Dive Brief:
- Quest Resource Management Group, an environmental management company, announced an agreement with NPC International, a Pizza Hut franchise, to manage its landfill diversion and municipal solid waste management programs.
- NPC is the world's largest Pizza Hut franchise and operates 1,261 eateries, delivery kiosks across 28 states and 90 Wendy's fast-food restaurants in three states.
- Quest RMG, headquartered in Frisco, TX, will work to help the conglomerate achieve its diversion goals and reduce disposal costs.
Dive Insight:
Quest's client roster includes companies from the food service industry, health and hospitality, manufacturing, and the construction and auto industries. The firm creates sustainability programs for companies, as well as recycling and environmental solutions.
The Pizza Hut restaurants in Charlotte, NC will most likely be able to recycle their boxes, thanks to changes in the construction of the boxes, which allows the waste to be included in curbside recycling for pick-up.