Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 13, 2021

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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Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This ranges from using more sustainable processing methods on farms to using recyclable and compostable packaging. The practice of reusing and recycling materials has been implemented for centuries by many communities around the world. A large part of this revolves around the concept of a circular economy. What is a circular economy?

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Recycling Compost Sustainability 2050 171

Restaurant365

JANUARY 21, 2022

60% Americans would support local ordinances improving recyclability standards for takeout containers. Reusable, recyclable, and compostable are the three major categories that fall under the sustainable packaging category. Recyclable. Recyclable takeout containers are commonly made from plastic.

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Sustainability Recycling Compost Small Business 147

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

And as COVID spread, it came became increasingly clear that addressing the larger system that prevents packaging from being properly managed and recycled was a more practical and flexible way to manage bags that were designed to be recycled rather than banning them.

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Ken Burgin

JUNE 7, 2022

Now more than ever, with soaring supply prices, staff shortages and crazy weather, sustainability makes sense across all business areas – it’s much more than recycled packaging and local vegetables. The post Restaurant Sustainability is About Success, Not Just Recycling. This sustainable thing can be contagious!

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

Recycle and compost. California has just launched a food waste recycling program, the largest of its kind in the US. A lot of the food we toss is perfectly edible. Donate unused but still good food to food banks and soup kitchens, reducing waste and feeding the food insecure in your community.

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Waste Compost Food Recycling 215

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

But Hamburger Mary's is eco-conscious and encourages guests to recycle! Single-use items - Guests receive food and condiments in single-use containers to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Guests still have "plenty of time to eat, drink, and be 'Mary,'" according to the video.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 21, 2022

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. You may also like our article on why recycling single-use coffee cups is so difficult. Can you recycle single-use cups? Read on to learn more about what they had to tell me.

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Waste Recycling Compost Café 141

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Some restaurants will go the extra mile and pack everything into a sweet little picnic basket, but a recyclable paper bag will also do the trick. Take your food outside Encourage your guests to grab some grub and enjoy the crisp fall air with portable meals.

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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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Cheetah

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

More than 180 billion single use takeout containers are thrown away in the US every year, and recycling is not a solution. A UN funded study estimated that barely 10% of plastic packaging is recycled effectively and more than 70% reaches landfills and nature. It takes at least 500 years to decompose and cannot be fully recycled.

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Sustainability Compost Recycling Loyalty Program 148

Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

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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Waste Compost Recycling Sustainability 152

Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 15, 2022

The company is also a trade representative for Pinhalense and Carmomaq and a manufacturer of its own 100% recyclable and reusable SUMMA “big bags”. These plastics are usually not recycled or reused, so they are incinerated or end up in landfill, which means they take years to decompose,” she adds.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Recycling your restaurant’s used cooking oil isn’t just a way to address your waste problems – it can help fight climate change. are required by municipalities to have a used cooking oil recycling and grease trap partner, but there can be added benefits like opportunities for cost-reduction.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

In creating strategies for a recycling and food waste plan, ask them how they would put that into practice. “10 percent energy reduction compared to 2017 by the end of 2020” or “95 percent correct recycling by July compared to the 55 percent of 2018.” Employees are on the floor daily, making the restaurant run.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 3, 2020

In the 1990’s, key players in the rendering industry began producing biofuel from recycled animal fats and cooking oils on a commercial scale. “The thieves are difficult to deter,” says Frank Scoggins, security manager for a leading UCO recycling company. million worth of used cooking oil.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 10, 2020

By extension, these regular tidy-ups can help you pinpoint and get rid of things in your office that you just don’t need anymore, like papers that can be recycled or those that need proper filing. Doing a daily Clorox wipe of your desk and a weekly floor sweep should do the trick.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2022

Recycle Used Cooking Oil with a Reputable Provider. Recycling with a reputable recycling partner is always the superior option when it comes to disposing of your used cooking oil. As much as pouring oil down the drain is a lose-lose for all involved, recycling used cooking oil a win-win proposition.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The truth is: waste management, recycling, hood cleaning and grease trap services are more often than not a source of overspending and inefficiency. From waste removal, recycling, and facilities management to hood cleaning and grease trap services, every different location has a list of potentially different vendors.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 20, 2021

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. Some of that comes from leftover food that diners didn’t finish, and there isn’t much that can be done about that. Using biodegradable packaging.

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Sustainability Food Supply Front of House Waste 215

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2022

percent of the leftover food is recycled, 1.4 The circular economy is a model of production and consumption involving the reuse or recycling of materials to its fullest life cycle. The Food Waste Reduction Alliance stated in a report that only 14.3 percent donated, and the rest, 84.3 percent, is discarded.

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Waste Compost 2050 Recycling 180

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

From reusable and recyclable packaging to zero-waste options, restaurants are continuing to prioritize sustainable initiatives. Plant-based proteins are growing increasingly popular on menus and less expensive cuts of protein, such as thighs instead of wings, will have a greater presence in the year to come.

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2022 Menu Recycling Sustainability 197

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

” The interior design of the brewery also incorporates tables made from recycled pallets and chairs made from recycled skateboards. We replaced them with new insulated skylights that help brighten up the space without the leaks and heat pouring in.” Ham wanted to design his brewery with the environment in mind.

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Brewery Recycling Sustainability Design 189

Culinary Cues

JUNE 6, 2020

Items are received at the back entrance where boxes will be opened, cardboard immediately discarded to outside recycling bins, and each item is wiped with bleach cloths before transferred to storage. The driver is no longer allowed to simply wheel in supplies and unload them in coolers, freezers, and dry goods storage.

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Kitchen Safety Recycling Supplies Training 401

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Soft and hard costs can add up and can typically justify implementing a cash logistics solution like a cash recycler or smart safe. For example, a smart safe or other device can save about an hour a day of an employee’s work time, and with minimum wage increasing to $15 per hour this could result in a $450 savings per month.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 24, 2022

Recyclability & sustainability. And while the production of “virgin” aluminium is energy-intensive, it is infinitely recyclable. A 2019 report from The Aluminium Association found that consumer recycling rates for aluminium cans in the US was almost 50%, while the industry recycling rate was over 63%. 7 plastics.

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Recycling Compost Sustainability Waste 139

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2021

Building on the concepts of a circular food economy, talk centers around recycling and how to return packaging to suppliers. Most of these efforts took place only days into the pandemic after the closing of indoor dining. Manage the Packaging. New innovations in takeout packing are helping manage the waste.

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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.

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Food Supply Transportation Compost Waste 208

Restaurant Business

MARCH 20, 2024

While implementing recycling programs or oil management systems can indeed contribute to sustainability initiatives in foodservice, they can be much more costly to support, especially in the beginning. However, there’s a new solution—the GC120 from Continental Cup which is curbside recyclable or commercially compostable in 120 days.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2020

The National Restaurant Association found that almost half of consumers surveyed consider a restaurant’s sustainability efforts — such as recycling, donating food, or reducing food waste — when making the decision to spend money on a venue.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 13, 2022

Waste is an immense issue within the restaurant industry, and Starbucks itself distributes over six billion single-use cups each year — most of which are unable to be recycled and end up directly in landfills or the environment. Meanwhile, the entire restaurant industry struggles immensely with waste from single-use plastics.

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Sustainability Innovation Recycling 2030 189

Focus POS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Recycling and composting, selling non-GMO foods, and phasing out non-recyclable plastics are among the other practices Gen Z seek out in a restaurant. “Fresh, organic, sustainable” gets them in the door, and ingredient transparency is crucial to keeping them.

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Social Media Recycling Influencer Sustainability 128

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 189

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2023

Smart kitchen equipment, such as automated stove tops and automatic recycling oil fryers, make order fulfillment easier, faster, and more consistent.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 1, 2022

Although recyclable capsules are an option for consumers, the waste disposal solutions aren’t always straightforward. Nespresso and Keurig are two of the biggest global coffee capsule manufacturers, producing capsules made from aluminium and recyclable plastic, respectively.

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The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Composting and Recycling Programs Start Composting : Divert organic waste to composting facilities. Recycle Properly : Train staff to sort recyclables. Long-Term Strategies for Zero Waste Sustainable operations require commitment and clear goals. Track Progress : Use tools to monitor waste diversion success.

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Waste Compost Food Recycling 78

Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2022

Fortunately, there are a lot of great options when it comes to recyclable and compostable takeout containers and paper products. Reusable, recyclable, and compostable are the three major categories that fall under the sustainable packaging category. Each provides something different.

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