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Sustainability Guide for Restaurants: Waste Management Practices for a Lower Carbon Footprint

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Restaurant Waste Management. According to a recent EPA study , restaurants account for 22 to 33 billion pounds of food waste annually. Understandably, eliminating all of this waste will be next to impossible, but steps can be taken to reduce it and manage it better. Inventory management.

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Restaurant Energy Efficiency: Areas to Target and Ways to Improve

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Restaurants require significant energy to operate and most owners who evaluate ways to improve their energy usage can uncover substantial cost savings. Though large amounts of power are needed for the kitchen, lighting and heating, there are many ways restaurant owners can go about lowering energy usage and reducing these operational costs.

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Sustainable Food and Eco-Friendly Food Packaging

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The key to alleviating the damage our food production system creates starts with the selection and procurement of sustainably grown and produced products. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation. Sustainable Food Choices.

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