World-first as Wexford's Danone baby formula plant goes carbon-neutral

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Ireland can now boast of having the first baby formula plant in the world that is fully carbon neutral after the culmination of a 10-year plan. European food giant Danone said its facility in Wexford is the first baby formula production site in the world to be certified carbon neutral by the Carbon Trust.

The Carbon Trust was set up in 2001 to assist the UK Government in moving to a low carbon economy, and has since been used by thousands of businesses, governments and organisations around the world to implement environmentally-conscious plans.