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Behind Walmart’s ‘Depackaging’ Move
An exclusive interview with executives reveals behind the scenes moves to build a nationwide infrastructure that will divert valuable food and recyclable packaging materials from the landfill.
At a Glance
- Walmart's proof of concept paves the way for a rollout of food waste recycling at all Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in 2025.
- The program diverts unsellable food from landfills, supporting sustainability goals and expanding infrastructure nationwide.
- Denali helps Walmart recover food waste from 85% of stores by 2024, repurposing it into compost, animal feed, and energy.
You can benefit from the nationwide infrastructure Walmart is building with organics recycler Denali. As we reported already in early August, Walmart is recovering food waste from about 85% of its Walmart and Sam’s Club locations by the end of this year and expects that to be 100% sometime next year. The expired or damaged food is automatically removed from its packages and repurposed into useful products like biosolids, compost, and animal feed, or converted into energy.
In this 25-minute video, RJ Zanes, Vice President of Facility Services for Walmart, and Ilia Kostov, Chief Revenue Officer at Denali, answer these and other questions:
What was the proof of concept?
Who else can benefit from this?
How do the financials work?
What is the potential impact for compostable packaging?
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