What is Heinz doing in the rest of the World?
Australia
Heinz Australia has been converting to lighter-weight cans for products such as beans and soups.
Canada
Heinz’s facility in Leamington, Canada, implemented a bean soak system to reduce water usage and organic load, which further enhanced the quality of Heinz beans for processing.
Steam trap upgrades also helped the plant increase condensate capture for reuse in boilers, reducing water and chemical waste.
The thickness of packaging film was reduced from 5.5 ml to 4.5 ml at the St. Mary’s factory, resulting in savings for both the business and environment.
China
Infant food jars are being wrapped in paper sleeves, a more environmentally-friendly alternative to plastic shrink wrap.
Costa Rica
Heinz Costa Rica reduced electricity usage by 57,600 kWh in FY2007.
Additionally, solid waste and cardboard used in packaging was reduced.
Germany
Heinz’s Seesen facility reduced annual electricity usage by 297,000 kWh by installing and re-engineering cooling water pumps, and it lowered gas consumption by 67,875 m3 by reducing steam pressure.
India
Heinz India is reducing water consumption by more than 18% per ton of ketchup manufactured.
Indonesia
Heinz Indonesia reduced tinplate consumption by 10% by switching to thinner packaging and has reduced the weight of its glass soy sauce bottles.
It has also been converting to lighter-weight cans for products such as beans and soups.
Ireland
Our facility in Dundalk is recycling 99% of the cardboard, wood, and steel it uses, and 95% of the plastic.
A newly installed condenser is expected to reduce annual electricity consumption by 566,000 kWh and reduce CO2 emissions by 366,400 kg.
Mexico
Heinz’s Delimex facility increased recycling of packaging material to reduce landfill disposals by 33 tons in FY2007.
New Zealand
Heinz New Zealand upgraded boilers and implemented steam and waste-heat recovery to reduce gas consumption and related CO2 emissions.
It has also been converting to lighter-weight cans for products such as beans and soups.
Poland
Heinz Poland reduced its consumption of shrink-wrap foil by 40% by converting to thinner packaging.
United States
In North America, we are switching our frozen Boston Market meals to trays made from recycled pulp and cartons that are not chemically bleached.
Heinz’s Fremont, Ohio, facility reduced solid landfill waste by recycling 350,000 lbs. of plastic materials and 251,860 lbs. of metal materials.
Our Mason, Ohio, facility eliminated 625,000 lbs of metal waste through program improvements, preventative maintenance schedules and various controls.
The Chatsworth, California, facility launched a program to recapture steam condensate. As a result, it conserved more than 3.1 million gallons of water and used less gas. The facility also installed energy efficient lighting to save 828,522 kWh annually.
The Portion Pac facility in Dallas recycled almost 1.2 million lbs. of material.
The Portion Pac facility in Atlanta initiated a plastic recycling program in 2006 that cut landfill waste by 7,280 lbs.
The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, facility implemented refrigeration utility monitoring to reduce electricity consumption by 2.77 million kWh. It also replaced lighting to achieve an additional reduction of 590,712 kWh.
The Escalon, California, facility reduced natural gas usage by 100,000 thm per year, and wastewater by 100,000 gallons a day.
The Jacksonville, Florida, facility recycled plastic drums, fiber drums, metal barrels and plastic pails to reduce landfill waste by a total of more than 148,000 lbs. in a six-month period through April 2007. It also cut electricity consumption by 607,458 kWh.
The Holland, Michigan, facility reduced natural gas usage by 8% with a boiler optimization program, and electric power by 7% with a lighting upgrade.
Venezuela
Heinz Venezuela upgraded boiler controls reducing energy consumption by 300,000 m3 in FY2007.
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