SEATTLE (Recycling Monster): Over the past three years, Best Buy, a leading retailer of home appliances and consumer electronics, has made impressive strides toward "zero waste" at its distribution centers.
In 2020, the business started a formal program at its Los Angeles reverse logistics facility. The company increased the goal in less than a year, with the target of making all of its distribution centers zero-waste by 2025.
The company's sustainability efforts are demonstrated by the zero waste certification that many of its facilities have received from the Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) program, which was created by Green Business Certification Inc. Only when a site diverts over 90% of its waste from landfills is it granted a TRUE certification. Over 20 sites have obtained the certification thus far. This represents around 69% of all the facilities.
Tim Dunn, Best Buy's Head of Environmental Sustainability, claims that the corporation hires outside auditors and sends their data to TRUE for the required assessment. To make sure that the organization keeps improving its performance, it regularly audits its operations. He noted that the company plans to introduce additional programs in the upcoming years to increase material repurposing and keep it out of landfills.
It should be mentioned that Best Buy has a comprehensive program for recycling unwanted electronic devices.
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