For Immediate Release
Contact: Michael Oshman
April 14, 2003
Green Restaurant Association Ph.(310)314-2683
First Certified Green Restaurant™
in Los Angeles Opens its Doors
Cafe
Carolina is first restaurant in L.A. to earn America's only nationwide
environmental certification for restaurants
Encino, CA On April 15, Cafe Carolina will have completed its initial stage of
environmental changes, when it opens for business as a Certified Green
Restaurant™. Cafe Carolina has spent the past four months working with the
Green Restaurant Association to source the most environmentally responsible
cleaners, paper, take-out containers, equipment, lighting and more. Restaurants
are the #1 consumer of electricity in the retail business sector, and Cafe
Carolina is doing its part to help this industry become more energy efficient.
Cafe Carolina has already made the following operational steps;
1. Recycling: Cardboard, Paper, Metal, Glass, Plastic
2. Take-Out Containers: Biodegradable & Chlorine-Free
3. Polystyrene Foam-Free
4. Food & Drink: Organic options
5. Energy & Water Efficiency: Dish Machine
6. Paper towels: Recycled & Chlorine-Free
7. Energy & Water Efficiency: Dish Station
8. Cleaners: Non-Toxic & Biodegradable
9. Bags: Recycled & Chlorine-Free
10. Bath Tissue: Recycled & Chlorine-Free
11. Cups: Non-Bleached Paper
12. Napkins: Recycled & Chlorine-Free
Cafe Carolina joins many other Certified Green Restaurants around the U.S. which
are all recycling, of polystyrene foam, and are committed to accomplishing
four environmental steps per year An average restaurant can reduce its
50,000-pound annual garbage output by 50%, and can save up to 20% on its energy
usage.
Green
Restaurant Association
The GRA, founded in 1990, is committed to helping the food service industry
improve its environmental practices in a profitable manner. The GRA helps
restaurants proceed through 11 Environmental Guidelines, including recycling,
energy efficiency, and toxins reductions.
www.dinegreen.com
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