The Foodservice Packaging Recovery Toolkit is a free resource and guide on recovering foodservice packaging that was launched on April 21, 2016. Foodservice packaging includes items such as boxes, bags, and cups. The Foodservice Packaging Institute is a North American trade association for foodservice packaging industry. Within the institute, the Paper Recovery Alliance, and Plastics…
The National Restaurant Association Show in May featured a number of products to help restaurants reduce food waste. These included everything from equipment to automatically capture grease from sinks and dishwashers to compostable birchwood utensils and wheat straw containers. RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts assists businesses and institutions with recycling and food waste reduction through composting and food donation.…
This article from the Berkshire Eagle highlights the effort that the historic Red Lion Inn has made to reduce food waste in their hotel and restaurants. The article includes perspectives from MassDEP Commissioner David Cash, as well as State Representative William ‘Smitty’ Pignatelli. For more information on the food waste ban, visit our Food Waste page for guidance from…
Find out how RecyclingWorks helped the Lenox Hotel in Boston prepare for the commercial food waste disposal ban, and learn more about how we can offer your facility free, direct assistance!
This article from High Rise Facilities notes that diverting food waste can help to reduce a hotel’s disposal costs. Please don’t be too alarmed by the title of the post; the Commercial Organics Waste Ban applies to businesses and institutions which produce one ton or more of organic waste each week. Visit our food waste…
ran a story on the power of sustainable practices in the big business economy. You can listen to or read the original article here.
Commercial Food Waste Ban an Almost Certainty for Massachusetts in July 2014– With the proposed commercial food waste ban taking place in July, 2014, businesses and institutions generating at least one ton of organic waste a week will be required to diverted that material from disposal. Among those businesses that the ban will impact are…
Learn how the Hilton Garden Inn has implemented commercial composting in the Devens area.
