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Helping restaurants become more environmentally sustainable since 1990.

Boston
Joined October 2008
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Five steps to green your restaurant with the Green Restaurant Association: 1. Assess 2. Strategize 3. Implement 4. Certify 5. Communicate dinegreen.com/schedule-appoi… #dinegreen #sustainability #greenrestaurant #gogreen #restaurants #food
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WOW Plastics offers 77 Certified Green Products made from 100% post-consumer waste recycled plastic. Products made from post-consumer recycled material keep existing plastic in use and reduce demand for virgin material. dinegreen.com/wowplastics #sustainability #restaurants
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Certified Green Restaurant® Boozel Dining Hall at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, PA has implemented 44 environmental steps to earn 171.38 GreenPoints™. dinegreen.com/results #dinegreen #sustainability #greenrestaurant #gogreen #restaurants #food
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The GRA is a nonprofit organization working to shift the restaurant industry toward environmental #sustainability through verifying environmental steps and providing #restaurants with expert consulting to identify practical improvements. dinegreen.com/ #gogreen #food
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Nine Certified Green Restaurants® can be found across @UMBDining's campus dining program. Eight locations have earned 3 Star Certified Green Restaurant® status, and Dining Commons is a 4 Star Certified Green Restaurant®. dinegreen.com/results #sustainability #gogreen #food
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4 Star Certified Green Restaurant® @mainebeerco Tasting Room in Freeport, ME has implemented 65 environmental steps to earn 406.07 GreenPoints™. dinegreen.com/results #dinegreen #sustainability #greenrestaurant #gogreen #restaurants #food
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One straw, one disposable container, or one inefficient fixture can seem insignificant. Across millions of meals and restaurant operations, those individual choices add up. The same is true for environmental solutions. dinegreen.com/green-my-resta… #sustainability #restaurants #food
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Reduce restaurant waste and energy use with @XLERATORHD Certified Green Products. More than 13 billion pounds of paper towels are used annually. High-efficiency hand dryers can reduce restroom paper waste. dinegreen.com/exceldryer #sustainability #gogreen #restaurants #food
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Four Certified Green Restaurants® can be found on University of South Carolina's campus in Columbia. Honeycomb Cafe, Chick-fil-A, Global Cafe, and Fresh Greenes have collectively implemented 122 environmental steps to earn 521.73 GreenPoints™. dinegreen.com/universityofso… #gogreen
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Certified Green Restaurant® @wearespin in NYC’s First Green Dining Destination™ has implemented 24 environmental steps to earn more than 95 GreenPoints™. dinegreenflatironnomad.com/s… #dinegreen #sustainability #greenrestaurant #gogreen #restaurants #food
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Certified Green Restaurant® The Seville in NYC’s First Green Dining Destination™ has implemented 16 environmental steps to earn 91.38 GreenPoints™. dinegreenflatironnomad.com/t… #dinegreen #sustainability #greenrestaurant #gogreen #restaurants #food
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Certified Green Restaurant® @BlackBarnNYC in NYC’s First Green Dining Destination™ has implemented 24 environmental steps to earn 108.05 GreenPoints™. dinegreenflatironnomad.com/b… #dinegreen #sustainability #greenrestaurant #gogreen #restaurants #food
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3 Star Certified Green Restaurant® @HawksmoorNYC in NYC’s First Green Dining Destination™ has implemented 50 environmental steps to earn 188.56 GreenPoints™. dinegreenflatironnomad.com/h… #dinegreen #sustainability #greenrestaurant #gogreen #restaurants #food
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3 Star Certified Green Restaurant® @barcade in NYC’s First Green Dining Destination™ has implemented 45 environmental steps to earn 204.02 GreenPoints™. dinegreenflatironnomad.com/b… #dinegreen #sustainability #greenrestaurant #gogreen #restaurants #food
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Level 1 Certified Green Restaurant® @honeybrainslife in NYC’s First Green Dining Destination™ has implemented 36 environmental steps to earn 162.25 GreenPoints™. dinegreenflatironnomad.com/h… #dinegreen #sustainability #greenrestaurant #gogreen #restaurants #food
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2 Star Certified Green Restaurant® Barlume has completed 29 environmental steps to earn 147.22 GreenPoints™. dinegreenflatironnomad.com #dinegreen #sustainability #greenrestaurant #gogreen #restaurants #food
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NYC’s First Green Dining Destination™, located in the Flatiron and NoMad neighborhoods, features 10 Certified Green Restaurants® whose environmental practices have been verified by the GRA. dinegreenflatironnomad.com/ #sustainability #greenrestaurant #gogreen #restaurants #food
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Green Your Restaurant Week conclusion: Make It Measurable. Environmental claims are strongest when they are transparent, specific, and independently verified. Ready to set a #GreenGoal? dinegreen.com/schedule-appoi… #dinegreen #sustainability #gogreen #restaurants #food
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Restaurant environmental requirements continue to expand: 🌱 Recycling mandates 🌱 Composting mandates 🌱 Polystyrene foam bans 🌱 Plastic-bag restrictions 🌱 Straws only upon request dinegreen.com/green-my-resta… #sustainability #gogreen #restaurants #food
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Verified environmental accomplishments give restaurants specific, credible stories to share. Certified Green Restaurants® have been featured by outlets including NBC Nightly News, CNN, and The New York Times. dinegreen.com/green-my-resta… #sustainability #gogreen #restaurants #food
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