Environment

COMMITMENT

Environment

At García Baquero we use the right raw materials to preserve the environment, purifying the water and using clean energy throughout the entire production process.

The main objective of our environmental policy is to reduce energy and water consumption as much as possible, as well as to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible.

Cheese is a living food. In our environmental policy, we combine the needs of distributors and consumers by maintaining our cheese in the best possible organoleptic condition for as long as possible with a demanding environmental policy. The cheese rind protects the cheese, and at García Baquero, we promote products such as whole wheels, where we don’t use plastic, and importantly, those that use the lowest percentage of plastic. Once we cut the cheese into wedges, slices, etc., plastic is an ideal material for preservation, ensuring the best maintenance of the cheese’s properties.

In formats such as cheese slices, we are carrying out a complete replacement of the plastic interleavers with paper separators. And in this same effort to reduce the percentage of recycled plastic, we use 100% recyclable plastics, following the recommendations of experts and researchers. Both our wedges and slices contain 74% recycled plastic.

As for our boxes, we use 92% recycled cardboard and they are 100% recyclable.

One of the goals we have at García Baquero before 2030 is that all our packaging will be 100% recyclable, compostable or reusable.

With an increasingly demanding environmental awareness, we have been pioneers in applying what is known as the circular economy, which gives the company complete autonomy in all processes, respecting the environment and promoting sustainability.

 

Furthermore, in 2018 we were awarded the CHEP Sustainability Certificate. This certificate is given to companies that achieve significant environmental savings, as we saved 121,786 m³ of wood, 11,464 kg of waste, and prevented the emission of 140,347 kg of CO₂ into the atmosphere. And we continue to research and seek ways every day to keep improving, surrounded by leading experts.