• Corporate Responsibility
  • CR Strategy
    • Governance and Management
  • Marketplace
    • Nutrition and Health
    • Cereal: The Complete Story
    • Responsible Marketing
    • Consumer Information and Labeling
    • Product Quality and Food Safety
    • Responsible Sourcing
  • Workplace
    • Governance and Ethics
    • Labor Standards
    • Talent Management
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Employee Safety
    • Employee Health and Wellness
  • Environment
    • Environmental Management
    • Energy Use and CO₂ Emissions
    • Water Use
    • Waste
    • Sustainable Packaging
    • Sustainable Agriculture
    • Employee Initiatives
  • Community
    • Strategic Corporate Philanthropy
    • Breakfast Programs
    • Hunger Relief
    • Physical Fitness
    • Community Development
    • Diversity Programs

Waste Management

At Kellogg we are always looking for ways to improve our waste management programs. We practice the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. At two of our cereal plants we have implemented a program that diverts an additional 1,000 tons of waste per year from landfills to recycling.

Water is critical to our business, and we’re doing our part to minimize our water use. Our Queretaro, Mexico, plant reuses 57 million gallons of water each year. Plant wastewater is given extra treatment so it can be reused to irrigate company-owned athletic fields.

Did You Know ...

• More than 80 percent of the waste generated in our manufacturing facilities is recycled?
• That 25 million pounds of paper packaging has been eliminated through a project with our supply chain to reduce waste associated with bulk material shipping?
• In early 2007, washing equipment was redesigned to reduce water use by 7 million gallons?