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.
In collaboration with Disfrimur and Acotral, tests are starting in Murcia and Madrid with these 33-pallet load vehicles, allowing CO2 emissions to be reduced by 102 tonnes.
It has also incorporated two 21-pallet rigid electric lorries into its own fleet, the company’s first zero-emission lorries (DGT label) with an annual reduction of 111 tonnes of CO2, to supply its Alicante stores.
It has a “young” fleet of lorries, which since 2015 has allowed it to reduce CO2 emissions by over 85,000 tonnes, achieving a reduction of 27% per pallet transported.
All of this is to continue advancing in its commitment to green logistics and strengthening its sustainability.
This new technology helps to reduce the impact of the company’s daily activity, improve air quality in cities, and minimise noise.
With a capacity for 21 pallets and a Maximum Authorised Mass of 26 tonnes, the new 100% electric Scania vehicle has a theoretical autonomy of approximately 200 km, making it an optimal solution for urban distribution.
In collaboration with Scania, Acotral, Frigicoll and ThermoKing.
In their quest to foster sustainable transport and good air quality, the company is set to incorporate 40 natural gas-propelled lorries in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia.
92% of the fleet of vehicles now meets with the strictest emission standards.
This website uses its own and third-party cookies to make your browsing safe, perform statistical analysis of visits to the website, and understand its usability. If you would like more information, you can consult our Cookies Policy. You can accept the use of cookies by clicking "Accept", reject them by clicking "Reject", or personalise them by clicking "Configure".
They allow users to browse a website, platform or application and utilise the different options and services they offer, such as, for example, monitoring traffic and communicating data.
Analytical cookies
no
yes
They make it possible to quantify the number of users to be able to measure and perform statistical analysis on the website.