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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. 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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Protecting the Planet and Profits

Modern Restaurant Management

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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Emerging from COVID With a More Sustainable Approach

Modern Restaurant Management

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. Composting food scraps and leftovers. Using biodegradable packaging.

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What’s Packing Your Food? Restaurant Delivery Packaging Trends

Goliath Consulting

It also means that the packaging should allow for easy transport while keeping foods sealed and protected from spills or physical damage. It goes without saying that the food inside the packaging should be clean and organized, as well as compartmentalized with dividers so that they do not mix during transport. Presentation. Conclusion.

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6 Ways To Enhance Waste Management System To Reduce Restaurant Operating Costs

The Restaurant Times

Each raw material must have its designated space so that the likelihood of spillage is exceptionally less. We all know what the 3 Rs in waste management stand for: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Food waste is completely organic and can be recycled by transporting it to compost. Use The 3 Rs. Optimize Your Menu.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Overall agricultural infrastructure, including crop storage and transportation infrastructure, has improved markedly in a number of countries, including Qatar, Belarus, Slovakia, Australia and Kuwait. Given decreased water security in the context of climate change, and drought risks across the globe, this is an area for attention. ?

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Seattle Pizzerias You Need to Visit Today

Restaurant Clicks

Their brick wood-fired oven and rustic-chic interior will likely transport you to the old country. If you want an authentic farm-to-table, sustainable pizza, come to Humble Pie, where they grow most of their ingredients on-site and have an impressive compost/recycling waste ratio of 30:1.