Don't let your food go to waste.On average, Canadian households
visit a food establishment 520 times a year - more than once
daily. The average restaurant produces 150,000 pounds of garbage
each year (Source: Green Restaurants Association) with the
majority of this waste ending up in the landfill. We all play a
role in reducing waste and, by better managing waste at the
source, restaurants can help take a bite out of food waste. It’s
easy to cater to the environment as well as your customers with
simple changes to your daily business routine. Sending less
organic material to the landfill translates into lower waste
disposal costs. Approximately one-third of the food produced for
human consumption each year (about 1.3 billion tonnes) is
wasted. Considering this, detailed planning and proper food
storage should be considered to help reduce food waste. Because
30% of waste in our province is organic, composting can be an
environmentally friendly and effective method of food disposal.
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