EATER

DECEMBER 4, 2024

There is a lot of waste in restaurants in general, even though we recycle and compost,” says Gregory Gourdet of Kann in Portland, Oregon. If you’re giving away bubbles for free, this is the most economical — and waste-free — way to do it.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 7, 2024

To reduce what goes to a landfill, more restaurants will start using closed-loop composting that turns waste into compost in 24 hours using heat and microbes. There are new technologies coming out for restaurants that will help them better track inventory, analyze their purchases and calculate waste.

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EATER

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Crave Fishbar is also a B Corp-certified restaurant, recognized for its social impact along with several other criteria, including environmental impact.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

Brands can switch to plant-based, compostable containers and cutlery made from renewable materials. Additionally, they can foster a culture of environmental responsibility within the business by composting food scraps, donating excess inventory, and educating staff on sustainability best practices.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

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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Recycling Sustainability Loyalty Program Social Media 567

EATER

APRIL 26, 2024

It’s also one with many potential uses ; it can be used as compost, as a means of decontaminating soil, as biofuel, and simply for growing more mushrooms. Stempel currently takes most of the material to a nearby compost facility, but local farms, gardeners, and florists also take a portion. It wasn’t a tough sell. In the U.S.,

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 20, 2021

Composting food scraps and leftovers. But, when it comes to both front and back-of-house operations, there are things you can do to cut back on waste production, including: Setting up a recycling program. Using biodegradable packaging. Not serving bottled water or offering plastic straws.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2022

According to CalRecycle, “businesses are required to subscribe to and participate in their jurisdiction’s organics curbside collection service OR self-haul organic waste to a specified composting facility, community composting program, or other collection activity or program.”

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Waste Compost 2050 Recycling 450

Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 1, 2022

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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The Rail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Waste Reduction Strategies Effective waste reduction strategies like composting and recycling can enhance sustainability. Compost organic kitchen scraps to reduce landfill waste and create nutrient-rich soil for local farms or your garden.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Other approaches to reducing your carbon footprint can be achieved from initiatives such as increasing recycling, reuse of packaging as well as reducing waste that goes to landfill for example by offering compostable or even edible packaging and reducing food waste. Energy production is the most carbon polluting of all industries.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 31, 2020

California Requires Quick Service Restaurants to Make Composting Bins Available : On July 1, a California law, requiring restaurants, malls and other businesses to make composting and recycling bins accessible to customers officially went into effect. Administrative Developments. FDA Resumes Domestic Inspections : On July 10, the U.S.

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2020 Restaurant Law Agriculture Compost 410

The Rail

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Think recycling and composting food waste. Promote Sustainability: Establish a sustainable theme by offering beverages with sustainable food pairings. Use eco-friendly materials and reduce waste in your daily operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

based Nardin Academy to set up a waste tracking system for recycling, compost, and landfill refuse that helped Nardin divert 86 percent of its cafeteria waste during the school year. This means that we produce more meals, which enable us to buy certain ingredients in bulk and save on costs. For example, we once helped Buffalo, N.Y.-based

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Waste Food Compost Food Supply 474

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2021

These wastes can also be transported to landfills to make compost manure and enrich the soil. While working with the right waste management company, here is how you can embrace the Reuse and Recycle in your restaurant. Organic food waste can be recycled for use as renewable energy sources.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Equinox in Washington, DC ensures its supply chain is ethical and as local as possible, and Chipotle has committed to using only compostable or reusable packaging by 2025. Most consumers ( 90 percent ) say sustainability matters to them, and many restaurants are elevating their eco-friendly efforts.

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Restaurant Business

MARCH 20, 2024

However, there’s a new solution—the GC120 from Continental Cup which is curbside recyclable or commercially compostable in 120 days. Continental Cup also offers a BioPBS cold cup, made with plant-based polymers, that is commercially compostable in 180 days. GC120 cups help operators meet sustainability goals at a reasonable price.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Waste management programs like recycling, composting, and any food-waste reduction measuring done can also help in this category. Greenhouse gas emissions data may not be readily accessible for most restaurants, but by working with programs like Energy Star Portfolio Manager, you can measure and set goals for energy and water use.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2024

They can easily compost, without having to find partners or programs to take the compost. Food waste is another concern regarding sustainability in restaurants. By producing the food themselves, restaurants have new options available to them to control food waste.

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Food Supply Seasonal Menu Compost Sustainability 442

The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Composting and Recycling Programs Start Composting : Divert organic waste to composting facilities. Promote Your Efforts : Share donation stories to inspire community trust. Long-Term Strategies for Zero Waste Sustainable operations require commitment and clear goals. Recycle Properly : Train staff to sort recyclables.

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Waste Compost Food Recycling 78

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 19, 2022

Remove the seat and staple a fabric into the void; then, fill it with compost and see your flowers grow. For instance, an old chair tarnished by the weather could become the perfect vase for vibrant plants. This also allows you to raise your plants from the ground, making them more visible for everyone to enjoy.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Surprisingly, at a certain point in quantity, compostable flatware can be purchased for the same rate as the unsustainable plastic option. Balancing the long-term vision along with the immediate needs of a shorter strategy put into perspective how we wanted to grow our business.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

Instead of thirty-gallon trash cans spread out through the kitchen, there were two much smaller cans, a recycling bin, and tubs for compost. The chef never bought ingredients by the case, but rather what he or she needed to service their space.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

When they have run their lifetime, the straws will decompose in your regular garden compost pile. Bamboo : Bamboo straws serve as the “middleman” between a single-use and a forever-use item. Bamboo straws are durable, but they probably won’t last you a lifetime. Going Beyond the Straw.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

Let your customers know what your business is doing to help local and global communities from recycling and composting to locally sourcing ingredients to supporting local food pantries. Plant-based is associated with sustainability and the bigger picture of being more environmentally responsible. And if you have not given this much thought.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You can educate your staff and appoint a food waste reduction team; inventory and store food properly and use it on a “first in, first out” basis; measure portion sizes to lower the number of plates that come back with uneaten foods; recycle unused ingredients and compost leftovers.

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Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Full utilization of ingredients, minimizing waste, composting and portion control will be even more essential than they were in the past. SKILL SET: Chefs will need to teach cooks and cooks will need to monitor each other’s compliance with the rules of sustainable cost control.

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EATER

JANUARY 14, 2021

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. Now, having cooked it, I wasn’t just curious; I was seriously interested in why I hadn’t been cooking it all along.

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Food Supply Compost Supplies Take-out 313

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

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. Using creative plating opportunities when arisen. Delaware North.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2020

The results of this sustainability movement have encouraged restaurateurs to begin composting, eliminate single-use plastic products and source locally grown or foraged ingredients. Biodegradable or compostable diningware like napkins, plates and cutlery. An emphasis on using reusable items like to-go containers and straws.

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2020 Compost Sustainability Customer Experience 307

Restaurant365

JANUARY 21, 2022

Reusable, recyclable, and compostable are the three major categories that fall under the sustainable packaging category. Compostable. Compostable products are defined as biodegradable and non-toxic. PLA Coated Paper or Clear PLA (Polylactic Acid): PLA can also be used to make clear compostable carry-out containers.

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EATER

MAY 17, 2021

The choice of an oval container, made of biodegradable and compostable sugarcane pulp, hurtles food costs upward to 24 percent. Until we include packaging, a current requirement for the takeout and delivery sales on which restaurants depend. But the cost to make any dish at a restaurant goes beyond the food itself.

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Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

We also use compostable and recyclable items, so our landfill bin is only a quarter-full every two weeks.”. Once coffee shop owners feel more informed, Lenka says they can assess which items or materials can be recycled or composted instead of being sent to landfill.

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Goliath Consulting

MAY 19, 2020

They also offer all serving utensils with compostable options. Foodee confirms and passes the order to the restaurant, and the restaurant prepares the food by the indicated pickup time, where Foodee drivers will take, package and present to the clients, including catering set up and quality assurance. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TRENDS.

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Restaurant365

JANUARY 18, 2022

Compost all remaining food waste. These food scraps are ideal for composting, which returns the nutrients from organic kitchen waste to farms and soils. Rather than adding your food waste to landfills, your compost is repurposed as nutrients, that in turn, contribute (to growing more produce). Conclusion.

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Waste Compost Food Consumer Goods 147

Cheetah

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The alternatives are compostable or biodegradable (PLA) food containers. In fact, many composting facilities do not accept them anymore and the overall environmental impact of creating and processing a compostable to-go container could be worse than a recyclable plastic one. Kari-Out – Compostable paper to-go packaging.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 19, 2023

Starting as a raw, not always well thought out movement in the 60’s this became the organic food movement, sustainable practices, recycling and composting, the farm to table movement, and learning about the connections between what we eat and how we feel.

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