Drop the C - reducing CO2 emissions
Aiming for Zero fW)
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Introduction Report of the Executive Board Report of the Supervisory Board
Our contribution to the SDGs:
12.2 Sustainable use of natural resources
12.5 Reduce waste generation
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In 2019, 109 of 165 production sites in scope,
spanning 60+ countries, sent Zero Waste3 to landfill
(2018: 102 sites).
Turning waste into value
We aim to reuse or recycle residual products from
our production processes. The first priority is always
to avoid waste from raw materials, ingredients and
packaging products. When waste is generated, we
aim to maximise its value by giving it a second life in
the highest possible category in our waste hierarchy.
Our main waste types include brewers grain, surplus
yeast, sludge from wastewater treatment plants,
kieselguhr (used for beer filtration), alcohol (as
by-product of the dealcoholisation), broken glass,
plastic and other wasted packaging.
Most of our production waste is organic. Brewer's
spent grains and yeast have a high nutritional
value and can be recycled for animal or human
consumption. For example, in the UK we partner
with Unilever which uses our surplus yeast in its food
products. And in the Solomon Islands, we work with
local pig farmers who use surplus yeast as a nutritional
food source for their pigs, with positive results.
Bio-sludge from wastewater can be used for
compost and soil improvement. In some cases,
we apply waste fermentation to generate biogas
for use as renewable energy.
We also recycle packaging waste in material loops to
be used directly in our own processes or by external
partners. For example, in Portugal we are working with
Polivouga, our stretch film supplier, to close the loop.
This means ensuring all plastic waste from the stretch
film used by our operation is recycled and incorporated
into shrink films with up to 50% recycled content.
Looking ahead
We will accelerate the reduction of waste to landfill
worldwide. We are also setting up a programme to
promote the circularity of residual materials and
increase value created during their next use.
We are engaging and collaborating more with
external partners, such as the Ellen MacArthur
Foundation and through our CE100 membership.
Waste Hierarchy -
in order of preference (data 2019*)
Destination
oftotal
Reuse
0
Human consumption
1
Animal feed
81
Materials
7
Compost/soil improvement
5
Energy (biogas)
2
Combustion with energy recovery
1
Combustion without heat recovery
0
Landfill
3
Total
100
Recycling 1 Recover 1 Disposal
®For more on our Drop the C programme approach and progress,
see our website and case studies
At the time of publication this indicator was not assured, however, final
externally assured data will be published on the HEINEKEN website by the
end of March 2020.
Financial Statements
Sustainability Review
Heineken N.V. Annual Report 2019
Other Information
Use of surplus yeast in Marmite production
Nutritious co-products of the brewing process have
multiple uses across different industries and end-users.
Our operating companies identify partners who value
these co-products and can make use of them.
In the UK, our long-standing partnership with Unilever
sees surplus yeast from the brewing process used as
the main input for its iconic British brand, Marmite.
In 2019, we renewed this ongoing partnership to last
up until 2022.
