| Hotels and restaurants produce a large amount of | | | | 5. Ask your suppliers to provide products which are |
| recyclable waste material. They also require more | | | | packaged in recyclable materials. |
| specialized waste containers and rollout carts. The | | | | 6. Buy concentrated liquids and soaps and then distill |
| most common type of waste includes organic waste | | | | them at your end rather than buying pre-distilled |
| (prepared food and its ingredients), plastic, glass, | | | | ready-to-use solutions. You will not only save money |
| metal, paper and cardboard which can be managed | | | | but will also reduce container wastage. |
| using a variety of Rubbermaid Waste receptacles and | | | | Features of a successful recycling program |
| other Outdoor Containers. With proper planning these | | | | 1. Educating your employees about the advantages |
| can be reduced and recycled to a large extent, which | | | | of reusing and recycling is of paramount importance. |
| can help in saving precious natural resources and also | | | | Complete participation from the employees can help |
| saving energy spent in manufacturing new products. | | | | in making your recycling program a success. |
| Proper planning can also help in effective disposal of | | | | 2. Make sure that recycling and trash bins look |
| waste material that cannot be recycled. The wastage | | | | different and are clearly marked with recycling decals. |
| can be reduced in a great amount by reducing, | | | | 3. The recycling bins should be placed at convenient |
| reusing, and recycling. This article discusses some | | | | locations where everyone can reach them. This goes |
| most effective ways for waste management in food | | | | for bins placed in the cooking area as well as bins |
| industry: | | | | placed in the customer area. |
| Ideas to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle | | | | 4. Inform the customers about the recycling program |
| 1. Replace utensils, dishes made of disposable | | | | in your premises. This will also help in enhancing your |
| materials with reusable ones. Reusable items prove | | | | image and also encourage participation from the |
| economical in the long run as these can be used | | | | customers for recycling waste materials. |
| repeatedly after cleaning and this reduces the | | | | Top recycling-bins manufacturing companies like |
| garbage expenses. | | | | Rubbermaid, Waste Warrior, Ecolad, United |
| 2. Use reusable napkins, tablecloths instead of | | | | Receptacles, Techstar, Witt and Safco have |
| disposable ones. | | | | manufactured several bins having the food industry's |
| 3. Buy large containers rather than buying many small | | | | recycling needs in mind. Some most popular bins for |
| ones. This will not only save money but also reduce | | | | employees are Stackable Recycling Containers and |
| container waste. | | | | Rollout Carts. The most popular bins for customer |
| 4. If you see a pattern in food being left over by | | | | area are Recycling Container for Aluminum Cans and |
| customers, contemplate smaller servings. If required | | | | Designer and Steel Containers, you will find a wide |
| change the cost accordingly, a lower cost will make | | | | variety of recycling bins to meet you hotel's or |
| you more competitive, also less food will be wasted. | | | | restaurant's needs. |