Rubicon announces multiyear extension agreement with Walmart

Rubicon Technologies Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, has signed a two-year agreement with Walmart Inc. to continue to increase the multinational retail corporation’s waste diversion from landfills, consolidate services and provide enhanced account management for distribution centers and retail stores.  

According to a news release from Rubicon, the new agreement expands the relationship between the two companies to include the collection and recycling of plastic film in distribution centers and the collection of landscaping and green waste. These projects take place alongside day-to-day waste and recycling collection at Walmart stores.  

“We are thrilled to announce this extension agreement with Walmart,” says Phil Rodoni, CEO of Rubicon. “Rubicon’s mission is to end waste. By expanding our work with the global, transformational brand that is Walmart, we are accelerating this mission as we strive to advance our shared goal of a world without waste.”  

With this extended agreement, Rubicon will continue to bring its suite of cloud-based software products and more than 8,000 hauler and vendor partners to provide scalable waste, recycling and sustainability solutions in support of Walmart’s environmental and business goals.   

Since the two companies began working together in 2013, Rubicon has supported Walmart in various circularity projects. The company’s RubiconConnect product is deployed across 70 of Walmart's distribution centers, assisting with waste and recycling programs and delivering enhanced sustainability data, analytics and reporting capabilities. Rubicon uses this data to increase tonnage per haul, which eliminates unnecessary trips to service partially full containers. This reduces fuel consumption and its associated carbon impact, trip hours and wear and tear on the road.  

Walmart says it aims to reduce consumption and waste as part of the global movement towards a more circular economy, which encompasses a transition from a “take-make-dispose” approach to one that emphasizes the reuse, recycling and regeneration of materials. The company plans to achieve zero waste in its global operations and to work with suppliers, customers and communities to accelerate the adoption of innovative packaging and products designed for circularity.   

Rubicon partners with businesses and governments to advance its mission through zero-waste, landfill diversion and smart city solutions. The company’s suite of cloud-based products can help waste collection organizations digitize operations, confirm service, optimize routes and improve customer service while also improving sustainability outcomes.