The go green concept is growing increasingly popular. It has entered the portals of bars around the world, as well. Bars are now contributing towards protecting the environment in a number of ways these days. Right from recycling of the bottles, to composting the leftovers, they are doing it all. After all sustainable development is everyoneโs responsibility.
Bars have seriously taken up the concept of sustainability and have inculcated sustainable measures in their working protocols. There has been a remarkable increase in sustainable bars ever since 2010. Most of the bars have resorted to serving organic drinks, to show their seriousness towards sustainability.
Three bars that set an example to the world, by adopting green practices:
Mareโka, Studio City Calif
The idea of Mareโka Enright behind opening this bar was to offer the customers a healthier way to drink. She opened the bar with a tagline, โThe Organic Watering Hole.โ The bar serves many a drinks and cocktails with ingredients such as fresh blackberries, Kmbucha trees and more. Although the waiting time for a drink is close to 45 minute, Enright says, people do not mind waiting a little longer for a healthier drink. Even the cups used for serving are fully compostable.
Standing Stone Brewing Co, Ashland, Ore
Image Source : George Rubaloff
It was in 2002 that the owner of the bar Alex Amarotico, started his first green initiative of recycling aluminum. He also installed an energy efficient ventilation system. In order to make his green moves bigger, he leased 265 acre of land for organic farming, which provides organic beef and eggs for the food service in his bar. The uneaten food at the bar is used as compost for the farm. The company provides free bicycles to the employees who have completed 1,000 of work. The sustainability focus at Standing Stone is quite noticeable.
B.D. Rileyโs, Austin, Texas
Steve Basile, the owner of bar first realized the need to go green. The first move that he took was to replace the beverage napkins to green ones despite the fact that these were costing him more. He then shifted to recycled fiberboard containers that were costing him the same and were eco friendly. He then undertook several green measures, such as reducing bottled beers, participating in glass recycling programs etc. He believes that his bar is contributing towards making people more conscious about sustainability.
Summary
Green bars are a great promoter of sustainable living and development. The concept of turning the bars greener is helpful in a number of ways such as it promotes healthy drinking. In addition to this, it tremendously helps in waste reduction and promoting recycling measures.
