Environmental Responsibility For The Restaurant Industry

Environmental responsibility is the duty that a company has to operate in a way that protects the environment. â€Å"The roadmap to environmental responsibility for the restaurant industry follows a path of incremental steps. It is an ongoing process that continually challenges businesses to generate greater efficiencies, reduce waste and expand their capacity to use renewable resources as new technologies and practices become available. In essence, environmental is a tool-a way of approaching business decisions that helps businesses achieve their existing strategic goals more efficiently, quickly and cost effectively (Recycle More, 2014).† You have an official responsibility for the effect your business has on the environment. All†¦show more content†¦using vegetable heads and stem to make soup stock) †¢ Further recycling=not as much trash=reduced trash removal bills †¢ Contribute eatable excess food to local neighborhood food banks †¢ Think about getting a trash compacter to decrease dumpster trips/container pulls †¢ Consider a Baler to bale cardboard and additional recyclables—this disconnects these pieces from your waste issues †¢ Work with an organics vendor to set-up a food waste removal program: Better handling of food waste is one of the most important opportunities we have to decrease our environmental footprint and address hunger in America, said Scott DeFife, the NRA s (National Restaurant Association) executive vice president of policy and government affairs. Food waste has a dramatic impact on the environment, so our goals are two-fold: we want to increase the amount of food sent to donation and also decrease the food waste that is sent to landfill (Recycle More, 2014).† Waste Reduction by Area Bar Beverage †¢ Be familiar with your customers—buy items based on what your customers order †¢ Recycle bottles cans—if you have little room to store your recycling, serve fountain or draft drinks. †¢ Use paper plates and plastic silverware. Use plastic cups and plates to prevent constant buying of paper merchandise. Appliances Equipment †¢ Uphold kitchen appliances—it costs money to uphold, but it costs more money to close down a kitchen when an appliance fails †¢