For years, the company has had its own Environmental Management System based on identifying, preventing and reducing the impact of its activities on the environment.
The pillars on which Mercadona's environmental policy are based include logistics optimisation, energy efficiency, waste management, food waste prevention and biodiversity.
These crates can be reused over 120 times, are easily repairable and are 100% recyclable, which benefits the whole distribution chain.
By reusing these Mercadona green crates, the use of over 200,000 tonnes of materials is avoided per year, and 107,072 lorry journeys are eliminated per year, which reduces CO2 emissions.
Two years ago Mercadona developed an ambitious plan, which would involve a total investment of 140 million euros, to reduce its plastic consumption and improve waste management in its stores; which have also been transformed over the last year to a more sustainable model.
Strategy 6.25 consists of six specific actions to achieve a triple objective by 2025: reduce the plastic in its packaging by 25%, make all of its plastic packaging recyclable, and recycle all of its plastic waste.
The company has already eliminated single-use plastic bags and household items and is continuing to reduce the plastic used in its packaging, improve the products’ recyclability and provide the Bosses (the customers) with information on how to recycle.
The chain is implementing its Strategy 6.25 to reduce plastic and manage its waste, and in under a year it has adapted all of its stores to the 6.25 Store model.
Through its Strategy 6.25, and with an investment of €140 million, the company’s goal is to reduce the plastic in its packaging by 25%, make all of its packaging recyclable, and recycle all of its plastic waste by 2025.
In the last year, the company has completed the first two actions in the plan by converting all of its stores to the Store 6.25 format in under a year, a process which has required an investment of €30 million.
The chain is implementing its Strategy 6.25 to reduce plastic and manage its waste and in under a year it has adapted all of its stores to the Store 6.25 model.
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