Waste reduction in our operations

Glanbia is committed to continuous waste reduction and diversion from landfill and incineration across our production and warehousing sites. Our 2025 target set an ambition to achieve TRUE Zero Waste Certification at all manufacturing sites within our operational control. 94% of these sites achieved TRUE certification, narrowly missing our target. We are committed to food waste prevention through resource efficiency and circularity.

 

2026 priorities

In 2026, we will continue our focus on plans to achieve the required standard at our remaining manufacturing facilities, with the goal of establishing a new TRUE certification target for these sites during the year. 

Our performance

Waste diverted from landfill and incineration (%) 2025

NameValue
Performance Nutrition93.80#f5a624GPN
Dairy Nutrition98.90#eea777GN Dairy Nutrition
Health & Nutrition75.50#6682acGN Health & Nutrition
Glanbia Total98.20#172749Glanbia Total

Food waste recovery (excluding food surplus) 2025

NameValue
Anaerobic digestion 79.7%79.7%#eea777Anaerobic digestion 79.7%
Composting 14.9%14.9%#f5a624Composting 14.9%
Recycling 3.7%3.7%#6682acRecycling 3.7%
Refuse (offsite) 1.8%1.8%#172749Other 1.8%

You can find further information on our waste target, how performance is measured, and other ESRS metrics on pages 175-179 of our Annual Report Sustainability Statement.

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