Looking to see if you know of any restaurants doing anything interesting for reducing takeout plastic waste.
Deposit for using Pyrex? Discount for byo? Etc
Y’all can afford to eat at restaurants?
My local traditional chinese restaurant (basically only take away) uses paper, cardboard and wood for cups, sticks or cutlery. Also paper bags.
And the food is delicious!
In Germany you can usually bring your own containers for takeout. Many restaurants have also switched to using paper-based takeout containers.
I’m always wondering if these brown “paper” / “cardboard” packaging materials are actually plastic-free (I’m also almost certain they’re since “compostable” packaging is still allowed to contain absurd (20%?) amounts in some jurisdictions). The worst thing is that most come without anything to identify them by so even if some are we’ll never know!
As far as I’m aware they are not - they have a lining inside that contains plastic. At least that’s what I remember of paper coffee cups for example. But yes - where I live they are still supposed to be sorted as paper products.
No discounts and nothing advertised, but I know a few local restaurants that are more than happy to give you your take out meals in your own container if you ask for it. Wouldn’t hurt to ask about it the next time you make an order somewhere.
Almost every restaurant in Chicago uses waxed cardboard and bioplastic for everything.
Not real restaurant, but I’ve seen a lot of “to go” food shop offering a small discount if you bring your own box.
Nowadays, I feel like most of the plastic is replaced by paper, I even see some place using biscuit box for sauces.
All the ones I know of are technically reducing plastic, but only one or two have stopped using it.
Costco food court doesn’t seem to have any straws at all anymore, paper or plastic. There are still using plastic lids, but they have a little flap in them sort of like a coffee cup lid that you can sip through.
