Resources

Plastic Waste Reduction Grants earthday365 and the Green Dining Alliance have received access to two grants aimed at reducing Styrofoam and plastic waste. Both materials have significant negative [...]

Written by Charlie Hall, GDA Intern Whether you’re a home chef, an executive chef, or just an eco-conscious consumer, “greenwashing” is a practice you encounter daily, though you may not realize [...]

In a Gallup poll from 2016, it was found that 61% of Americans eat out at least once a week. Dining out generates a lot of pollutants from uneaten food, to-go materials, emissions from [...]

As we start Black History Month, it is a great time to reflect on ways we can all support communities of color and especially the Black community. When it comes to food and what you eat, you have [...]

It’s that time of the year again where families start to gather for big holiday dinners,  celebrate gift exchanges, and enjoy potluck-style with friends. There always seems to be an overarching [...]

Next time you clean your house, try cleaning green!  Not only are eco-friendly products safer, it’s cost-effective to make your own all-natural solutions at home, and your environmental impact is [...]

The Green Dining Alliance and St. Louis Earth Day recently worked with students of St. Louis University’s MBA program on an Experimental Learning Project to determine the “Real Cost [...]

It’s difficult for the average farmer to budget the time for the long drive to Saint Louis in order to sell food, especially if they run a small operation that focuses on sustainably raised [...]

Why are cities around the USA and world banning Styrofoam? In short: it’s very toxic. Honestly, it’s downright creepy.   Take a look at this fact sheet to see how and why [...]

Originally written and published October 2015 by Olivia Engel, Green Dining Alliance Program Coordinator The traditional headliner of the American holiday dinner is, without question, the turkey. [...]