Craigavon, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland: McCulla Ireland is working with Irish potato packer and processor Wilson’s Country to cut the company’s CO2 emissions.
Under the new haulage agreement Wilson’s has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per week since the beginning of 2024, according to Farming Life.
McCulla Ireland is using its vehicles fuelled by “green biogas” to transport Wilson’s products.
Wilson’s Country managing director, Lewis Cunningham told Farming Life: “It means that our outbound goods, destined for customers throughout the island of Ireland will be transported in lorries that are fuelled with biogas produced courtesy of McCulla’s own anaerobic digestion plant in Lisburn.”
“This has helped us to reduce our scope 3 GHG emissions by an amount equal to 4.5 tonnes of carbon emitted a week. The environmental impact of this is comparable to planting 625 trees per week, which over one year would be equal to 30,000 trees.”
“The development represents a win:win scenario for Wilson’s Country and the customers we supply.”
“By working with McCulla we are able to proactively plan and reduce our Scope 3 emissions, for downstream transport and logistics. This is a carbon intensive area of the business and we are delighted to be able to make such a significant reduction.”
Alan Thompson, commercial manager at McCulla Ireland, said: “McCulla Ireland is leading the way in sustainability with an innovative approach to logistics solutions. Our bio-methane fleet is helping customers achieve a 93% reduction in carbon emissions, making significant progress in reducing scope 3 emissions across Ireland.
“At McCulla, we are committed to a circular economy, taking food waste out of our customers supply chain and processing it to create bio-methane to power our fleet of trucks.”
Scope 3 emissions: This category covers all the emissions associated, not with the company itself, but those for which the organisation is indirectly responsible up and down the value chain. This includes purchased goods and services, use of sold goods, business travel, commuting, waste disposal and water consumption.
