Sweets Company Reaches Zero-Waste-to Landfill Milestone
July 13, 2016http://biofuels-news.com/display_news/10698/mars_reaches_zerowasteto_landfill_milestone_helped_by_converting_waste_to_energy_and_fuel/
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Confectionery company Mars recently announced that its factories have achieved their "zero waste-to- landfill" goals in2015. This was done through a combination of recycling and turning waste to biofuel.
Mars' factories have reached the zero waste-to-landfill through different methods. In some factories, excess gum waste is mixed with other materials and reused as fuel while excess sweeteners are purified and used as an energy source for manufacturing. Another factory disposes solid waste to an off-site bioreactor to produce methane for alternative energy.
I'm confident that we are making a positive impact and creating growth that we can be proud of. I'm also certain that if business, government, non-governmental organizations and society work together, we can secure a great future for generations to come," said Grant F. Reid, CEO and office of the president for Mars.
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