The Rail

MAY 23, 2024

of solid waste via recycling, composting, and repurposing; Purchasing carbon credits for unavoidable emissions. You can start taking steps to reduce commercial waste by: Waste Audits : Regular audits will track your waste and help you identify potential areas for improvement.

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The Rail

MARCH 22, 2024

Conducting an Energy Audit The first step towards improving restaurant efficiency is conducting an energy audit. An audit can help identify outdated equipment that is consuming more resources than necessary. Dining establishments can conduct the audits online or hire a professional to perform a detailed assessment.

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The Rail

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Fortunately, there are sustainable practices you can employ to lower utility costs , including: Conducting an energy efficiency audit : Knowing is half the battle, and energy efficiency audits can provide a baseline to measure the impact of your sustainability efforts.

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Lavu

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Proper food waste management is crucial in this regard, involving practical tips such as conducting a waste audit to identify areas where waste can be minimized. Compost Any Wasted Food Your Restaurant Can Converting organic waste into compost is an environmentally friendly practice, transforming waste into nutrient-rich soil.

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Xtra Chef

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

According to Ecocycle, one of the largest non-profit recyclers in the US, less than 15% of restaurant food waste is collected for composting. The Boulder-based firm recently released a special report offering restaurant operators insights and advice on how they can reduce waste through composting. Donate Leftover Food.

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Restaurant365

JULY 14, 2021

Start by auditing your food waste. Compost all remaining food waste. Finally, if there is food waste that you cannot minimize, reuse, or repurpose, your food scraps are excellent inputs for compost. Compost returns the nutrients from organic kitchen waste to farms and soils. Here are 15 practical tips.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 14, 2022

Given that the concept of your restaurant is to be waste-free , the following points can help you achieve the goal: Schedule regular food audits to identify the volume as well as the sources of food waste in the business. Serve takeaways in compostable food containers and packaging. Source: Trafalgar Tours. Promote the Restaurant.

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Xtra Chef

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Consistently tracking prices and auditing vendors is an easy way to manage prime costs in a tricky labor market. Consistently tracking prices and auditing vendors is an easy way to manage prime costs in a tricky labor market. Most restaurants have creative ways to reduce waste from repurposing leftover kitchen trim to composting.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

First Things First: Waste Audit Without conducting a waste audit you will not know the amount of food waste you produce. Separate paper, plastic, glass and cardboard, which are recyclable, food that can be redirected as compost, or simply landfill. Weigh and record all the different categories. Next, train your staff.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 28, 2021

Conduct Waste Audits. You need to conduct waste audits to know the exact amount of food waste that gets generated from various sources. The goals and benefits of the waste audit must be clear to the team so that it can proactively contribute to the audit and come together to refine the waste management system.

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Touch Bistro

MAY 10, 2021

Conduct a Food Waste Audit. Compost Whenever Possible. Building on the idea of leveraging partnerships to decrease restaurant food waste, if you work with local suppliers, ask if you can provide them with compost. How to Reduce Food Waste in Restaurants: 16 Tips.

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Marketman

JUNE 18, 2019

Unsure of where to start, you kicked-off the process with an on-site sustainability audit. Composting is now the rule rather than the exception, and you’ve updated your menu to serve more eco-friendly, customer pleasing vegetarian dishes. Not too long ago the journey to turn your restaurant into a sustainable establishment began.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

That August, the James Beard Awards announced an audit of policies and procedures, which was conducted by various stakeholders, including subcommittee members, the Awards committee, James Beard Foundation staff, and consulting firms specializing in equity, justice, sustainability, and awards protocols and processes.

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EATER

JULY 29, 2021

Channel your inner Marie Kondo, audit your kitchen, donate everything you don’t need, and try not to immediately refill your space with junk. Clean the kitchen faster by integrating composting into your cooking routine, and reorganize your fridge to keep perishable ingredients visible to avoid food waste in the back.

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Marketman

JULY 7, 2019

They pride themselves on delivering meat that is farm-to-fork, pure and fresh seafood, score cards and third-party audits for field-to-your-cooler produce, and eggs and poultry products that meet stringent specifications. Using organic vendors who repurpose unusable food for composting, animal feed and waste-to-energy initiatives.

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Marketman

JULY 7, 2019

They pride themselves on delivering meat that is farm-to-fork, pure and fresh seafood, score cards and third-party audits for field-to-your-cooler produce, and eggs and poultry products that meet stringent specifications. Using organic vendors who repurpose unusable food for composting, animal feed and waste-to-energy initiatives.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 21, 2022

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. A 2017 report from the UK’s House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee found that only one in 400 single-use cups are properly recycled in the UK.

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Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 1, 2022

OCRI uses recyclable and compostable packaging and has reduced food waste in its coffee shops to less than 3%. Mon, 19 Sep – New York City’s pension funds investors call for audit of Starbucks workers’ rights. Ozone Coffee and Hasbean (OCRI) achieve B Corp certification.

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Notch

MARCH 17, 2022

GET CREATIVE WITH FOOD WASTE Start by: Reducing food waste by Avoiding, Repurposing, and Composting. Expired ingredients, food scraps, leftovers and other waste that is thrown away can be composted, repurposed or avoided. With any leftovers that cannot be repurposed, be sure to compost to reduce your carbon footprint.

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EATER

APRIL 11, 2023

He plucks them from composted wood chips nestled in cardboard boxes, and carefully puts them in a clean new box. Yang smiles as he shows off his heaping compost pile: He says he reclaims three to five tons of organic green waste every few weeks to produce substrate, the woody equivalent of soil, for his mushrooms.

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