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Exploring the compostable coffee capsule market

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One of these alternatives is compostable coffee capsules. What are compostable capsules? He tells me: “A truly compostable coffee capsule is one that has been verified to be able to break down under certain conditions. There are two certification categories for compostable pods: industrial and home-compatible.

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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

Modern Restaurant Management

Use tech tools to track supplier certifications to be sure your suppliers are consistently practicing proper food safety and quality protocols. Recycle and compost. Cities will compost organic waste, turning it into fertilizer, or harvest methane from rotting waste, burning it to generate power. Optimize your supply chain.

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Effective Promotional Ingredients for Going Green

Modern Restaurant Management

These practices include using energy efficient lighting (79 percent of restaurant operators said they use CFL or LED lighting), engaging in recycling (65 percent of operators recycle cardboard and paper) and reducing food waste (22 percent donate leftover food and 14 percent compost food waste).

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Can you run a zero-waste coffee shop?

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Despite the lack of official definition or certification, zero-waste hospitality businesses are starting to become more popular in countries around the world. We also use compostable and recyclable items, so our landfill bin is only a quarter-full every two weeks.”.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

B Corp Certification, a credential bestowed by the non-profit organization B Labs, is a way for businesses to address those concerns and more as they undertake an in-depth auditing process, and come out with a seal of authenticity around their sustainability and social responsibility claims and a branding kit to help promote it.

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An Ethos Worth Investing In

Modern Restaurant Management

We invest a bit more in working with suppliers that have third-party certifications ensuring they fish sustainably. Surprisingly, at a certain point in quantity, compostable flatware can be purchased for the same rate as the unsustainable plastic option. As a result, we have a happy team that stays with us longer and is happy at work.

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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

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Crave Fishbar is also a B Corp-certified restaurant, recognized for its social impact along with several other criteria, including environmental impact. Wonho Frank Lee The dining room at Yang’s Kitchen.