Free Grocery Case Study

National Grocery Retail Chain Forms Strategic Recycling Relationship with International Paper

This national grocery retail giant expanded rapidly through multiple acquisitions, resulting in mounting volumes of recycling material across 40-plus distribution centers, and in smaller amounts at individual store locations across the United States. Finding a reliable partner to recycle cardboard volumes large and small, in a range of markets, with comprehensive data reports, became mission-critical. International Paper (IP) had the scale and reach to handle it.

Included in this case study:

  • Rapid expansion of stores exponentially increased recycling waste
  • Dramatically different volumes per location created operational challenges
  • Scale, flexibility, and reliability were essential components of the solution