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Skip the Straw: How Restaurants Can Make an Impact

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A group of Whitehall Middle School students known as “The Coral Keepers” founded National Skip the Straw Day in 2017 under the guidance of their advisor, Susan Tate. When they have run their lifetime, the straws will decompose in your regular garden compost pile. The intention behind National Skip the Straw Day on Feb.

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We Should All Be Eating More Rabbit

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Rabbits have such a small footprint on our world, and the manure is great for compost for our garden,” says Lisa Webster, co-owner of Maine’s North Star Sheep Farm , where the Vermont Butcher Shop sources its rabbits. In 2017, inhumane practices were exposed at the largest U.S. There’s zero waste, and it’s nutrient dense.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

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Since 2017, the GFSI has included an assessment of how food secure countries are in light of climate and resilience risks, from exposure to temperature changes and sea level rise to dependency on food imports. However, in order for recycling and composting to succeed, the sorting has to be done properly.

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Restaurant Experts Talk Sustainability Tips and Trends

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This list can go on and on for waste, however, when waste is FINALLY just waste, compost is the answer or if the trimmings are safe, I'll give them to my sous chef, who then feeds them to her chickens. Every Earth Day since 2017, Snooze has planted one tree for every Snoozer (a.k.a. Using creative plating opportunities when arisen.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

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Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide. Taco Bell's 2020 Commitments.

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Restaurants Avoiding Big Delivery Apps Have to Get Creative

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To translate this aesthetic to go, takeout food is creatively wrapped in compostable packaging and adorned with colorful custom labels. We started in 2017 because we wanted to provide a nice service for nice people to have food delivered quickly and affordably by bike! My husband used to be a bike courier in Boston.

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

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billion valuation in 2017. ” “I have been impressed with Novalent’s groundbreaking technology, research and engineering capabilities since our first discussions in 2017 and I and look forward to advising the team to help Novalent bring critical life-saving protection to their food producing clients in the U.S.

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