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For Restaurants Cutting Their Carbon Footprint, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

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As part of creating that good environment, she’s taken multiple steps to cut Rifrullo’s carbon footprint, including composting all food scraps, one of the most important steps restaurants can take to combat climate change. For takeout, she uses compostable containers and wooden silverware. I struggle with it.

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Can you run a zero-waste coffee shop?

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Lenka Kriz is a co-owner of Cat & Cow Coffee in New South Wales, Australia – a zero-waste coffee shop she co-founded with her husband in 2019. “[For We also use compostable and recyclable items, so our landfill bin is only a quarter-full every two weeks.”. “It’s about creating a community of people with similar mindsets.”.

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Best Summer Cocktail Trends of 2019

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We’ve scoured the Web, spoken to in-the-know bartenders, and taste-tested the newest drinks to bring you the best summer cocktail trends of 2019. After all, 2019 is the summer of the smoky cocktail (see below). Another summer 2019 cocktail trend, predicted by Rob, is muddled seasonal fruits. Smoke Your Drinks.

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What’s the difference between plastic and metal coffee pods?

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A 2019 report from The Aluminium Association found that consumer recycling rates for aluminium cans in the US was almost 50%, while the industry recycling rate was over 63%. Compostable and biodegradable pods. Plastic waste is understandably a major concern for many consumers. Furthermore, as well as containing polycarbonates, No.

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How can coffee shops reduce single-use cup waste? 

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In 2019, the leaders of 170 countries pledged to “significantly reduce” their use of plastics (including disposable coffee cups) by 2030. As more and more countries implement bans on single-use cups and plastics , we’ve seen the number of biodegradable, compostable, and recyclable alternatives increase. Can you recycle single-use cups?

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MRM Plant-Based: Five Easy Ways To Increase Your Sales (Without Cauliflower Pizza)

Modern Restaurant Management

Grubhub released its annual “ Year In Food ” report, highlighting the top trends of 2019 and found that vegan and vegetarian orders rose by 27 percent in popularity overall in 2019 as compared to 2018. It’s obvious the demand for plant-based food is a growing trend. And if you have not given this much thought.

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How Have Catering Supplies Transformed in 2019?

Modern Restaurant Management

Pepsi has seconded this motion, and it also strives for 100 percent recyclable, compostable or biodegradable packaging by 2025. The brand has also pledged that 100 percent of its guest packaging will come from renewable, recycled, or certified sources.