SmartWay*
Transport Partnership
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PKOTECTION AGENCY
                PARTNER CASE STUDY
  ALTERNATIVE FUEL - BIODIESEL
                    FOODS
     Company Profile

     Distribution Location:  Munster, Indiana

     Point of Contact: Carl Lisek, SmartWay Transport Partnership Representative
                     Phone: 630-207-1760, email: legacyenv@comcast.net
     Number of Employees:  95

     Number of Trailers: 20
Strategy Category: Alternative Fuel

Number of Power Units: 20
     Founded in 1980 as one small store in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market is now comprised of 180 stores
     in North America and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods is a major retailer of organic and natural food
     products. This year, the company is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

     Project Description

     In 2005, Whole Foods Market, Mid-West Distribution (MWD) became a member of the Smartway
     Transport Partnership.  Whole Foods is dedicated to employing sustainable business practices and
     improving the efficiency of its operations.  "Vision becomes a reality through the combination of thoughts,
     words, and actions. Our participation  in SmartWay provides a framework to implement strategies and
     projects to achieve the environmental vision of Whole Foods Market," notes Steve Burse, Whole Foods
     MWD Facility Team Leader.

     Whole Foods Market MWD has begun making the switch to B20, the most common blend of biodiesel,
     which is made up of 80 percent petroleum diesel and 20 percent biodiesel. Biodiesel is a renewable fuel
     made from domestically grown crops,  such as soybeans and mustard seed. Biodiesel can also be
     produced from recycled cooking grease. Whole Foods Market MWD has implemented a pilot program
     using three trucks fueled with B20.
                                               Biodiesel provides higher lubricity and several other
                                               advantages, including longer equipment life, lower
                                               maintenance costs, less equipment downtime, and
                                               protection against fuel injector and injection pump
                                               failure.

                                               Using biodiesel (B20) reduces carbon dioxide emissions
                                               by 15%.  Biodiesel also produces fewer particulate
                                               matter, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide emissions.
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency • Office of Transportation & Air Quality • EPA420-F-06-014 • SmartWay  Transport Partnership
                     Mail Code 6406J • Ariel Rios Bldg. • 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW • Washington, DC 20460 -or-
                    NVFEL • 2000 Traverwood Dr. • Ann Arbor Ml 48105 • (734) 214-4052 • www.epa.gov/smartway

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