Walmart turns its food waste into compost now sold in 100 stores

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Food enters a Denali depackaging machine, where mechanical processes will separate plastic and cardboard containers from their organic contents / Credit: Denali
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Food enters a Denali depackaging machine, where mechanical processes will separate plastic and cardboard containers from their organic contents / Credit: Denali

The largest US retailer has cut food waste 12 per cent since 2016, working toward a 50 per cent reduction by 2030

Walmart will stock the garden departments of at least 600 US stores with compost made out of food waste collected from its grocery operations. ReCirculate is made by Denali, a 10-year-old organic recycler...

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