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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

The EPA estimated that in 2018, the United States wasted 35.3 According to the food waste hierarchy pyramid, source reduction is the ‘best case scenario’ when it comes to food waste. Fortunately, there are many ways to manage food waste once it has been generated as an alternative to sending it to a landfill.

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Restaurants Save Money with the Right Recycling Practices 

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2018, when China stopped accepting plastics and recycling from the US, waste management professionals wondered whether the recycling industry could survive the loss of a major market for America’s commodity scrap. While recycling costs have undeniably increased, demand for high quality recyclables is still growing.

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How can coffee shops reduce single-use cup waste? 

Perfect Daily Grind

As they’re difficult to recycle, we can also conclude most of these cups end up going to landfill, where they contribute to a growing waste problem. However, in response to the issue of single-use cup waste, some coffee shops now offer discounts for customers who bring their own reusable cups, as well as other swap schemes.

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Designing Super Sustainable Restaurant Kitchens

Modern Restaurant Management

As extreme weather and climate change continue to make headlines, restaurant owners are recognizing the impact their commercial kitchens have on the environment, with their enormous quantities of waste and carbon emissions. Adaptive Reuse and Recycling The greenest building is one that’s already built.

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Waste Reduction for Better Food and Increased Sales

Modern Restaurant Management

Although this means that we are now down to just 20 percent of our business, we are able to stay afloat financially by applying the same waste reduction efficiencies in our own work that we pass on to our consulting clients. Historically, we have trained cafeteria staff to cook food from scratch while also reducing food and labor waste.

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Supporting Guests and the Environment with Sustainable Restrooms

Modern Restaurant Management

Consider a variety of features and solutions that your facility can invest in to reduce its carbon footprint and provide visitors with a clean and green restroom, including: Look for restroom products made from renewable sources and/or from recycled materials. Minimize your facility’s output of plastic waste.

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Restaurant Sustainability: Is Your Waste a Waste?

The Restaurant Group

Can you imagine adding up all the food wasted at your favorite restaurant in one day? Could the amount of waste not be decreased, so there is no waste at all, so more revenue could go towards your investment? Food is the number one culprit wasted on a large scale by both consumers and restaurants, but doesn’t have to be.

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