Make the best choices in to-go ware: For your pocketbook AND the environment!
Join industry peers and invite your staff to learn about the most affordable green products in to-go ware, and discuss the challenges and barriers restaurants face when trying to phase out Styrofoam and #6 plastic.
The workshop will feature Jean Ponzi, from the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, presenting the environmental and human health impact of plastic and “Styrofoam” disposables.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
3 – 4:30 p.m.
Mangia Italiano
3145 S Grand Blvd
St Louis, MO 63116
Refreshments provided.
Register online today!
Register by Friday, November 15th.
- $15 for non-GDA guests
- $0 for employees of GDA Members/Pending Members, Steering Committee, or presenters.
Agenda
3:00-3:25 Presentation: Jean Ponzi from EarthWays Center: “The Skinny on Plastics: A Cheap Poison”
3:25-3:35 GDA Presentation: Discernment Tools and Affordable Alternatives
3:35-4:00 Small-group discussions: “Saying No to Styrofoam and #6 Plastic in Our Community – How Can it be Done?”
4:00-4:30 Facilitated Q&A and Discussion with Panel
