How Whole Foods Market Will Reduce Its Carbon Footprint

Whole Foods Market has adopted low global warming potential Solstice refrigerants in its U.S. stores.

Here are the details: 

What: Whole Foods Market  has adopted low global warming potential Solstice product to reduce refrigerant emissions

Where: More than 100 Whole Foods Market stores across the United States

The impact: By making the change, Whole Foods Market will reduce refrigerant emissions, complying with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill program.

So what – exactly - is Solstice? Solstice N40 (R-448A) is a low global warming potential refrigerant (GWP) that can replace alternatives that have a high global warming potential. It is the most widely accepted alternative for supermarkets with more than 30,000 installations since its global release in 2015. 

Listen: Find out more about Solstice by listening to our podcast below with Maribel Wilson, chief technology officer for Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies.