How To Make Your Restaurant More Sustainable
When running a business in the hospitality sector, reducing the environmental impact of your restaurant or café could seem like a daunting task (and one that is quite far down the list). But sustainability in hospitality is not as complex as you may imagine.
We’ve created a step-by-step sustainability plan for your business on how you can minimise negative impacts on the environment, whilst making a positive contribution to the community and planet. Including zero waste business ideas, our guide is made to help you on your journey to sustainability.
Download the Free Guide on How to Make Your Restaurant More Sustainable
Make going green a breeze with our sustainability plan and checklist.
What's in the Guide?
An easy-to-follow sustainability plan for your restaurant or cafe
A simple sustainability checklist for your restaurant or cafe
How Can Restaurants Be More Sustainable
To get you started, we’ve put together a sustainability checklist for restaurants that you can apply immediately to your business.
1. Start Composting
It's inevitable that waste will be created in your restaurant or café, however, it is important to reduce and divert the organic waste going to landfill as much as possible. If you're trying to figure out how to run a zero waste restaurant, composting will definitely play a part in how you achieve this. We've got your waste restaurant waste management plan sorted with Compost Connect. You can divert organic waste from landfill and instead turn it into compost.
2. Switch To Sustainable Restaurant Packaging
By swapping your plastic packaging for compostable alternatives, you can also save a lot of plastic waste going to landfill. In turn, this will reduce your carbon footprint.
3. Energy Saving Tips For Restaurants
Have you ever considered how to reduce your energy consumption? Whether it's in the form of an energy audit, swapping to energy-efficient dishwashers or opting for renewable energy, there are a number of ways you can smash your energy efficiency.
4. Educate your staff on your sustainable practices
Make sure your customers know about your sustainability efforts. Spread the word via emails, your website and social media to get your customers onboard your sustainability journey too.
5. Become a profit for purpose business
Make your business a force for good by donating a percentage of your profits to charity.
Why is Sustainability Important for Restaurants?
Reduce Costs
Support the Community
Lower Carbon Footprint
Improve Brand
Be green to be seen! The importance of sustainability in restaurants cannot be understated in today's world as consumers are increasingly concerned with the environment and how their purchasing decisions impact it. Having a restaurant sustainability checklist is good for the planet and also your business. You'll reduce costs (every bit helps), improve profits, lower your environmental footprint, increase brand loyalty and also support your community. Let us help you become a sustainable cafe and help you reduce your carbon footprint.
Download the restaurant sustainability guide to read more about these benefits.
Positive Impact That Could Be Made by an Average Cafe
Simply by choosing BioPak packaging, you can make a real difference for the environment.
1.3 tonnes
of Plastic Avoided
1.59 tonnes
Diverted from Landfill
4.63 tonnes
of Carbon Offset
Calculate Your Positive Impact
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Join Compost Connect
Start your composting journey today and divert food and packaging waste from landfill. Did you know that only 9% of the plastic we as humans produce is recycled? That’s a lot of plastic waste ending up in landfills or, worse, in our oceans. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
By choosing BioPak packaging that can be composted through Compost Connect, not only can you divert waste from landfill, but you can also contribute to soil health by generating nutrient-dense compost – it’s a win-win!
