{"id":1129,"date":"2022-11-16T21:08:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T21:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenspeake.com\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2026-10-21T11:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T19:14:36","slug":"3-ways-restaurants-can-add-more-recyclable-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenspeake.com\/staging\/9709\/3-ways-restaurants-can-add-more-recyclable-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"3 ways restaurants can increase use of eco-friendly packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The restaurant industry is filled with packaging options that are not good for the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there are a few roads a local restaurant can take to stay sustainable on the environmental, social and the bottom line for the company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Use compostable to-go boxes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Fresh greens in disposable, compostable sugarcane containers with cornstarch cutlery in the corner over blue background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Compostable food containers are a good way to have circularity within a local restaurant. These items can do well in a local garden, but businesses can also collect these containers to compost them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customer education: <\/em>Restaurants should also work with their customer base to encourage recycling, and recycling properly. This means that restaurants should make customers aware items sent to a recycler should be clean and dry, or it can interfere with recycling machinery. Compostable materials can’t be recycled. This needs to be communicated to consumers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paper, not plastic<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Many restaurants use plastic bags to deliver takeout or delivery items, but these bags are not recyclable. Restaurants should consider alternatives to using plastic such as paper bags. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paper is better: <\/em>Paper bags can be reused and are recyclable by restaurants. Restaurant owners will contribute to sustainability and be able to build their brand as an eco-friendly label by taking these types of actions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid polystyrene foam<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Polystyrene foam, which is also known as Styrofoam, is not recycled by most recycling programs. Restaurants should use alternatives such as plastic clamshell food containers instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The restaurant industry is filled with packaging options that are not good for the environment. But there are a few roads a local restaurant can take to stay sustainable on the environmental, social and the bottom line for the company. 1. Use compostable to-go boxes Compostable food containers are a good way to have circularity … <\/p>\n

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