The unseen scandal of hotel food waste
Everyone loves a luxury vacation or a fancy hotel buffet, but how are hospitality companies contributing to the global food waste problem? This World Food Day, Eco-Business finds out. October 16, 2017 By Hannah Koh What if every time you sat down for a meal, you threw one-quarter of it in the trash? That’s the hidden […]
BioHiTech Global, BINPAK Compactors Collaborate to Create a Smart Compactor
A recently announced partnership between a waste technology company and a compactor manufacturer will result in a “smart compactor” that collects information about the waste stream, fullness ratings, and operational health and efficiency. Megan Greenwalt | Oct 11, 2017 A recently announced partnership between a waste technology company and a compactor manufacturer will result in a “smart compactor” that […]
Food waste: Ugly fruits and veggies stay out of the trash thanks to these unusual pioneers
How do you buy fruits and vegetables? If you’re like most Americans, you visit the produce department at a supermarket that’s well-stocked with bright, uniformly sized food. With few differences from one item to another, how do you decide which apple, cabbage or eggplant or to take home? With your eyes, of course. Maybe by touching […]
Green Smackdown: Lincoln Financial Field vs. U.S. Bank Stadium
Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field opened in 2003, designed as an open-air maw under churning, talon-shaped wind turbines and filled with fans cheering, foggy-breathed in the cold. U.S. Bank Stadium, where the Eagles will play Sunday in Minneapolis, is cushy with its translucent polymer roof and 72-degree indoor temperature and fireplaces all set in what’s described as […]
BioHiTech Supports Keep PA Beautiful’s 2018 Great American Cleanup of PA
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Thursday announced BioHiTech has pledged support for the 2018 Great American Cleanup of PA, a statewide community improvem…
COMBATING FOOD WASTE
UD students, faculty and Dining Services pitch in to fight waste, hunger Food waste is an extremely frustrating concept. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, approximately 40 percent of food in the U.S. is never eaten; simultaneously, one in eight Americans struggles to put enough food on the table. The state of Delaware is […]
Leeds Shopping Centre Wins National ‘Green’ Award
Leed’s White Rose Shopping Centre has been awarded a national accolade – the SCEPTRE Award for Energy Management – thanks to its commitment to sustain…
Eco-friendly recycling machines added to Temple dining halls
Temple University installed three eco-friendly food waste digesters and a waste-removal analytics system as part of an expansion of the university’s c…
A Peek Inside the Future of Food Waste
Waste management can be difficult, messy, and expensive for restaurants. With over a third of the world’s food going in the trash, food waste has become a major problem. Carbon emissions and methane gas caused by decomposing food waste in landfills, not to mention the impact of trucking significant amounts of waste, is contributing to […]
CONGRATULATIONS 2018 VENUESNOW EXCELLENCE IN CONCESSIONS AWARD WINNERS!
Best New Concept STADIUM STREET Developed by Zach Hensley, CenturyLink Field’s VP of Venue Operations and Guest Experience, First & Goal Hospitality (FGH) in-house concessions group. CenturyLink Field, home of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, launched a new food concept in 2017 titled “Stadium Street” in the main concourse area of the stadium. Stadium Street features […]
