RUSSELLVILLE, AR - Mitigating food waste is not just a hot topic—it is a cornerstone of today’s sustainability discussion. With this in mind, Walmart has extended a strategic partnership. It has renewed its agreement with Denali, which offers food waste recycling at 4,700 Walmart stores in the United States.

“Walmart is a leader and innovator in making retail more sustainable,” commented Todd Mathes, the Chief Executive Officer of Denali. “Denali is proud to provide services that bring Walmart closer to its goal of zero waste in its U.S. operations by 2025.”

This collaboration allows Denali and Walmart to annually divert millions of pounds of food that is no longer edible away from landfills and toward beneficial uses such as creating compost, feeding animals, and generating renewable energy. Additionally, the duo will continue to explore new strategies and tools to reduce food waste and maximize the positive impacts of recycling.

Denali works with compost manufacturers—including its own network of 24 compost facilities—to turn food waste into valuable soil amendments, a press release noted. The company also partners with local farms to supply certain types of food waste as feed for animals and provides food waste to anaerobic digesters for the creation of renewable energy.

Throughout its operations, Denali recycles more than 10 billion pounds of organic materials each year—a significant portion of which comes from grocery retailers like Walmart. The greenhouse gas mitigation impact of Denali’s recycling food waste is equivalent to taking approximately 100,000 cars off the road or providing electricity to more than 60,000 homes for one year.

For more details on this expanded partnership, click here.

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