Food & Personal Services

  • Use durable towels, tablecloths, napkins, dishes, flatware, cups and glasses.
  • Encourage employees to bring their own mugs and utensils. Ask food vendor to offer discounts on beverages served in a customer's own mug.
  • Buy company mugs; stop providing disposable cups.
  • Encourage customers to take home extra food.
  • Offer smaller portions (e.g., child's menu).
  • Provide condiments in bulk dispensers.
  • Arrange for food bank pick-up of unserved food.
  • Sell or give food scraps to farmers who can process them for feed (check with local health and agricultural agencies).
  • Compost vegetable food scraps. (Check with your recycling coordinator concerning local guidelines or restrictions.)
  • Purchase a worm bin for your office to convert food wastes (banana peels, coffee grounds) into high quality potting soil (vermicompost).
  • Buy reusable coffee filters or unbleached disposable filters.
  • Reuse trash can liners or eliminate where possible.
  • Consider using cloth roll towels, hot air dryers, large paper rolls in restrooms, or buy lighter / smaller-sized paper towels.