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Bliss Bakery is the first to take biodegradable straws out of their business model and replace them with reusable, bamboo straws.
When Darci and Barry Yeo, owners of Bliss Bakery learned the biodegradable straws they were using were not recyclable in the Central Okanagan Regional District they began their search for a better alternative.
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The bakery sources their new straws from SinFreeStraws, a non-profit based in Hong Kong that was started by their friend害羞草研究所檚 8 year-old son. The couple are looking at other ways to eliminate waste in their bakeries. They recently installed 害羞草研究所渂oldly labelled害羞草研究所� recycling containers to make it easier for customers to sort their waste.
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New kids on the block, Craft Beer Market has blended their green initiatives with community outreach to brew a new approach.
Biodegradable straws are withheld from guests unless asked for, extra napkins and to go containers are given sparingly.
However the restaurant has teamed up with Tree Brewing to create a 害羞草研究所渃ommunity brew害羞草研究所� that is served on tap and one dollar of every pint or sleeve sold is donated to the Start Fresh Project. The non-profit that combines farm education with culinary training teams up with social agencies to help people recovering from addictions.
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Bullfrog uses habitat-friendly renewable energy that supports clean, renewable energy to help combat climate change.
One Big Table takes its green initiative one step further, in April the co-op hosted a mug drive to eliminate disposable coffee cups from the building.
The business hosted an event where 1,000 mugs were donated by the company so they could implement the change. For customers that want to take their coffee to go, they can take the mug with them and return it at their leisure, if at all.
Four months after the switch from paper to ceramic director, Giulio Piccioli is still receiving positive feedback from his customers.
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Piccioli designed One Big Table to be eco-friendly from the beginning, never offering plastic bags, only paper, no straws and no plastic containers.
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