Industries We Serve
Recycling for Grocery & Retail Distribution
Grocery and retail chains generate enormous volumes of cardboard, plastic film, and pallets across distribution centers and store backrooms. CRI runs multi-location programs with consistent pickup schedules and rolled-up reporting for sustainability and ESG disclosures.
One Program Across Every Location
A retail footprint multiplies the problem: high OCC and film volume at the DCs, smaller but constant streams in every store backroom, and a corporate team that needs one clear picture of diversion and cost across all of it.
CRI runs the whole network on one program. Backroom-friendly equipment in the stores, spotted trailers and balers at the DCs, unified billing, and reporting rolled up for corporate sustainability disclosures. Every load ships mill-direct, and the rebates flow back to the chain.
Materials We Handle
- OCC from store deliveries
- Plastic film and shrink wrap
- Wood pallets
- Mixed paper and shelf signage
- Plastic strapping
Multi-location service, unified billing
Every DC and store backroom on one agreement and one invoice, instead of a different vendor in every market.
ESG reporting and diversion data
Rolled-up tonnage and diversion numbers across the network, formatted for corporate sustainability disclosures.
Backroom-friendly equipment
Compact balers and containers that fit tight store backrooms, plus full spotted-trailer programs at the DCs.
Predictable rebates back to corporate
Fiber and film shipped mill-direct and rebated against current markets, with payments consolidated to the chain.
Grocery & Retail Distribution Recycling FAQ
Can you cover both our DCs and our store backrooms?
Yes. CRI runs the full network on one program: spotted trailers and balers at the distribution centers, backroom-friendly equipment in the stores, all under one agreement with unified billing and reporting.
Do you provide the reporting our sustainability team needs?
Yes. We roll up tonnage, diversion, and rebate data across every location into reporting formatted for corporate sustainability and ESG disclosures.
How are rebates handled across many locations?
We consolidate rebate payments to the chain rather than scattering them site by site, so the value of your material comes back in one predictable stream.
Want to know what your waste is worth?
Call us or request a free assessment. No contracts. No obligation.