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Friday, March 28, 2008
How Can Restaurants Go Green?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AT RIGHT: Bottled water has got to go.
Photo: Larry Crowe/AP
We’re all concerned about the environment, but sometimes we don’t know what to do to make a difference. Restaurants are an area of industry responsible for a lot of pollutants — waste and fuel costs for the service industry are high.
Before the drought, many Atlanta restaurants returned to pushing tap water instead of bottled water, which should be banned from the globe, frankly — the recycling and fuel costs for bottled water are just too high for us to continue drinking it.
Tolstoy once said that though a drop in the bucket isn’t much, if everyone would put just one drop in, the bucket would fill fast. A few area restaurants are taking that to heart this weekend.
As part of Earth Hour 2008, several local restaurants are participating in a global “black out,” where businesses and individuals in 24 cities will turn out their lights for one hour on Saturday, March 29, in a call to action for climate change and energy conservation.
What’s the deal? Well, Canoe will join in by turning off all their outside lights and filling the outdoor fountain with floating candles. Owner George McKerrow will host a private Earth Hour party as well. For more info, go to Canoe. $199 Paces Ferry Road, 770-432-2663.
Chipotle, my favorite take-out joint already going green with all natural beef and chicken, will turn off their outside lights at all 12 Atlanta locations. Got to Chiptole for more info.
Marlow’s Tavern in Midtown will host an “in the dark” party on the 29, with drink specials and candlelight from 8 to 9 p.m. 950 West Peachtree St., 404-815-0323, or Marlow’s Tavern.
Finally, Metrotainment restaurants will host candlelight dinners at all locations from 8 to 9 p.m., with drink specials and cupcakes to honor the event. For a list of restaurants, go to metrocafes.
These efforts are a drop in the bucket, but with everyone’s help, the bucket can be filled. In what other ways can restaurants go green? What do you do when dining out to help the environment (ie, order tap water, etc.)?
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