Earth Day is for everyone Earth Day is our yearly reminder to respect our planet and to show our appreciation for all that Mother Nature has given us by focusing on reducing our carbon footprint. In this post, we’ll share a few ideas on how you can turn Earth Day …
Read More »Top 5 ways to make your foodservice operations eco-friendly
It’s Earth Day and we’re all thinking about how we can be more eco-friendly. When it comes to foodservice, there are so many easy ways to “green” up your operations. Here are our picks for the top 5 ways you can make your foodservice operations more environmentally conscious. 1. Use …
Read More »What is Veganuary all about?
Veganism has experienced a new surge in popularity in recent years. Lately it seems like you can’t get through a grocery store or a restaurant menu without seeing the term “plant-based” somewhere. In the wake of the 2017 documentary What the Health, meat-alternative companies that started small, such as Impossible …
Read More »Increase restaurant sales with better take out containers
Third Party (On Demand) Delivery is a popular topic of discussion these days and they’re a great way to increase restaurant sales. Restaurants are experiencing 44% + of their sales being off-premise orders and 25% of those orders being delivery. It’s important to set your establishment up for success with …
Read More »Reduce Restaurant Waste In 5 Easy Steps
Becoming more sustainable doesn’t have to be a burden. Here are 5 ways to reduce restaurant waste. 1. Serve straws on request (and make it compostable)If anyone was ever to point to the largest environmental issue facing restaurateurs in 2018 it’s straws. Plastic straws have long been known to make …
Read More »Sustainability and Your Glassware
When you think of sustainability in your restaurant, chances are you’re thinking about one of the following: Food waste Energy waste Single-use (disposable) waste But have you thought about glassware waste? That’s the question Root Down was faced with after examining the amount of glassware breakage in the restaurant. Considered …
Read More »Sustainability When You’re On a Budget
By far, one of the biggest criticisms we hear about going sustainable is the high initial price tag. It’s true that you won’t see or recoup the cost of some technologies like high efficiency faucets and LED lights until as much as 12 or even 24 months after purchasing—which, if …
Read More »Go Zero Waste At Your Next Event
Zero Waste Is Not Waste Management – It Is Resource Management (Source: Eco-Cycle) A bit of a misnomer, “Zero Waste” doesn’t just involve diverting as much organic and solid waste out of landfills and back into reusable materials. Eco-Cycle defines Zero Waste as “redesigning our entire cycle of resource extraction, …
Read More »Go Green Roundup
Friday, April 22 is Earth day! Though we encourage everyone to be eco-friendly year round, April is a great time to jump start your sustainability practice. Maybe it’s because the hint of spring is finally starting to become real, or that we’re no longer in the dark come 5pm, but …
Read More »Don’t Miss the Earth Week Promotion with Eco-Products!
When you shop Eco-Products for the week of Earth Day (April 22, 2016), we’ll donate 10% of the proceeds to the Growe Foundation. Eco-Products has long been the leader of sustainable disposables. Every product that Eco-Products makes falls into two categories: it’s either made of renewable resources like corn, sugarcane or plant …
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