fourth annual report details the company’s approach to business and its commitment to put the Mars Five Principles into action. This includes a target for the private, family-owned business to eliminate all fossil fuel energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from its direct operations by 2040.
“At Mars we are constantly focused on bettering the local communities in which we operate,” says Mike Wittman, Vice President, Supply Chain, Mars Chocolate North America. “We are proud to have earned zero-waste-to-landfill certification, another important achievement in driving sustainability across all of our facilities and continuing to sweeten the world in which we live and work.”
Since 2011, Mars, Incorporated has aimed to achieve LEED Gold certification for all new major buildings globally, and, to date, ten facilities have received certification. In May, Mars announced the creation of a 200-megawatt wind farm that will generate electricity equivalent to 100 percent of the power for Mars’ U.S. operations, which is comprised of 70 sites, including 37 factories and 25,000 associates.
Next, Mars plans to partner with warehouses and regional distribution centers to adopt similar waste reduction policies.