Monday 4 May 2020

Greene King achieves Carbon Trust’s Zero Waste to Landfill Standard

Greene King has become the first pub company in the UK to achieve the Carbon Trust’s Zero Waste to Landfill Standard.

The brand, which is the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, has achieved this by diverting all its waste from landfill across all of its 1,700 managed pubs.

It partnered with waste management company SWRnewstar in 2013 and distributor Kuehne + Nagel in 2012 to create a joint recycling model that was sustainable, displayed best practice and stimulated change in the industry by 2020.

It expanded its waste recycling backhaul scheme, invested in new infrastructure, upgraded its delivery fleet to ensure it could both cope and grow its recycling scheme via its supply chain and educated its staff about the issue.

Nick Mackenzie, CEO at Greene King, said: "We care about the environment the impact we have on it. Waste is a real issue for the hospitality industry so, as a Leader, we are extremely proud to be the first pub company in the UK to achieve the Carbon Trust Zero Waste to Landfill Standard.

"Although our pubs are currently closed due to the Covid-19 crisis, we look forward when we can open our doors again and continue to look at how we can operate more sustainably to keep making a significant impact to the national effort to reduce waste."