Brewing company releases 2015 sustainability report.
Brewing company MillerCoors has announced its Milwaukee Brewery and corporate offices are landfill free. The brewer eliminated 65 tons of waste that were previously sent to landfill each month from its brewery and corporate offices, logging its first landfill-free month in December 2014.
This marks MillerCoors first complete campus—brewery plus corporate offices—to achieve landfill-free operations and the seventh of the company’s eight major breweries to reach this milestone. MillerCoors details its waste reduction successes and other sustainability achievements in its "2015 Sustainability Report," which was released June 9, 2015.
“We’re proud to achieve landfill-free status in the place we’ve called home for more than 160 years,” says Fernando Palacios, executive vice president and chief integrated supply chain officer. “MillerCoors remains committed to protecting local resources, lessening our impact on the environment and being a good neighbor by continuing to look for ways we can brew beer more sustainably, including eliminating waste sent to landfills.”
The Milwaukee brewery reduced waste by 19 percent compared with the previous year and now generates approximately 15 tons of waste per month. That residual waste that cannot be reused or recycled is sent to a waste-to-energy facility in La Crosse, Wisconsin, a standard practice at MillerCoors.
Companywide, the brewer reduced waste sent to landfill by more than 448 tons in 2014. By 2020, MillerCoors says it strives to achieve landfill-free status at all its major manufacturing facilities, including the Fort Worth brewery in Texas.
“As we look ahead to 2020, we are focused on building upon our heritage to brew a sustainable future,” says Kim Marotta, MillerCoors director of sustainability. “We’ve updated our sustainability strategy to reflect our past successes and to challenge ourselves in new ways. In MillerCoors '2015 Sustainability Report,' we highlight how we’re embedding environmental stewardship across our operations, both inside our breweries and throughout our supply chain.”
The MillerCoors 2015 sustainability report details the company’s achievements against its 2015 goals and introduces the brewer’s updated sustainability strategy and 2020 goals. The company says it is strengthening its focus on the areas in which it will have the greatest impact, including restoring the water used in its products through stewardship projects and reducing its carbon footprint.
Those seeking more information on MillerCoors and its waste reduction efforts can view the "2015 Sustainability Report" at www.millercoors.com/sustainabilityreport2015.