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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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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

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. The Green Restaurant Association claims that close to 95 percent of restaurants’ waste streams could be recycled or composted. Organic Recycling.

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An Environmentally Friendly Strategy to Reduce Restaurant Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

percent of the leftover food is recycled, 1.4 Educating the restaurant industry about the circular economy should be a kicking off point for implementing these solutions. The circular economy is a model of production and consumption involving the reuse or recycling of materials to its fullest life cycle. percent, is discarded.

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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

Modern Restaurant Management

Educate your employees why it’s essential to reduce food waste and train them on how to accomplish this. Recycle and compost. California has just launched a food waste recycling program, the largest of its kind in the US. Train your staff. A lot of the food we toss is perfectly edible.

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Organic Waste Recycling for Foodservice: What You Need To Know

Sustainability Beyond the Plate

Until 2016, commercial organic recycling was limited to the dedicated few. If you produce 4 cubic yards* (the size of a standard commercial bin, not the smaller ‘cart’) or more of organic waste per week, you must separate and recycle that waste. Composting can be considered a form of recycling. What do I need to do?

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The Keys to Restaurant Longevity with Lula Cafe’s Jason Hammel

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Not repeat dishes, not just recycle things that we've done in the past. But the way that Hammel tackles this is through training and providing opportunities for education. "I I think if a value is education, and you're having your staff meetings, and you're doing wine tastings, and you're teaching cooks how to cook.

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Trash or Treasure? Used Cooking Oil’s Golden Allure Isn’t Just About its Color

Modern Restaurant Management

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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