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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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Four Steps to Manage Restaurant Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

But costs aren't the only problem here; more waste means more hauling fees, landfill fees, increased equipment costs, and more. Whichever your specific goals are, they will fall under one of the following categories: reduce waste production, reuse and recycle. Reuse and Recycle. now recycle their waste.

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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

According to the food waste hierarchy pyramid, source reduction is the ‘best case scenario’ when it comes to food waste. Donation, composting, and organic recycling are all available options to restaurant operators attempting to reduce the amount of food scraps entering their solid waste bins. Organic Recycling.

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QSR Brands Can Leverage Technology to Overcome a Recession

Modern Restaurant Management

Smart kitchen equipment, such as automated stove tops and automatic recycling oil fryers, make order fulfillment easier, faster, and more consistent. Technology, such as AI software, is now being used to help identify where improvements can be made to make the sourcing process even more efficient and cost effective.

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

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Food waste from all sources is responsible for eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the U.S. But restaurants have other, less visible sources of waste that also contribute to climate change. Heating and cooling, refrigeration, and cooking equipment are the biggest energy users, followed by lighting.

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Can you run a zero-waste coffee shop?

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Essentially, the concept of zero waste is based on the elimination of waste, mainly through reusing and recycling products, materials, and packaging. This is a daunting task considering that a staggering 91% of all plastics ever produced haven’t been recycled – ending up in landfills and oceans around the world instead.

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Why Restaurants Are Switching to Intelligent Packaging

Modern Restaurant Management

Cross-contamination at a restaurant refers to the transmission of germs or other hazardous microorganisms from food, equipment, or humans to food. Intelligent packaging in restaurant setting aims at not only reducing the amount of packaging waste but also promote recycling of compostable and reusable packaging.

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