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Costco Wholesale Sustainability
FY 2012
Site Design
Carbon Footprint
Energy Management Packaging Designs Recycling &Waste Stream Management
Sustainable Energy Management
Carbon Footprint
Carbon
CarbonDioxide,
Dioxide,Methane,
Methane,Nitrous
NitrousOxide,
Oxide,
Hydrofluorocarbons
Hydrofluorocarbons
Direct
Indirect
Other
Use of Sold
Products
Scope 3
Scope 1
Scope 2
Employee
Business Travel
Fuel Combustion
Purchased
Electricity/steam/ heat
For Own Use
Company Vehicles
Owned/Leased
Outsourced
Activities
Employee
Commute
Fugitive
Emissions
Physical/Chemical
Processes
Production of
Purchased
Materials
Contractor Emissions
Waste Disposal
Adapted from WRI GHG Protocol and The Shaw Group, Inc.
Costco Wholesale Carbon Footprint History
Sustainable Packaging Designs
Sustainable Packaging Design & Materials
Costco’s sustainable packaging goal is to ensure that our packaging is designed to:
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Reduce the total amount of material needed
Provide opportunities for re‐use
Be used for as long as possible, and
Be easily and economically recycled
RECYCLED PET CLAMSHELLS
Earthbound Farms, Chilean Grape and Blueberry Producers
• Replace PET Clamshells with Post Consumer Recycled PET Clamshells‐
• Plant 50% run on solar energy
• Significant Savings in Natural Resources
89M BTU’s Saved
14M Gallons of Water Saved
273K Pounds of Solid Waste Diverted from Landfills
CONDIMENT PROGRAM
Switched to 1.5 Gallon Pouches
1M Fewer Containers Being Sent to the Landfills ( #10 Cans and 1 Gallon Plastic Jugs )
Recycling and Waste Stream Management Costco Wholesale Sustainability
FY 2012