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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This ranges from using more sustainable processing methods on farms to using recyclable and compostable packaging. For example, reusing and recycling coffee grounds into biofuel, compost, or fertiliser is already a popular way of minimising waste production. A large part of this revolves around the concept of a circular economy.

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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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Future Food

JULY 30, 2019

Many food businesses both large and small have been using recycled cups and containers and/or compostable systems as proven solutions to reduce their carbon footprint. If your food business is looking for environmentally friendly ways to package food for take away, then compostable or reusable food packaging could be just the thing.

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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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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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Cheetah

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

San Francisco’s mandatory composting ordinance, for example, encourages residents and businesses to reduce their landfill fees by shifting as much as possible to composting. Compost – Check if composting leftovers is suitable for your business. Though this won’t solve the whole problem, it’s a valuable start.

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Cheetah

JANUARY 30, 2022

Compostable containers , for example, are in high demand by consumers, and offering them at a premium is now common. Takeaway containers – to-go packaging made from biodegradables like compostable paper, bamboo or plant fiber containers, or multi-use plastics and reduced TFPPs, foil and foams.

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Cheetah

JANUARY 30, 2022

Compostable containers , for example, are in high demand by consumers, and offering them at a premium is now common. Takeaway containers – to-go packaging made from biodegradables like compostable paper, bamboo or plant fiber containers, or multi-use plastics and reduced TFPPs, foil and foams.

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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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The Wine Knitter

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Their website says, “Regular soil analysis, natural composting, integrated pest management, biodiversity ,and integrated farming are always prioritized. In addition, all grape pomace is collected after pressing and sent to local dairies for use in feed and soil compost programs. It’s all about sustainability.

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Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 21, 2022

As more and more countries implement bans on single-use cups and plastics , we’ve seen the number of biodegradable, compostable, and recyclable alternatives increase. Furthermore, while biodegradable and compostable single-use cups are designed to break down faster, this largely depends on how they are disposed of.

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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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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 24, 2022

In response, we’ve seen a rising number of initiatives to combat this – whether that’s compostable or biodegradable products, or increasing access to plastic recycling streams. Compostable and biodegradable pods. UN estimates from 2020 suggest that some 400 million tonnes of single use plastic waste is generated every single year.

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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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Perfect Daily Grind

APRIL 25, 2022

The global market includes a number of different solutions for reducing capsule waste, including biodegradable, compostable, and reusable options. Compostable. She defines compostable capsules. Compostable materials can be placed in soil to break down, but they have to decompose into matter which benefits the soil,” she says.

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Next Restaurants

JULY 18, 2024

Alternatively, look to start your own sustainable waste program , or build an onsite composting scheme to reuse vegetable scraps and other compostable food waste. Many cities offer schemes where they will collect unspoiled food and deliver it to homeless people.

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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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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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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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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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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Learn about Composting Composting is not just about doing your share for the environment by separating plastics from biodegradables. If you have a vegetable garden, whether at the back of the restaurant or at home, manure compost can do wonders for your soil. It is also about complementing your business plan and revenue.

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The Rail

JANUARY 21, 2025

Some systems classify and sort waste into compostable, recyclable, or landfill categories, ensuring proper disposal and maximizing recycling rates. Example : Yale's dining halls implemented AI-powered food monitoring systems to track discarded food and analyze compostable materials.

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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Learn about Composting Composting is not just about doing your share for the environment by separating plastics from biodegradables. If you have a vegetable garden, whether at the back of the restaurant or at home, manure compost can do wonders for your soil. It is also about complementing your business plan and revenue.

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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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Cheetah

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Cheetah offers recyclable and compostable containers and utensils that make it easy to share with the rest of the group. Choose from a wide selection of recyclable and compostable containers and film wrap to split and store bulk products. It’s environmentally friendly. Buying in bulk helps reduce packaging waste.

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Open for Business

MARCH 20, 2023

Participating in a composting program is another great way to keep food out of landfills. Use eco-friendly materials Increasingly guests expect recyclable, compostable, or even reusable containers for takeout. These imprimaturs can provide recognition and credibility for a restaurant’s sustainability efforts.

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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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