Company Partners with
Trex® and Home Repair Services
to Convert Plastic Grocery Bags into Accessible Ramps for Veterans'
Homes
GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich., April 22,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Food solutions company
SpartanNash (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SPTN) is joining forces
with Home Repair Services and Trex® Company to
transform recycled plastic grocery bags from its stores into five
accessible home ramps for local veterans with disabilities in honor
of Earth Day.
"The upcycling of plastic bags into accessible ramps for
veterans with disabilities is a People First program that
gives our nation's heroes the gift of mobility and the opportunity
to more easily enjoy life outside of their homes," said SpartanNash
Senior Vice President of Communications Adrienne Chance. "We are grateful to the
Associates and shoppers in our stores who recycle their plastic
grocery bags so that SpartanNash can make these kinds of donations
possible."
The collaboration with Home Repair Services, a local
organization providing income-based home repair for those in need,
and Trex, an eco-friendly decking company, utilizes plastic bags
collected at SpartanNash-operated stores – including Family Fare,
D&W Fresh Market, Forest Hills Foods and others – to produce
decking for ramps. Each ramp requires approximately 157,500
recycled bags. This effort recycles plastics not typically accepted
in standard recycling programs to create low-maintenance and
durable composite decking projected to last years longer than
traditional wood.
"We are proud to partner with SpartanNash on this important and
worthwhile project," said Trex Company Senior Director of Supply
Chain Excellence Dave Heglas. "With
the help of dedicated retail partners like SpartanNash, and their
eco-minded store guests, we can divert millions of pounds of
plastic waste from landfills and give it new life as beautiful and
sustainable Trex decking. Making this project even more meaningful
is the fact that those deck boards are being used to provide
support that helps our veterans live more comfortably."
Plastic bag recycling bins are available year-round at
SpartanNash-operated retail stores. Since the program started in
2023, over 1,000 pounds of plastic bags have been recycled. More
information on SpartanNash's environmental initiatives can be found
in the company's annual ESG report.
About SpartanNash
SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) is a food
solutions company that delivers the ingredients for a better life.
Committed to fostering a People First culture, the
SpartanNash family of Associates is 17,000 strong. SpartanNash
operates two complementary business segments – food wholesale and
grocery retail. Its global supply chain network serves wholesale
customers that include independent and chain grocers, national
retail brands, e-commerce platforms, and U.S. military commissaries
and exchanges. The Company distributes products for every aisle in
the grocery store, from fresh produce to household goods to its
OwnBrands, which include the Our Family® portfolio of
products. On the retail side, SpartanNash operates 144
brick-and-mortar grocery stores, primarily under the banners of
Family Fare, Martin's Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market, in
addition to dozens of pharmacies and fuel centers. Leveraging
insights and solutions across its segments, SpartanNash offers a
full suite of support services for independent grocers. For more
information, visit spartannash.com.
Trex® is a registered trademark of Trex Company,
Inc.
CONTACT:
Adrienne
Chance
SVP, Communications
SpartanNash
press@spartannash.com
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