{"id":107581,"date":"2023-10-11T07:44:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T07:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=107581"},"modified":"2023-10-23T20:45:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T20:45:35","slug":"pick-n-pay-pilots-first-zero-waste-supermarket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/pick-n-pay-pilots-first-zero-waste-supermarket\/","title":{"rendered":"Pick n Pay Pilots First Zero-waste Supermarket Store"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pick n Pay has launched its first zero-waste supermarket pilot in Cape Town, reinforcing its commitment to reducing food waste. The pilot tests a net-zero waste model by diverting food waste to local farmers, composters or waste-to-energy facilities.<\/p>\n

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Pick n Pay Stellenbosch Square is piloting the model, and the store has partnered with supplier Farmer Angus, diverting approximately 600 kg of food waste per week from landfills.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All edible surplus food \u2013 food that has passed its sell-by date but not its use-by date \u2013 is already donated to FoodForward SA, which feeds almost a million people daily through 2750 beneficiary organisations. They hope to replicate the model in more stores nationwide, with plans already in the pipeline to extend the concept to its distribution centres.<\/p>\n

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Pick n Pay x Farmer Angus to open zero-waste supermarket<\/h4>\n

Pick n Pay Stellenbosch Square is piloting the model, and the store has partnered with supplier Farmer Angus, diverting approximately 600 kg of food waste per week from landfills. This is expected to save 1500 kilograms of carbon emissions weekly \u2013 which is equivalent to a savings of 7000 kilometres of emissions from a standard petrol car.<\/p>\n

Steffen Burrows, Sustainability Manager at Pick n Pay, says this model will mitigate harmful environmental effects of waste disposal while creating a virtuous cycle supporting local agriculture.<\/p>\n

\u201cFood waste is a significant contributor to carbon emissions. The partnership with Farmer Angus will see the nearby store\u2019s expired food waste diverted from landfills to Farmer Angus’ pigs, effectively turning waste into a valuable resource for farmers,\u201d adds Burrows.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He says that this innovative initiative grows Pick n Pay\u2019s participation in the circular economy. \u201cWe are repurposing organic waste as animal feed, effectively closing the loop on waste generation and consumption. What brings this project even more full circle is that we stock Farmer Angus\u2019 products on our shelves.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Closing the loop on waste generation<\/h4>\n

Angus McIntosh, owner of Farmer Angus, says his \u201cpigs are delighted with their new varied diet, which varies from fruit and vegetables to expired doughnuts\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only do the pigs that eat the food waste become cured meat sold in Pick n Pay stores, but expired food is no longer going to landfills, which means that no methane will be discharged into the atmosphere from the food waste. Methane has 25 times the global warming potential of CO2.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Farmer Angus, a renowned grass-fed beef and pork farm that follows regenerative agricultural principles and practices, is passionate about reversing climate change. Their efforts to farm with nature \u2013 rather than against it \u2013 saw them become one the first farms in the world to be paid carbon credits in 2014, for increasing the carbon contents in the pastures where its cattle graze.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThis pilot transcends carbon footprint reduction. This brings a new era of conscious consumerism, environmental stewardship, and community collaboration. By collaborating with Farmer Angus on this pilot, we are aligning our efforts to magnify the positive impact we can make on the environment,\u201d says Burrows.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Staff at Pick n Pay Stellenbosch Square will separate food and organic waste from general waste and recyclables. All food not donated for human consumption is placed into separate bins, de-packaged in the waste service area, and sent to Farmer Angus. This includes all food except pork products, for which the retailer is trailing a composting solution as part of the pilot.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWe want this pilot will serve as a blueprint for future sustainability endeavours across our stores and beyond,\u201d concludes Burrows.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This initiative forms part of the Pick n Pay Group\u2019s commitment to reducing food waste and its environmental impact. The retailer has set a goal to reduce food waste in its organisation by 50% by 2030; last year, Pick n Pay successfully diverted 62% of food waste from landfills through donations and prevented surplus food from going to waste.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the links below.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

pnp.co.za<\/a> | farmerangus.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pick n Pay has launched its first zero-waste supermarket pilot in Cape Town, reinforcing its commitment to reducing food waste. The pilot tests a net-zero waste model by diverting food waste to local farmers, composters or waste-to-energy facilities. Pick n Pay Stellenbosch Square is piloting the model, and the store has partnered with supplier Farmer Angus, diverting approximately 600 kg of food waste per week from landfills. All edible surplus food \u2013 food that has passed its sell-by date but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107581"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108057,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107581\/revisions\/108057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}