Sorting
Throw in Plastic, paper, or glass, but clean them out before you do! They look like trash cans, but these are usually blue!
What is Recycling Bin?
The Amabassador that drives the Waste Reduction Program in the store.
What is Green Mission Ambassador?
Provides guidance on food waste or organics and is used to describe organic material that can be recycled through natural processes.
What is Compost SOP?
Inedible Food Scraps
What is compost?
When stocking the shelf, pay attention to the month, year, and day! First in, First Out is what I always say!
What is FIFO?
This item can’t be sold, donated, recycled, or composted, Oh no! As a last resort, this is where it will go!
What is Trash Can?
The members of the store responsible for proper waste sorting.
What is all team members?
Bakery & Prepared Foods use this to know what to put in their surprise bags.
What is the Too Good To Go SOP?
Metal Food & Beverage Cans
What is recycling?
Some items get stickers before they expire, A discounted price that all can admire!
What is Enjoy Today Sticker?
In this bin goes food and scraps that aren’t good enough to eat. In time they’ll become a garden’s favorite treat!
What is compost bin?
They help decrease food waste by ordering with care and precision. Should we order one case or two? That’s their decision!
What is Order Writers?
This SOP describes the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash.
What is the recycling SOP?
Gloves
What is Trash?
These items didn’t sell, but they’re still good! Let’s give them to organizations in our neighborhood!
What is Food Donation?
The year by which Whole Foods and Amazon's goal is to reduce food waste by 50%.
The person(s) in the store responsible for managing the Hazardous Waste Collection.
What is Store Leadership & the Receivers?
This SOP describes relevant Enjoy Today details for Team Members that are shopping for Amazon orders.
What is the E-Commerce SOP?
Food item falls within safe consumption timeframe and does not meet any unacceptable conditions that we do not plan to sell.
What is red Food Donation totes?
The two main types of waste produced at Whole Foods Market.
What is Food Waste & Operational Waste?
The 3 stategies Whole Foods is using to reduce waste.
What is decrease, donate, divert?
The company contracted to collect, transport, and dispose of waste at an off-site waste management facility
What is Waste Hauler?
This user guide explains the role of third party collector and how to contact ours for support.
What is Waste Broker SOP?
Returned essential oil from Whole Body
What is Hazardous Waste Flammable tote?
The amount of waste kept out of the landfill and incineration and diverted into more sustainable waste streams such as recycling and composting
What is Diversion?