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Anheuser-Busch Named to EPA Hall of Fame for Waste Reduction Efforts

Anheuser-Busch Named to EPA Hall of Fame for Waste Reduction Efforts

Published 10-27-05

Submitted by AB InBev

ST. LOUIS - In recognition of its impressive achievements in waste reduction, Anheuser-Busch on Tuesday was inducted into the WasteWise Hall of Fame by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Anheuser-Busch was honored for its longstanding commitment to waste reduction and recycling programs at its facilities and was one of only three inductees at the WasteWise 2005 Annual Conference, Oct. 24-25, in Washington, D.C.

"We are honored to be elected to the WasteWise Hall of Fame," said Doug Muhleman, group vice president, Brewing Operations and Technology, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. "This award reflects our employees' dedication and commitment to environmental excellence and innovation, and for that, we salute them for this achievement."

Since joining WasteWise as a charter member in 1994, Anheuser-Busch has received six WasteWise awards, including the 2004 WasteWise Partner of the Year. In addition, the company has achieved a recycling rate of more than 97 percent, while at the same time reducing landfill waste by 45 percent. Other highlights and achievements in waste reduction include:

  • Anheuser-Busch decreased the amount of paperboard used to produce its packaging by almost 21 million pounds since 2002;

  • The company is in the process of reducing its lid diameter, which is expected to save 20 million pounds of aluminum annually when fully implemented in 2006;

  • Anheuser-Busch Recycling Corporation, the company's recycling subsidiary, recycled 804 million pounds of aluminum beverage containers in 2004.

    WasteWise is a voluntary partnership program launched by the EPA in 1994. The program provides guidance and recognition to more than 1,800 participating organizations working to find practical methods to reduce municipal solid waste and improve financial performance. For more information about the program, visit the WasteWise website at www.epa.gov/wastewise.

    Anheuser-Busch's operations and resources are focused on beer, adventure parks and packaging. The company also has interests in aluminum beverage container recycling, malt production, rice milling, real estate development, turf farming, metalized paper label printing and transportation services. For more than 150 years, protecting the environment has been a core corporate value. As part of this commitment, Anheuser-Busch was one of the first corporations to nationally address the problems of litter and proper waste disposal. Today, the company is one of the world's largest recyclers of aluminum beverage cans. In addition, Anheuser-Busch's SeaWorld Adventure Parks rescue, rehabilitate and release more marine animals than anyone else. For more information on Anheuser-Busch's environmental efforts, visit www.ABenvironment.com.

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    Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with an American Depository Receipt secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). It is the leading global brewer and one of the world's top five consumer products companies.

    Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years and our portfolio of well over 200 beer brands continues to forge strong connections with consumers. We invest the majority of our brand-building resources on our Focus Brands - those with the greatest growth potential such as global brands Budweiser®, Stella Artois® and Beck’s®, alongside Leffe®, Hoegaarden®, Bud Light®, Skol®, Brahma®, Antarctica®, Quilmes®, Michelob Ultra®, Harbin®, Sedrin®, Klinskoye®, Sibirskaya Korona®, Chernigivske®, Hasseröder® and Jupiler®. In addition, the company owns a 50 percent equity interest in the operating subsidiary of Grupo Modelo, Mexico's leading brewer and owner of the global Corona® brand. AB InBev’s dedication to heritage and quality originates from the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium dating back to 1366 and the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery, with origins in St. Louis, USA since 1852. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, AB InBev leverages the collective strengths of its approximately 116,000 employees based in 23 countries worldwide. In 2011, AB InBev realized 39.0 billion USD revenue. The company strives to be the Best Beer Company in a Better World. For more information, please visit: www.ab-inbev.com.

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