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Category Archives: Food Service Industry
Ten ways to build an eco-friendly restaurant
Read the full story at SmartPlanet. Poste Moderne Brasserie recycles its paper, glass and plastic, and the restaurant uses environmentally friendly cleaning supplies and energy efficient light bulbs. But at this Kimpton restaurant near Washington’s Penn Quarter, executive chef Robert … Continue reading
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The Greening of Food Service: National Geographic Society
Read the full interview at GreenBiz. At the National Geographic Society’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., as many as a thousand people per day eat in the dining center — the majority of the Society’s staff. GreenBiz.com’s executive editor, Joel Makower, … Continue reading
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America's Food Waste Equates to Wasted Energy
Read the full story from ENN. America is certainly the land of plenty. This country has been blessed with an overabundance of natural resources and some of the world’s most fertile agricultural land. However, every year millions of tons of … Continue reading
A Filmmaker's Food Waste Story
Read the full story from the Environment Report. A film about food waste is catching attention and awards at independent film festivals across the country. The film’s called “Dive!,” and reviewers are shocked by the film’s statistics about how much … Continue reading
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Potato Power for Homes, Factories on McD's New Best Practices List
Read the full story at GreenBiz. A McDonald’s potato supplier in Austria turns its potato waste into power for the public grid. Another supplier in the U.K. is providing electricity in a different way; it uses wind turbines to run … Continue reading
A Lot to Digest
Read the full story in Waste Age. A study published by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in November 2009 found that U.S. per capita food waste has increased by approximately 50 percent since 1974, reaching … Continue reading
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TX: Austin College introduces reusable to-go containers
Read the news release. As part of an ongoing campus-wide effort to reduce environmental impact, Austin College has partnered with ARAMARK dining services to replace disposable polystyrene to-go boxes with reusable containers.
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McDonald's New Green Strategy Extends to Its Signage
Read the full story at GreenBiz. “Where’s the beef?” may not be the most accurate phrase, but it’s the first that comes to mind. Seriously, that’s the only thought I could come up with in the face of this news: … Continue reading
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Windmills fuel pair of bars in … Brooklyn?
Read the full story at Mother Nature Network. And if wind power isn’t enough of a draw, how about bowling, vintage arcade games and lots of craft beer?
To Cut Global Warming, Swedes Study Their Plates
Read the full story in the New York Times. New labels listing the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the production of foods are appearing on some grocery items and restaurant menus around the country.