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Category: Restaurants

December 4, 2025 • Restaurants, Reusable Takeout Containers

The Glass Jar Refillery Offers Reusables to Customers – Here’s How!

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July 24, 2025 • Restaurants, Reusable Takeout Containers

Zero Waste Arlington: Community Initiatives for Reuse, Recycling, and Summer Fun

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July 22, 2025 • Restaurants, Reusable Takeout Containers

Boston University’s Reusables Program Prevents 400,000 Single-Use Containers

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July 17, 2025 • Restaurants, Reusable Takeout Containers

Refill, Reuse, and Reduce Waste: The Story of Fulfilled Goods

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July 15, 2025 • Restaurants, Reusable Takeout Containers

Revolutionizing Reuse: How Third-Party Warewashing Is Expanding Waste Reduction

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July 10, 2025 • Restaurants, Reusable Takeout Containers

Reusables on the Cape: How Local Businesses are Turning the Tide on Single-Use Waste

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July 9, 2025 • Restaurants, Reusable Takeout Containers

Making the Switch: Reducing Takeout Waste with Reusable Containers

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June 22, 2023 • Colleges and Universities, Hospitality, Hospitals, Offices, Restaurants, Retail, Reuse, Stadiums/Venues, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores

Opportunities for Restaurants to Ditch Disposables

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November 15, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Restaurants, Wasted Food

Announcing MassDEP Recycling & Reuse Business Development Grant Program for 2021

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November 1, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Restaurants, Wasted Food

Wellfleet Restaurants Divert over 25,000 Pounds of Shells from Disposal

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February 26, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Recycling, Restaurants, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks Supports Restaurant Efforts to Recycle and Divert Food Waste

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February 2, 2021 • Restaurants

Reducing Waste from Restaurant Takeout and Delivery Meals

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December 21, 2020 • Restaurants, Source Reduction, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, Wasted Food

Phood Offers Up Solutions to Food Waste

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November 3, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Stadiums/Venues, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, Textiles, Wasted Food

MassDEP Proposes Waste Ban Amendments for Organics, Mattresses, and Textiles

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October 26, 2020 • Restaurants, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Food Waste Resources Support Businesses During the Pandemic

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October 22, 2020 • Restaurants, Reuse

Grainmaker Reduces Waste with Reusable Takeout Containers

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September 21, 2020 • Farms, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Gleaning, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, Wasted Food

MDAR Launches MassGrown Exchange Platform for Food Businesses

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September 17, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Hospitality, Hospitals, Restaurants, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, Wasted Food

Tips for Preventing Food Waste During an Emergency

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August 4, 2020 • Composting, Food Donation, Restaurants, Wasted Food

Cambridge Restaurant Reduces Food Waste While Serving Healthcare Workers

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June 23, 2020 • Composting, Food Donation, Recycling, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks Spotlight: Belly of the Beast

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June 19, 2020 • Colleges and Universities, Hospitality, Hospitals, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste when Re-Opening your Business

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June 8, 2020 • Colleges and Universities, Farms, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Hospitality, Hospitals, Restaurants, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, Wasted Food

Matchmaking Tool Connects Surplus Food to Local Outlets

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December 31, 2019 • Composting, Recycling, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Businesses in Western Massachusetts Implement Waste Reduction Strategies

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August 8, 2019 • Food Donation, Restaurants, Wasted Food

Starbucks and Panera Bread Donate to Milford Food Pantries, Schools

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May 28, 2019 • Food Donation, Food Rescue, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Food for All App Combats Food Waste by Connecting Customers to Restaurant Leftovers

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April 23, 2019 • Restaurants, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Fighting Food Waste is a Win-Win Choice for Restaurants

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January 30, 2019 • Restaurants, Retail, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Sees Continued Growth in Commercial Organics Diversion

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January 21, 2019 • Restaurants, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

U.S. Diners Prefer Restaurants with Food Waste Reduction Programs

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November 9, 2018 • Composting, Restaurants

Williamstown Businesses Collaborate in Local Composting Initiative

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September 19, 2018 • Restaurants, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Common Causes of and Solutions to Restaurant Food Waste

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August 30, 2018 • Food Donation, Food Rescue, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Startups Leverage Innovation and Technology to Reduce Food Waste

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August 3, 2018 • Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Businesses and Organizations Work to Reduce Food Waste

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July 10, 2018 • Plastic, Restaurants

New Guide Helps Restaurants Prevent Plastic Pollution

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