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A good business sense means to act as per the ongoing scenario. Since environment safety is a hot topic these days, so being the owner of a restaurant business, you should also contribute towards it. This lets you to be responsible about the environment and surroundings where you run your restaurant business.

There are many ways to start an eco-friendly move for your restaurant which can boost your profits at the same time. By changing the way you run your restaurant and taking the most obvious environmental protection step first, your business can set a positive example for others in restaurant industry. Following are some easy ways in which you can  protect your surroundings:

1)Recycle all waste paper, glass, cardboard and plastic bags and invest in a waste compactor. Try to implement a glass imploder in restaurant which will significantly decrease the waste output.

2)Collect, compost and recycle all the waste food and used kitchen oil.

3)Start using biodegradable products such as decomposable glasses, plates, bowls, spoons etc. Start using eco-friendly and recyclable containers are you using for take-aways.

4)Try to reduce your restaurant’s daily carbon emission by monitoring and reducing your daily energy use. Daily energy requirements can be decreased significantly by better design and installation of energy efficient equipments.(for example you can install timer switches to save electricity).

5)Replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent or LED lights saves a lot of energy.

6)Ask employees to think about how they can contribute towards this move. Ask them to bring innovative ideas for recycling  of waste, dish washing, electricity use etc.

7)Ask your local suppliers if they can use less/biodegradable packaging for your stock, which would help them in saving money and you will have less material to recycle.

8)Source your products from suppliers in your area. You are now cutting down on the distance it has to be delivered which in turn would save some amount of fuel that is used for transportation.

9)Get in touch with some gardening businesses or pet shops in your area that may be interested in your waste food products to make compost or to serve as pet food. In this way you will have to dispose less waste and you can offer a free service to them.

10)Last but not the least, repair all water leaks, install aerators, and install water-efficient toilets to save a plenty of water from wasting.

Above-mentioned are fairly simple ways of making sure that we would have clean air to breathe and a natural environment to live in.

Tip: Grow some trees, plants or vegetation if your restaurant has any front/back yard area. It would provide you fresh air, fruits/vegetable and shade and will add to the beauty of your restaurant.

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