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Frito-Lay Canton Facility Becomes City's First EPA National Environmental Performance Track Program Member

Posted on: Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 13:33 CDT

Canton Becomes Frito-Lay's First Site to Raise its EPA Performance Track Flag in 2009

PLANO, Texas, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Frito-Lay's Canton, Ohio, facility has become the city's first member of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Environmental Performance Track Program by demonstrating excellence in environmental management and committing to above-standard goals for continuous improvements in environmental performance. Today, the EPA has recognized Frito-Lay Canton for this achievement at a flag raising ceremony. Frito-Lay's Canton facility becomes one of only 15 Ohio companies to receive Performance Track. Along with Canton, Frito-Lay sites in Wooster, Ohio, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Orlando, Fla., Pulaski, Tenn., Gothenburg, Neb., and Sidney, Ill., also were accepted into the program in 2008.

Performance Track recognizes facilities that have a strong record of environmental compliance, set three-year goals for continuous improvements in environmental performance beyond regulatory requirements, have internal systems in place to manage environmental impact, engage in community outreach and consistently report results.

"A dedicated focus and commitment to making resource conservation a priority has helped the Canton facility achieve great reductions in water, energy and waste," said Leslie Starr Keating, senior vice president, operations, Frito-Lay North America. "As a company, Frito-Lay continuously seeks to build on these efforts and further strengthen our environmental stewardship - joining EPA's Performance Track Program is part of that strategy."

The Frito-Lay Canton facility has several goals for environmental improvement over the next few years including reducing energy and water consumption, and using innovative waste reduction strategies to limit landfill waste.

"Performance Track facilities represent a new generation of environmental leaders who have the vision to embrace the strategies that will protect the environment for generations to come," said Mark Messersmith, Performance Track Coordinator, EPA Region V. "We congratulate Frito-Lay's Canton facility for earning membership into this special family of environmental leaders that is helping to lead us to a more sustainable future."

Individual facilities apply for membership in Performance Track, and companies may have multiple facilities in the program. The Jonesboro, Ark., site was the first Frito-Lay plant to join the program in 2007. Since the program's inception in 2000, its nearly 550 members have collectively reported greenhouse gas reductions of 310,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, reductions in nitrogen oxides of 13,000 tons and reductions of hazardous waste of 52,000 tons.

PepsiCo, Frito-Lay's parent, is committed to sustainable growth, defined as Performance with Purpose, which means generating healthy financial returns while giving back to communities the company serves. This includes reducing the company's impact on the environment through water, energy and packaging initiatives.

Frito-Lay North America is the $11 billion convenient foods business unit of PepsiCo, which is headquartered in Purchase, N.Y. In addition to Frito-Lay, PepsiCo business units include Pepsi-Cola, Quaker Foods, Gatorade and Tropicana.

SOURCE Frito-Lay

Source: PR Newswire

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