Packaging
As part of our category review process and supplier business reviews, we make an effort to understand what our suppliers' sustainable initiatives are and where we could incorporate these into our own initiatives - environmentally friendly packaging being one example.
By switching to a new vendor, Publix found the opportunity to reduce the plastic resin in the bottles used for our private label bottled water. Reducing this plastic by over seven grams per bottle has helped Publix save over 3.6 million pounds of plastic per year which reduces annual greenhouse gas emissions by over 1,100 tons.
