Seven years ago the Post® team classified its Niagara Falls plant as a zero-waste-to-landfill. Efforts to to reduce or eliminate manufacturing and food waste from ending up in a landfill were successful with materials either recycled or reused.
Watch the video to meet our dedicated team behind our waste management and reduction efforts. Learn about the benefits to our company, our community and our natural resources.
Post Continuous Improvement team works with partners across the company to evaluate our processes for efficiencies and opportunities to reduce food waste down to a grain of rice—literally.
At the Post plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas, research and development, and engineering teams determined a different-sized grain of rice would result in less ingredient waste and a better product, while maintaining the same high-quality product at the same price that families know and love. This innovation saved over $3 million and tens of thousands of pounds of food waste.
When food waste is inevitable, our manufacturing and distribution teams focus on recycling or repurposing food. We are committed to evaluating our facilities for zero-waste-to-landfill opportunities, and many of our manufacturing plants are well on their way
The Post plant in Niagara Falls has been zero-waste-to-landfill for nearly a decade. This means virtually all waste is recycled, converted to energy or used as animal feed on local farms.
Sometimes, we end up with excess products in our warehouses. Each year, we donate and distribute millions of pounds of food through Feeding America’s nationwide network of food pantries. In our 2023 fiscal year, Post Consumer Brands donated about 55 million bowls of cereal and more than 1.5 million servings of peanut butter. Read more about our food donations.
Preserving biodiversity is a critical step to keeping the Post products you know and love on your plate or in your cereal bowl. Read about a few of our efforts to promote and preserve biodiversity across North America and right in our backyard.
We have planted native Minnesota prairie grasses and pollinator plants in the grassy areas surrounding our headquarters building in Lakeville, Minnesota. These plants will allow pollinators to carry pollen from one plant to another, fertilizing plants and allowing them to make fruit seeds.
Spotlight: Post scientist Daniel Burton spends his free time surveying biodiversity in parks and preserves as a community scientist. He brings that same ecological approach to his job at Post.
Many of our largest commodity suppliers of wheat, corn and other critical ingredients have established programs to promote biodiversity. These farms use methods like cover crops or reduced tillage to prevent soil from wearing out and to support the local ecosystem with more crop varieties.
Forests are essential to preserving the biodiversity of plants and animals and combating climate change. We are committed to managing deforestation risks in our supply chains and protecting and restoring forests and other critical natural ecosystems. Read more about our deforestation policy and commitment to sourcing 100% of our commodities with no deforestation impacts in our Responsible Sourcing section.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, each person in the United States wastes one pound of food every day. While the most significant improvements in food waste will come from manufacturers, there are several steps we can take at home to reduce food waste and save money.
Learn about the latest trends in cereal packaging at Post Consumer Brands®. We’re prioritizing both sustainability and convenience, bringing you products that are better for the community and your daily life.
Post Consumer Brands® manufacturing plants work to optimize water usage by implementing sustainable practices.
Hear about Post®’s latest corporate social responsibility initiatives to protect the environment, give back to local communities and empower our people.