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Sustainable Eats an initiative for the restaurant industry and restauranteurs to create a 100% sustainable restaurant culture.

HOW CAN WE EDUCATERESTAURANT OWNERS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND ITS BENEFITS?

Start with local restaurants, show the communities interest.

Educate restaurantowners based on how other local restaurants are approaching sustainable methods.

HOW CAN WE INITIATE A TREND AMONGST RESTAURANTS TO SPREAD?

Tax cuts for sustainablerestaurants.

Develop a second grading system with an emblem to aknowledge a green restaurant

HOW CAN THE COMMUNITY BECOME INVOLVED IN THIS GOAL TO CREATE AND SPREAD THE SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT IDEA?

Create phone apps alike Foursquareto promote green restarants.

Provide customers small incentives such as a discount for bringing in own take out container or cup.Ex. Starbucks 10% discount

This is a reason for consumers to SPREAD THE WORD.

HOW CAN SUSTAINABLE EATS BECOME AN EFFECTIVE RESTAURANT INITIATIVE?

• Tax Cuts and Green Grading System.

• Consumer Initiative and MAKE GREEN RESTAURANTS A TREND.

• Spread the word and offer small incentives for consumers.

SUSTAINABLE TREATS

We enjoyed cupcakes from Little Cupcake Shop a sustainable business in NYC.