Waste Management

Waste Management Statement

At ARAMARK, we view the responsible disposal and management of waste as a requirement to sustain and restore our natural resources as well as the communities in which we serve.

We are committed to minimising our environmental footprint by fostering a culture that reduces, reuses and recycles. To support this, we work closely with our suppliers and clients who share the same vision to create innovative solutions to reduce source packaging, enable recovery and reuse of discarded materials and recycle waste to create raw materials for other purposes.

From recycling fryer oil for bio-fuel, providing bio-degradable and/or reusable serviceware, to creative packaging solutions that generate less waste, we are always seeking new ways to minimise our impact on the earth.

We will fully comply with the statutory duties placed upon us, while at all times complying with, as a matter of best practice, the requirements and duties set out within Approved Guidance as issued by the Environment Agency and other organisations.

Our Waste

The waste produced by ARAMARK is predominantly food and packaging. We have been members of Valpak since 1998 to manage our packaging waste and make annual submissions to the Environment Agency. The table below shows the end-user packaging waste produced by ARAMARK per year (measured in tonnes).

In relation to our company turnover, ARAMARK can demonstrate a reduction in the quantity of packaging waste produced across the organisation.