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Barberitos to open 0% waste restaurant

April 22, 2014

Barberitos is taking steps to become more eco-friendly and hopes to introduce the first zero-percent waste restaurant by July. So far, the chain is using clear polypropylene drink cups that are 100-percent recyclable, 100-percent recycled brown napkins and has switched to compostable deli paper and recycled paper to-go bags, according to a company press release.

Founder and CEO Downing Barber took the intiative even further by introducing composting in his Five Points location in Athens, Ga. Also, the franchise has always supported the "Farm to Table" initiative and now would like to continue the cycle by returning the food waste back to the environment to grow new plants.

Barberitos has 52 signed restaurant locations, 37 of which are open for business in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida.