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Sustainability Is Our Business

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Denali produced 12 billion pounds of recycling products in 2024

We’re America’s leader in responsible organic recycling

Many companies strive to integrate sustainability across the business, but at Denali, sustainability is our business.

Denali’s core purpose is to recycle organic byproducts into valuable new resources, nationwide.

In 2024 alone, we enriched more than 100,000 acres of farmland and produced 12 billion pounds of recycled products:

  • 360 million pounds of animal feed — nourishing more than

  • 2.4 billion pounds of compost, mulch & soils — avoiding an estimated 750,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide

  • 9.6 billion pounds of natural fertilizer — equivalent to 75,757 football fields

  • 12.1 million gallons of biofuel, recycled from used cooking oil

Read more about our day-to-day work building the circular economy in our 2024 sustainability report.

Read our sustainability report

From the Earth, Back to the Earth

In nature, waste doesn’t exist, and at Denali, we share the same philosophy. All organic byproducts we manage are valuable resources, transformed into Feed, Fuel and Fertilizer products that benefit the earth.

In nature, the concept of "waste" does not exist. We believe the same at Denali.

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As a Leader Empowering the Circular Economy

As an important contributor to the circular economy, Denali views what others consider “waste” as a valuable resource. Our role in the U.S. EPA Wasted Food Scale spans all recycling pathways. After waste prevention, upcycling and recovery, we ensure that there are options to divert organic byproducts and “close the loop” by recycling organic “wastes” into valuable products.

Waste Reduction Pathways

Reducing Food Waste: Denali's Commitment to Sustainability and Communities

Denali supports upstream initiatives to reduce food waste. It is the right thing to do for the environment and for our communities.

Our customers can use food waste recycling data provided by Denali to help identify opportunities to reduce waste, donate and upcycle more food in their operations.

RECYCLING patHways

Comprehensive Recycling Solutions for Food Waste and Organic Byproducts

Denali provides a full range of recycling options for food waste and organic byproducts for our customers. We are active in all recycling pathways discussed on the EPA Waste Food Scale, with the exception of “leave unharvested,” which occurs on-farm.

Denali also partners with farmers and growers across the U.S., providing animal feed, compost and natural fertilizer converted from organic waste streams.

EPA wasted food scale.

Learn more about the U.S. EPA’s Wasted Food Scale by visiting our blog.

We're also a proud participants in the EPA's Feed It Onward initiative, raising awareness on the environmental impact of food waste and the importance of community food donation programs. Read more about the partnership on our Feed It Onward Page.

Hear from our team: what we care about

You need a partner who prioritizes both your goals and the environment. At Denali, customer care and business alignment are top priorities.

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Our Focus

Our core business is sustainability. However, in 2022, we decided to formalize our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) journey by identifying five Focus Areas to guide our priorities and initiatives within the company.

Focus Areas
Priorities & Initiatives
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Climate
  • Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon transition
  • Energy and fuel utilization
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Waste & Circularity
  • Waste management
  • Toxic emissions and pollution
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our people
  • Employee experience
  • Human capital management
  • Workforce health and safety
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Our Communities
  • Community involvement
  • Volunteerism
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Compliance & Oversight
  • Ethics and compliance
  • Data privacy and security

Learn More About Our Sustainable Practices

Stay informed about Denali’s progress and initiatives. Download our latest sustainability report to see how we are making a difference.

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Driving sustainability through action

See how Denali's actions, partnerships, and innovations drive meaningful sustainability impact.

View the full 2025 reportRead the executive summary

Our collaborative reach

We embrace the challenge and are leading industry discussions about the important role of extending the value of food processing residuals, unused food, used cooking oil & grease, and other organics in creating a healthy and sustainable food supply chain.

In partnership with our customers, we deliver environmental, operational, and economic benefits across the entire food supply chain. Because of our unique position, we can meet companies wherever they are in their organics recycling journey—helping them identify where to activate first, accelerate adoption, or gain the expertise and regulatory support to expand their impact.

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~90%

of the U.S. population is covered by our active service areas.

2025 Sustainability & Impact Report · pp. 6, 18–19

Our role in the food supply chain

Hear from Laila Lakhani-Ali, our EVP of Commercial Strategy & Sustainability.

Real results

14.8B lbs

Total organic material managed in 2025

Equivalent to 7.4 million tons. Report p. 17.

From unused food, used cooking oil and food processing residuals to plant and wood biomass and biosolids, the amount of organic materials collected continues to grow every year. This number represents billions of pounds of organics we collected from customers in 2025.

78%

of Denali customer-collected materials were processed directly through our facilities and land application operations in 2025.

What we managed

We transform organic materials collected from our customers and partners into new, beneficial products and return them to the communities we serve across the country.

97%

of materials managed by Denali are recycled into new products.

Animal feed
479.1 million pounds
Natural fertilizer
10.3 billion pounds
Compost, mulch and soils
2.53 billion pounds
Biodiesel
12,128,640 gallons

Source: 2025 Sustainability & Impact Report, pp. 17 and 19. Pound figures are rounded conversions of the report’s U.S. ton figures.

The scale of our impact

  • 3.5K

    Football fields

    In 2025, we created enough compost, mulch and soils to cover more than 3,500 football fields.

  • 15M lbs

    Nitrogen fertilizer

    In 2025, Denali provided enough nitrogen fertilizer to support hay production for approximately 30,000 beef cows.

  • 12.1M gal

    Biodiesel created

    In 2025, Denali created enough biodiesel to power a semi across the U.S. 34,652 times—or 17,326 round trips.

  • 62K gal

    Water saved per ton

    Every ton of upcycled animal feed saves an average of 62,000 gallons of irrigation water.

1 acre

Every 5.0 tons of bakery food waste offset 1 acre of corn. Organic diversion creates measurable agricultural savings at scale.

Comparisons reported in the 2025 Sustainability & Impact Report, p. 20.

It’s not enough to know that food should stay out of landfills. We also have to build the infrastructure, partnerships and business models that make diversion possible at scale.”

Mason McNeill

Chief Commercial Officer

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The circular journey: How it works

From collection to creation, every step in our process is designed to maximize diversion and minimize waste.

  1. 1

    Collect what nature gave us

    We pick up organic materials from food manufacturers, retailers, restaurants, and institutions across the country—bridging the gap between where waste is generated and where it creates value.

  2. 2

    Transform with purpose

    Using advanced technology including depackaging machines, we mechanically separate organics from their containers and prepare them for their highest-value end use.

  3. 3

    Restore the ground up

    Organic material is transformed into renewable products—animal feed, compost, natural fertilizer, biofuels, and more—closing the loop on the food supply chain.

See the bigger picture

Explore the people, partnerships and progress behind our 2025 sustainability results.

View the full 2025 report

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