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In a first for the region, Hannaford says its grocery stores have achieved zero food waste By Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated April 20, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend The Hannaford grocery chain has gone zero-waste. Outside of the Hannaford store in Chelmsford, George Parmenter stood where barrels of food are left to be picked up by workers from Agri-Cycle.Jim Davis/Globe Staff CHELMSFORD — In the produce aisle of the Hannaford supermarket here, stacks of gorgeous red Roma tomatoes are placed tenderly in tiered “pocket protector” trays to help reduce bruising. Behind the doors of the dairy refrigerators, leaky gallons of milk are pulled aside in a basket. The fat trimmings and other gristly bits that don’t make their way into the meat displays are culled into special bins. Bagels and French baguettes are plucked from cases in the bakery department before they get stale.

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