Dish return areas can be equipped with a designated food scrap container for food leftover on customers’ plates.
A separate trash container should be installed at this station for incidental disposables such as ketchup packets, plastic straws, and other packaging. A recycling bin can be placed here if recyclable items are generated in this area.
Prep stations, where produce is cut, can be equipped with tabletop containers to collect trimmings.
Depending on space availability, a cart could be centrally located in the preparation area for consolidating from the smaller containers.A separate trash container should be installed at this station for incidental disposables such as ketchup packets, plastic straws, and other packaging. A recycling bin can be placed here if recyclable items are generated in this area.
Good housekeeping includes removing food scraps at the same frequency as trash and cleaning up spills of food scraps inside or outside as soon as possible. To help keep the cart cleaner contact your hauler to learn more about their practices for using liners.
Sorting stations are centrally located bins for food scraps, trash, and recycling. For convenient and efficient sorting, co-locate and label bins with what can and cannot be placed in the bin.
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