Waste

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CESA guide: waste management

Keeping vegetable matter separate from meat and cooked waste makes it easy to compostWaste management is increasingly becoming a major issue in food service operations. Following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth in 2001, the feeding of catering waste to livestock was banned, so operators have had to sort out alternative arrangements.
Posted: 12 February 2010 | 07:02

Hospitality firms waste £6b a year through ‘resource inefficiency’

Switching to energy-efficient light bulbs can shave up to 15% off lighting costsHospitality businesses are wasting more than £6.4b per year by overlooking simple money-saving actions, according to a new campaign launched today by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). Defra is urging the catering and hospitality trade to reap the financial benefits ...
Posted: 04 November 2009 | 13:00

Savoy installs oil management system to protect staff

OilsenseThe Savoy has implemented a new oil management system at its Simpson’s-in-the-Strand restaurant that is designed to allow staff to empty and store used oil at the touch of a button. The Oilsense system, from waste management firm PDM Group, removes the need for any manual handling of used oil,...
Posted: 03 November 2009 | 08:00

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

Heston BlumenthalStory of the week: Heston Blumenthal will not face legal action over the food poisoning outbreak at his three-Michelin-starred restaurant the Fat Duck, Windsor and Maidenhead Council announced this week. Gordon Ramsay has parted company with the chief financial officer ...
Posted: 30 October 2009 | 14:54

McDonald’s food waste helps power buildings across the UK

McDonald's green initiativesMcDonald’s is “helping to power homes and buildings across the UK” in a London-based initiative that diverts restaurant waste away from landfill sites and converts it into energy, the fast food giant said today. The company said the scheme - the second phase of a programme...
Posted: 28 October 2009 | 08:00

Irish catering supplier fined under new electrical waste laws

Waste electrical appliancesAn Irish catering firm has become the first in the industry to be prosecuted under new electrical waste laws. The Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has only used the powers twice prior to the successful prosecution of Advance Bar and Catering Services this week.
Posted: 28 July 2009 | 10:05

Restaurants’ used chip fat could be re-used for road building

Road building could provide a new use for caterer's spent chip oil fat Roads may provide a second, money-spinning way for restaurants to dispose of their old cooking oils responsibly without clogging up the nation’s drains. Aggregate Industries has discovered that used chip fat can be used in place of bitumen to make road construction greener and ...
Posted: 21 July 2009 | 07:00

30 ways to be thrifty

Food is one area where significant cost savings can be made The current economic climate is as much about saving money as making it. So we asked the people at the top of the profession for a simple piece of advice that has helped them... and could transform your business
Posted: 15 May 2009 | 00:55

Hospitality firms unready for new green legislation

Waste food mountainHospitality businesses are running the risk of prosecution and fines for failing to comply with new environmental legislation which is expected to come into force during 2009, experts warned today.
Posted: 04 February 2009 | 14:03

How to reduce your food waste

A staggering 3.3 million tonnes of food waste from hotels, restaurants and bars goes into landfill sites every year. Janet Harmer looks at how the hospitality industry can reduce that figure in a way that would boost its environmental standing and help the bottom line
Posted: 09 October 2008 | 00:00

Hotels and restaurants ignorant of waste legislation

dumped refrigeratorThe hotel and restaurant sectors are among the most ignorant when it comes to legislation surrounding the disposal of electronic waste.
Posted: 13 February 2008 | 10:33

New guide launched to aid caterers in disposing of fat

solidified fat in sewerWater UK, the association that represents water and sewage companies, has today launched a best practice guide to help caterers properly dispose of fat, oils and grease (FOG).
Posted: 31 October 2007 | 12:12

Corporate Social Responsibilty: Giving something back

McDonalds recycling schemeIt's no use paying lip service to corporate social responsibility any more - your competitors are getting far too much out of it. Nic Paton reports
Posted: 04 October 2007 | 00:00

How can we take advantage of our economies of scale but still manage our waste efficiently at a nationwide level?

"We are a national hotel chain with a great variety of properties. How can we take advantage of our economies of scale but still manage our waste efficiently at a nationwide level?"
Posted: 22 March 2007 | 00:00

Fast-food companies face fines for street litter

Fast-food outlets must clear litter surrounding their property or face a £2,500 fine from today.
Posted: 06 April 2006 | 11:20

Waste oil law 'not being enforced'

New regulations to control the disposal of used cooking oils are not being enforced by local authorities, according to a survey by catering equipment manufacturer Aga Foodservice.
Posted: 31 October 2005 | 16:13

Strategy clinic

We're a small independent hotel and want to make our business more environmentally friendly. All our cardboard and plastic is recycled, but a lot of glass is being thrown away with the general waste. How we can go about getting this collected and recycled?
Posted: 27 October 2005 | 00:00

New hazardous waste regulation comes into force

rubbish tipHotels and catering companies needing to dispose of hazardous waste must register with the Environment Agency from today after new regulations came into force in England and Wales.
Posted: 18 July 2005 | 12:23

Waste Disposal

Kitchen waste has a double hit on kitchen costs. Food not sold and thrown away immediately hits the bottom line of profit, but the second hit is the charge for removal of kitchen and plate waste.
Posted: 29 November 2004 | 10:47

 
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