Food Systems
Food that is safe to eat but is thrown away before consumption.
What is food waste?
The three classic R's of sustainability.
What are reduce, reuse, and recycle?
These are responsible for trapping heat in Earth's atmosphere.
What are greenhouse gases?
The variety of plant and animal life in an ecosystem.
What is biodiversity?
Fair treatment, safe working conditions, and respect for workers are examples of this concept.
What are human rights?
This process is used to make products like milk and soup shelf-stable and safe without refrigeration.
What is aseptic processing?
This is a process in which cartons are taken to a MRF, sorted and baled, then sent to either a papermill or a building materials producer to be turned into something else.
What is carton recycling?
This term describes balancing greenhouse gas emissions with removals from the atmosphere.
What is net zero?
Forests, wetlands, and grasslands are examples of these natural systems.
What are ecosystems?
These five interconnected areas form the foundation of Tetra Pak's sustainability framework.
What are Food Systems, Circularity, Climate, Nature, and Social Sustainability?
The network of farmers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and consumers involved in producing and delivering food.
What is a food system?
The goal of circularity is to reduce this by keeping materials in use longer.
What is waste?
Planting trees can help remove this greenhouse gas from the atmosphere.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
The responsible use and protection of rivers, lakes, and groundwater resources.
What is water stewardship?
Volunteering in local organizations is an example of supporting this concept.
What is community engagement?
This is the number of Tetra Prisma® Aseptic 250 Edge packages produced per hour by the Tetra Pak® A3/Speed line.
What are 25,000 packages?
The number of US households that gained access to carton recycling in 2025.
What is 2.5 million?
Tetra Pak was recognized by the Shelby-Griffin Report for our leadership in sustainability with this award.
What is the Sustainability in the Food Industry Award?
These require very little water, and since they don’t need soil, they reduce the demand or potting soil.
What are air plants?
The amount of USCA employees who participated in ElevateHER.
What is 161?
The amount of meal kits packed as part of the North Texas Food Bank's Food 4 Kids program.
What are 23 pallets?
The weight of electronic waste collected to be responsible recycled at the Denton campus.
What are 8,172 pounds?
The amount of CO₂ emissions reduced per year at our Vernon Hills distribution center through changes to packaging, paper and more.
What is 50 metric tons?
The place where Toronto employees cleaned up trash using kayaks.
What is the intersection of Don River and Lake Ontario?
The number of cartons handed out at the BMW Dallas Marathon in 2025.
What is 48,000?