Plastic in Food Service: Promoting Awareness & Alternatives (webinar)

Jennifer Griffith and Stephanie Frisch from the Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA) presented on the project they have been working on with the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments (AVCOG) in Maine, the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District (NEKWMD) in Vermont.

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A webinar to learn more about the opportunities and benefits of reducing plastic use:

• Why Should You Care About Plastic?
  • How plastic impacts human health, the food chain, and the environment
• Plastic Use in Food Service Establishments  (restaurants, grocery stores with takeout, cafeterias at schools, hospitals, and nursing homes, and others) & Opportunities to Save $$$ & Reduce Use:
  • Customer Experience: dine-in & takeout
  • Internal Operations: purchasing & kitchens
  • Textiles: uniforms, furnishings & carpet
  • Case Studies
• Understanding Plastic Recycling Dos & Don’ts