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How Better Cooking Oil Management Enhances Efficiency and Reduces Costs

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What Can Be Done : Ther are long-term cost savings associated with sustainable practices, including oil filtration and recycling services. This also supports local economies and reduces the carbon footprint associated with transporting oils over long distances. What is the connection between restaurant cooking oil and sustainability?

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Four Steps to Manage Restaurant Waste

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Whichever your specific goals are, they will fall under one of the following categories: reduce waste production, reuse and recycle. Reuse and Recycle. A single restaurant disposes 50 tons of waste every year , and out of the food waste disposed of, 76 percent are organic, meaning they can be recycled. now recycle their waste.

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Emerging from COVID With a More Sustainable Approach

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Disruptions in processing, as well as transportation, have created numerous problems for restaurant owners across the country. It’s also a more environmentally friendly endeavor as it doesn’t rely as much on large forms of transportation. Consumer demands have also caused a shortage of certain items, especially meats.

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Supporting Guests and the Environment with Sustainable Restrooms

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Daily travel numbers are nearly back to what they were in 2019, according to the Transportation Security Administration ( TSA). Utilizing recycled plastics, rather than producing new plastic materials, significantly minimizes greenhouse gas emissions. Minimize your facility’s output of plastic waste.

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Protecting the Planet and Profits

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When considering the transport element, the method of transport is more significant than distance travelled and avoiding food that has been air-freighted will have the most significant travel-based impact. Beef in particular has a very high carbon footprint relative to other meats, emitting 60 kg of carbon for every kg of beef.

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How Organic Ingredients Can Enhance Your Restaurant’s Sustainability Initiatives

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They generate large amounts of waste and carbon emissions through food production and transportation. Additionally, sourcing organic products from local providers can help reduce food miles and carbon emissions associated with transportation. Organic farming methods enhance soil health through crop rotation and cover cropping.

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What Is the Carbon Footprint of the Restaurant Industry and How Can You Measure Yours?

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From emissions released during the production of the ingredients, to the water used to grow fruit and vegetables, to the transportation emissions involved in the supply of ingredients – the carbon footprint associated with the resulting meal can be as much as eight kg of carbon dioxide (CO2).