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ThefacilityhasreceivednumerousawardsincludingrecognitionfromtheGovernor?sEconomic <br />andEnvironmentalLeadershipAwardandthe2001?WRAPoftheYear?awardfromthe <br />CaliforniaIntegratedWasteManagementBoard.FormoreinformationcontactRobertWachter, <br />P.O.BoxAB,CA94533,bob.wachter@anheuser-busch.com. <br />Frankie?sBohemianCafé,SanFrancisco,CA <br />Frankie?s,alocalchainofthreerestaurants,hasbeenparticipatinginSanFrancisco?sorganics <br />andrecyclablescollectionprogramforjustoveroneyear.Theyhaveseenadramaticincrease <br />inrecyclingandreductionofdisposaltothesincetheprogram?sinception.Allthree <br />restaurantsseparatetheirkitchen-prepfoodscraps,platescrapings,soiledpaper(e.g.,paper <br />napkins),scrappaper,naturalproducebagsandthelikeforcompostcollection.Recyclable <br />plastic,glassandmetalbeverageandproducecontainersarecommingledforrecycling. <br />Cardboardiscollectedseparately.Therestaurantalsoself-haulsapproximately500poundsof <br />usedfry-oiltoalocalfry-oilrecyclereachmonth.Whatremainsistorecycle-broken <br />china,variousplasticsandcompositematerials.Frank,therestaurants?owner,saysthathis <br />motivationtorecycleistwo-fold:tohelptheenvironmentandtoreducetheirgarbagebill.He?s <br />happytohavesucceededindoingboth.FormoreinformationcontactFrankPazderka,1862 <br />DivisaderoStreet,SanFrancisco,CA94115,415-710-3737. <br />GreensRestaurantwww.greensrestaurant.com <br />Greenswasfoundedin1973,employs87peopleandisoneofSanFrancisco?slongest <br />establishedandwell-knowngourmetvegetarianrestaurants.AnnieSomerville,theexecutive <br />chef,hasearnedanationalreputationforherimaginativevegetariandishes.Sheisalso <br />committedtokeepingtherestaurant?swastetoaminimum.Therestauranthasthreerecycling <br />dumpsters:oneforcardboard,newspaper,paperandothermixedpaper;asecondfor <br />plasticandglassbottlesandjars;andathirdformetalbeverageandproducecans.Theseare <br />collectedtwiceweekly.Inaddition,therestaurant40-galloncanswithkitchenscraps, <br />platescrapings,unusableproduceandsoiledpapertwiceweekly.Halfofthesearecollected <br />throughSanFrancisco?sgreenwastecollectionandrecyclingprogram.Theremainderis <br />compostedattheGreenGulchorganicfarm,located20milesnorthofSanFrancisco,to <br />helpgroworganicvegetablesthattheirwaybackintoGreens?tastyvegetarianmeals.The <br />restaurantalsodonatestheirfreshbutunusedbreadandotherfoodstoFoodRunners,afood <br />donationorganizationthatservestheneedy.Contact:AnnieSomerville,BuildingA,FortMason, <br />SanFrancisco,CA94123,415-771-6222,www.greensrest.citysearch.com <br />Larry?sMarketswww.larrysmarkets.com <br />Larry?sMarketsinstitutedacompostingprogramin1996aspartoftheirplantorun <br />environmentallyresponsiblestores.Thecompany?sstoresrecovered90%oftheirfood <br />discards,sending750tonsoffood,andwaxedcardboardtocompostand120tonsofmeat <br />productstorendering.Theireffortsrealizedanetsavingsofapproximately$41,000ayear. <br />Source:TargetZeroCanadaathttp://www.targetzerocanada.org/. <br />NewBelgiumBrewery,www.newbelgium.com/ <br />FoundedinabasementbyJeffLebeschandKimJordanin1991,NewBelgiumBrewerynow <br />producesover250,000barrelsofbeerannually,employs150peopleandisthe12thlargestcraft <br /> <br />