Recycling

Restaurants can cut their disposal costs by reducing waste and recycling. Although many U.S. communities are not equipped to provide recycling services for commercial businesses, more restaurants are exploring voluntary recycling — including composting — and coming up with their own systems to lighten their loads. From "traditional" recycling of bottles, cans and plastics to more unusual recycling efforts, read what restaurants are doing.

Did You Know?

Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil and 3 cubic yards of landfill.