Snow City Cafe: A Green Star Success Story

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Snow City Cafe A Green Star Success Story

• Wednesday, November 29th

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Green Star

• Assists businesses with pollution prevention,
  waste reduction, and energy efficiency.
• Youre busy so we can do the research.
• We publicize your efforts.
• Green Star has 270 member businesses,
  organizations and agencies.

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The Green Star Standards

• Sign the Green Star Agreement, committing your
  organization to the Green Star Award Process.
• Implement internal initiatives that emphasize
  Green Star activities.
• Reduce solid waste disposal.
• Reduce energy and water consumption.
• Reduce the use and improve management of
  hazardous materials and wastes.
• Reach out to the community about your Green Star
  efforts.
• Provide measures of your success.
• Identify future goals to ensure program momentum.

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Why Join Green Star?

• Part of the mission of Snow City Cafe is to
  promote healthy and happy living while minimizing
  environmental impact.

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Implement Internal Initiatives that Emphasize
Green Star Activities

• Green Star Policy is posted in the break room.
• Green Star efforts are discussed in staff
  meetings.
• Creating a suggestion box to encourage employees
  to be creative in decreasing environmental impact.

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Reduce Solid Waste Disposal

• Eco-Soft tissues and paper towels used.
• Staff uses real forks, customers use ceramic mugs.

• Reuse paper notepads for orders!
• Paperboard sleeves are reused.
• 25 discount for customer mugs.

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Recycling

• Corrugated cardboard, mixed paper, glass bottles,
  aluminum cans.
• Two gallons of cooking oil and grease per day.
• (note the happy employee!)

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Reduce Energy Water Consumption

• Dining area is lit with very efficient T-5
  fluorescent lamps.

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...more on Energy and Water

• Vinyl strips on walk-ins (saves 20/fridge).
• Low-flow toilets used.
• Committed to high-pressure pre-rinse valves.

• Serves Alaska Chip Company chips rather than
  tortilla chips from FSA.

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Decrease Hazardous Waste

• Working with Asplund Supply to identify green
  cleaning products.
• Is conservative with ice melt use in winter.
• Serves organic teas and organic greens.

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Reach Out to Community

• Table postcard describing Green Star efforts.
• Donated sandwiches for Green Stars electronics
  recycling event.

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Measuring Success

• Two gallons of cooking oil per day.
• Keeping track of electricity and gas use.

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Future Goals

• Place occupancy sensor in walk-in coolers.
• Change incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent
  lamps in restrooms and under the hood.
• Purchase a more efficient pre-rinse spray valve
  (1.6 gallons of water/minute instead of 4
  gallons!).
• Switch to non-bleached napkins.

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Congratulations Snow City Cafe!