Friday, October 5, 2018

Austin passes law banning restaurants from throwing out food waste

Restaurants in Austin, Texas have revamped operations this week by adopting sustainable measures for their food waste. According to a new law, which went into effect on Oct. 1, local eateries must now dispose of waste in a responsible manner as part of Austin’s Universal Recycling Ordinance (URO). The businesses are encouraged to chose from a variety of options including donating their unconsumed goods, sending leftovers to farms or composting organic waste in order to divert trash from landfills....

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/austin-passes-law-banning-restaurants-from-throwing-out-food-waste
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