Reducing Waste - 3 Steps Restaurants Are Taking to Reduce Waste
I have helped hundreds of restaurants over the past few years move toward zero waste -- a philosophy that encourages the redesign of resource life cycles so that all products are reused or recycled. Businesses pushing toward zero waste focus on reducing waste as much as possible and then diverting any remaining waste toward recycling and composting environments. To accomplish this, I've seen these businesses incorporate 3 major tactics: 1) Eliminating Non Recyclable or Compostable Waste - I've seen a variety restaurants and cafes effectively eliminate waste that can not be composted or recycled. https://mindseteco.co/ For outbound supplies (ones used by customers), many have moved over to compostable food packaging for their cutlery, to go containers, cups, bowls, etc. Inbound supplies can be a bit more difficult to control (e.g., it's more difficult to force your vendor not to cover your produce with plastic wrap), but still in many cases restaurants have been able t...