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A Simple Fix for Restaurants and Diners to Help Curb Climate Change

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AM: In 2014, the first renewable energy program began in Marin, California, where a whole city transitioned to renewable energy by citizens improving the grid. That rancher would otherwise never have $200,000 to apply a bunch of compost or manage the way the cattle graze, because they’re just selling into a commodity market.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

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Sandy was promoted to Director of Information Technology in 2009, and in 2014 she was promoted to Vice President of Information Technology. She is now responsible for all aspects of technology across the Schostak family of companies and office.

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How Public Libraries Are Seeding America’s Gardens

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In addition to providing seeds, the Jefferson seed library offers programs on topics including saving and cleaning seeds, composting, and preserving food. It also hosts a vegetable swap and a potluck where patrons can compare gardening notes.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

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Additionally, while other smoothie establishments use gallons of water to clean each blender, Ono’s patent-pending automated self-cleaning blender and robotic systems use 28x less water because it only needs to clean the blade and because it’s blended in the customer’s compostable cup.

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The Tasting Menu at the End of the World

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Katina uses no tractors or chemicals in her fields; instead, she regenerates the soil with compost, fixes nitrogen with cover crops, and minimizes tillage so as not to disturb the microbiology her team has worked so hard to enrich.

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Safe Distancing Tech and a Farewell to Foam

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.* Made with #5 polypropylene, customers can recycle the K-Cup® pods by peeling and disposing of the lid, composting or disposing of the grounds, then recycling the remaining empty cup. Dunkin’ launched its DD Green Achievement program in 2014 to help its franchisees build more sustainable and energy-efficient restaurants.

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How are coffee capsules manufactured and filled?

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According to a 2014 research paper , aluminium has the best barrier properties for preserving freshness. As well as including less plastic, there is a growing number of compostable and biodegradable alternatives for capsule manufacture, too. Plastic, meanwhile, is a more durable material than aluminium.

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