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7,000 lbs of food waste a month diverting to compost, White Castle says

White Castle intends to divert more than 7,000 pounds of food waste per month to a commercial compost facility in Shakopee, Minnesota.

April 23, 2015

White Castle, in honor of Earth Day, announced its enhanced recycling and food waste diversion program in Minnesota, adding to its existing environmentally friendly efforts underway in Ohio and across the nation.

White Castle intends to divert more than 7,000 pounds of food waste per month to a commercial compost facility in Shakopee, Minnesota, where compost will be created and sold directly to landscapers and residential customers, with some repackaged retail sales, the announcement said.

White Castle's efforts in Minnesota are supported by a business-recycling grant from the County of Hennepin. The company will expand its current recycling program by adding recycling containers in the dining rooms of White Castle's seven area locations.

White Castle's other sustainability efforts include: 

• Securing gold LEED certification for newest Frozen Food manufacturing facility in Vandalia, OH.
• Donating more than 3,000 pounds of used and expired marketing material to schools and teacher resources for reuse in classrooms and arts rooms.
• Reusing corrugated cardboard bun boxes between the bakeries and castles, a practice that has been in place since 1961. An average box is reused 5 to 7 times before it is recycled.
• Committing to reducing our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions because little changes can make a big difference.