Green Era Announces Mariano's Diverts 1 Million Pounds of Food Waste into Renewable Energy and Compost

Turning Waste Into Wealth: How Green Era and Mariano's Are Transforming Food Scraps into Energy and Growth

An innovative partnership between Mariano’s and Green Era Campus in Chicago has recycled one million pounds of food waste into renewable energy and compost. The initiative involves transforming unsold food from Mariano’s locations into renewable resources using Green Era’s anaerobic digester. The project reduces carbon emissions equivalent to removing 116 cars from the road annually and powers 270 homes with renewable natural gas. It produces 30…

Green Era Announces Mariano's Diverts 1 Million Pounds of Food Waste into Renewable Energy and Compost

As part of Mariano's zero waste initiative, the partnership has been so impactful that the supermarket chain will now include 8 additional stores in the program (West Loop, South Loop, Bridgeport, Edgewater, Ukrainian Village, New City and Lakeshore East) resulting in a total of 10 Illinois stores working toward a more sustainable future. ... Continue reading: Green Era Announces Mariano’s Diverts 1 Million Pounds of Food Waste into Renewable En…

Southern Co-op uses AI solution to prevent millions of meals entering landfill

Southern Co-op has leveraged WasteInsight, a product from provider of in-store execution software Retail Insight, to reduce food waste while optimising sell-through and margin. Southern Co-op said it is looking to build a 'waste-free future' by reducing the environmental impact of its operations. The retailer… This story continues at Southern Co-op uses AI solution to prevent millions of meals entering landfill Or just read more coverage at Talk…

Southern Co-op saves 3.1m meals through AI-powered waste cut

Southern Co-op has moved substantially closer to hitting its food waste reduction targets, boosted by its adoption of AI-powered technology. The retailer has teamed up with Retail Insight to use…