Reuse

We complement our recycling efforts by re-using discarded material on the plant for other functions.

-Approximately 10% of all virgin (rejected) bottles before being filled are sterilized and re-injected into the line.
-We re-use the liners that come with the pallets of empty cans, for lining the sugar pallets, and the stacked finished product.
-We also collect any wasted water in special pipe lines, and re-use for cooling equipment on the plant.

Reduce

We have been making our PET bottles lighter in weight since 2004, by using less material in its composition. This in turn creates less post consumer waste.

Recycle

There is an ongoing environmental effort at SM Jaleel. We sell all post industrial material (returned bottles, cans and plastic), cardboard, pallets and metal drums to recycling companies.

We also have shredding machines both in Barbados, which shred returned plastic (PET) bottles (post consumption). The shredded plastic is packed in sacks and exported to international recycling companies. The PET flakes are used by these companies to make various things like carpeting, wall insulation, and polyester t-shirts.

We buy large quantities of oranges and grapefruit from local farmers for use in our freshly squeezed juice products (for Trinidad Juices - Not from concentrate). The peel from these fruit is processed to make animal feed.