Like many of you, we at the Battery Café are concerned about the health of our planet in general, and of our local environment in particular.

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In early 2020 we engaged Planeet Consulting to perform a trash audit on our premises, and give us guidance on how we could become a more sustainable business.

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With their input and some ideas from our own staff and customers, we have implemented the following sustainable practices:

 

• We use previously owned cups and plates for indoor dining.

• We sell coffee beans in bulk, into your own reusable container.

• Our used coffee grounds are saved for compost and provided free to the community.

• We separate our organic waste into a compost bin and have it picked up weekly.

• We sell reusable drink containers and offer discounts to customers who use reusable drink or food containers.

• We have switched from plastic to wooden takeaway cutlery.

• We have switched from plastic to paper straws, and also offer sippy lids for cold drinks to minimize straw use.

• We have separated our cardboard and paper recycling from our plastics and glass, to avoid contamination.  

• We consolidate our garbage and recycling daily, to minimize our use of plastic garbage and recycling bags.

• We provide recycling and compost bins for customers.

 

These measures require some extra effort and investment on our part, but we feel that our planet and environment are worth it.

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There is still much to do, and we welcome suggestions on how we can become a more sustainable operation.