Food Waste Recycling for Restaurants in the City of Los Angeles

CaterGreen! Zero Waste Solutions has been outreaching the City of Los Angeles' Food Waste Recycling Program for Food Service Establishments. We work directly with Restaurant Owners, Event Coordinators and other Food Waste generators such as Schools, Festivals and Farmers' Markets. Click for More Information!

Plastic Recycling Awareness

New California Recycling Laws Take Effect July 1, 2007

Bottles and Cans: Consumers will pay a penny more on the purchase of recyclable bottles and cans. The fee was increased to 5 cents on plastic, glass and aluminum containers under 24 ounces and 10 cents for larger containers. The amount paid back to consumers when they recycle the containers had been increased by a penny January 1 from a surplus in CRV funds collected last year. The 40 percent of unclaimed deposits go toward various recycling programs.

Plastic Bags: Supermarkets will be required to to start providing bag-recycling bins for consumers, label bags to indicate they can be recycled and provide reusable bags as an alternative to plastic. It has been estimated that more than 52,000 tons of disposable bags were used in California in 2000, but less than 50 tons were recycled. The disposal cost for plastic bags is estimated to be more than $51 million per year.

CaterGreen! has been working with the City of Los Angeles in outreaching their "It's Our L.A! Keep It Clean" program to encourage residents to return plastic grocery bags to stores for recycling.

Click Here For More Information - www.plastics.lacity.org

New Compostable Products

CaterGreen! is constantly researching for new and innovative products. Keep coming back to see the latest in compostable solutions.

Coming Soon! New Compostable Hot Cup Lid Made From Potatoes.

This amazing product is not only affordable, compostable and GMO-Free, it also replaces the lids made from #6 polystyrene ("styrofoam" without the air). The Tater Lids fit most of the major paper hot cups on the market. Who wants to have styrene with their coffee when they can have potatoes! Click Here for Health Effects of Styrene.

City of Santa Monica Non-Recyclable Food Service Container Ban

On December 5, 2006 the City of Santa Monica unanimously approved an ordinance to ban Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and all unrecyclable food-related packaging. CaterGreen! joined Santa Monica Environmental Programs Division, Euphoria Loves Rawvolution, Heal the Bay, Algalita Marine Research Institute and others to speak on behalf of the ban. Representatives from the Polystyrene Council, DOW Chemicals, the California Restaurant Association, El Pollo Loco and Taco Bell spoke against the ban.

The ordinance took effect on Februrary 9, 2007 for all city facilities, city managed concessions, and city sponsored and permitted events.

The ordinance will take effect on February 9, 2008 for all food service providers in Santa Monica.

CaterGreen! has been and continues to work with the City of Santa Monica, area restaurants and the Zero Waste Farmers' Market in making this transition away from Polystyrene through outreach, education and solutions. Contact Us if you are a food service provider in Santa Monica or if you know of a restaurant that could use our help.

Click Here for Information on the Ban and to contact Josephine Miller of the Environmental Programs Division - www.smgov.net/epd

International Institute for Bau-Biologie™ & Ecology

The International Institute for Bau-Biologie™ & Ecology (IBE) has been offering inovative environmental programs for over 30 years. Their integrative holistic studies and practices Go Beyond Green offering a wide spectrum of educational seminars and certification programs that include Bau-biologie Inspector, Bau-biologie Environmental Consultant, Bau-biologie Practitioner, Electromagnetic Radiation Safety Advisor, and others.

CaterGreen! finds these teachings and practices compatible with our ways of being, vision, and goals.

For More Information Contact - www.buildingbiology.net

Zero Waste Plan - Solid Waste Integrated Resources Plan (SWIRP)

SWIRP is the City of Los Angeles' effort to become Zero Waste. CaterGreen! has been attending their workshops and conferences as a "Stakeholder" and behind the scenes support.

To Get Involved Contact - www.lacity.org/san/srssd/swirp

Salvation Army Alegria

The Salvation Army Alegria is a one-of-a-kind, low-density village style community for homeless and low-income families affected by HIV/AIDS. It is one of the largest programs of its kind anywhere in the United States. Located on 1.6 acres in the Silverlake district, Alegria offers families 16 units of transitional housing, 28 permanent housing units, and a 70-child daycare facility.

CaterGreen! has been working with Alegria's Directors supporting and bringing resources for their "Green Practices" Initiative.

For More Information - www1.usw.salvationarmy.org

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