GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — While the movement to decrease the use of plastics has grown in recent months, with big-name companies and governments making promises to phase out plastic straws, bags and containers, it's actually old news to several restaurants and bars in West Michigan.
Grand Rapids-based BarFly Venturesy, the parent company of several bars and restaurants including Stella's and HopCat, hasn't used plastic straws in years.
"Restaurants produce a lot of waste. Every single piece of produce that they get in comes in boxes, bags and there's a lot that goes out and a lot can be sorted out," Carrie Veldman, who leads the sustainability program at BarFly, said.
BarFly has set a goal to compost or recycle 90 percent of the waste that comes through the door.
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