Fruit of the Loom Distribution Center Goes Landfill-Free

Fruit of the Loom’s Palmetto Distribution Center in Summerville, S.C. has gone landfill-free, up from 70 percent landfill diversion in 2010 and 95 percent in 2011.

The maker of athletic wear and intimate apparel, which sells under brands including Fruit of the Loom, Vanity Fair, Russell Athletic, Spalding and Brooks, said its biggest challenge was disposing of food and miscellaneous waste.

But it successfully managed to find uses for all waste materials, the company said. Whatever isn’t reused or recycled is sent to a local compost facility and garden, or used by a waste-to-energy facility.

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Source: Environmental Leader