Recycling

  • TOP Food & Drug stores have recycled their cardboard waste for over 50 years, annually recycling over 6,000 tons that is converted into paper bags, essentially closing the loop and preserving resources.

  • Since 2004, TOP Food & Drug has recycled over 250,000 gallons of used cooking oil for biodiesel. Biodiesel is made from fermenting cooking oil or other organic materials (essentially distilling) and turning into a fuel that can be used in any diesel powered machinery or vehicles, so cars and trucks can use biodiesel. Our cooking oil is sold to Standard Biodiesel of Arlington, Wa who provide containers for oil collection and picks up at our stores on a scheduled basis, refines it and distributes it to fuel retailers across the state.

  • Since 1998, TOP Food & Drug stores have recycled their used fluorescent lights. We return them to the manufacturer (absorbing the cost of the return) and thereby keeping harmful chemicals, including mercury, out of landfills.

  • Beginning in 1993, TOP Food & Drug stores have provided in-store recycling collection centers for glass, cans and plastic bags. We also recycle cans from production uses and plastic and strapping used in securing products in transportation.

  • TOP Food & Drug stores offer retail compost that contains material collected from Haggen stores, composted and returned to our stores to sell to our guests -- a 100-percent recycling effort and the first in the Northwest.

  • At TOP Food & Drug, IT Enterprise Operations evaluates and recycles all known electronic recyclable items at the stores along with our partner recycling organizations. A total of 19,000 pounds were picked up and recycled. We maintain a continued effort throughout the company to be efficient, earth friendly and community sensitive regarding electronic waste. It is part of our continued effort to remove any old and defective equipment from the stores.

    We appreciate our Crew’s help and response in this effort, and we will continue to participate in the effort to recycle this waste responsibly.

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