Mars Achieves Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Certification Company-Wide
Mars Chocolate North America, Hackettstown, N.J., announced 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 has driven an overall reduction of approximately 4,500 ton of waste—enough refuse to fill 35 football fields, 12 inches deep, annually. To achieve this goal, the company took 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.