Carbon certified orange juice? Tropicana OJ is the first!

Tropicana orange juice recently became the first consumer product in the US to become carbon certified. Tropicana teamed up with The Carbon Trust to calculate the carbon/environmental footprint of their 64-oz carton of pure premium orange juice from grove to grocery store to consumers’ homes, so they could take steps in reducing it. Using this process, the estimated carbon footprint for a 64-ounce carton of Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice is 1.7 kilograms.

Tropicana's initiatives to reduce their carbon footprint include developing a comprehensive resource conservation program for all their plants in North America; buying and using greenhouse gas-neutral energy sources where available; and training suppliers to join in emissions-reducing initiatives.

This PepsiCo press release gives all the details. (PepsiCo is the parent company of Tropicana.)

Consumer Queen visits Tropicana

This video starring mom blogger, Melissa Garcia from Consumer Queen, shows why Tropicana sought carbon certification, and what the company is doing to reduce its environmental impact.

Melissa also gives you a few simple tips to reduce your carbon footprint at home.

Learn more about PepsiCo’s environmental sustainability programs.

Also, visit the Tropicana website to learn more about their products health benefits, their Rescue the Rainforest initiative with Cool Earth, and about carton recycling.

Anne-Marie Nichols is Mom Central Goes Green’s Managing Editor.

Comments

[EcoLabel Fundraising]

Now that's cool. I love when these big companies lead the way on things like this!

[babyhawk]

Following the Eco green rule is what will help us to survive.