Waste Reduction is the Answer!

Prior to the Spring 2008 semester, the Italian Kitchen and Corner Grille generated an average of 100 bags of trash per day. Approximately 80% of the customers in Italian Kitchen and Corner Grille eat there, only 20% of their business is take out. By using reusable products, the daily trash in these locations can be reduced to 10 bags per day, and by using NatureWorks products, all of that can be composted. The new NatureWorks products offered in the Italian Kitchen and Corner Grille require 65% less fossil fuels to produce than traditional plastic products.

The Italian Kitchen and Corner Grille are now 100% green, right down to the trash can liners! Compostable products are great for the environment, but currently they are much more expensive than traditional products, this makes waste reduction and the use of our reusable products a very important part of the program, without it we would be forced to pass along the cost of these expensive containers to the end user.

You are the key to cutting down on the use of disposables. When dining in at these locations use our permanent ware; when you need to take food on the go, use eco-friendly disposables.