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Silo, The First Zero-Waste Restaurant in the UK

Mila Luleva — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 09:48:34 +0000

Food waste is increasing at alarming rates and the food industry is the biggest contributor to this. Most restaurants and supermarkets dump perfectly good produce at dumpsters. Thankfully, most does not mean all, and more and more “Zero-Waste” restaurants are popping up- first in the US, now the UK follows. World’s population is expected to […]

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Would You Eat a Lobster Picked at a Supermarket Dumpster?

Mila Luleva — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:08:47 +0000

How would you feel if you go to a restaurant, and you suddenly find out that the food that you’ve been served comes from a near-by dumpster? To spare you the surprise, I’ll tell you that this is exactly what you will get if you decide to dine in Skipchen, in Bristol, England. According to […]

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“Zero Waste” Restaurant Goes Much Further than Recycle

Benji Jerew — Thu, 01 May 2014 20:59:42 +0000

We’ve heard the waste reduction mantra, “Reduce, Recycle, Reuse,” which has helped reduce the amount of waste heading to landfills, but what if we took it a couple of steps further? Justin Vraney, owner of Sandwich Me In, in Chicago, has gone so far beyond “Reduce, Recycle, Reuse” that his quick-service eatery has produced just […]

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