Mint Restaurant partners up with Birmingham City Council to promote sustainable practice in Birmingham’s restaurants
The Mint Indian and Bangladeshi Cuisine is working in partnership with Birmingham City Council and environmental charity Urban Mines to ensure that the city’s restaurant industry places sustainability at the core of their business practice.
A seminar with Urban Mines has been planned for the 24th March at 12.00pm at the Mint, which will discuss best practice within the sector and examine practical measures available to reduce waste, energy and save cost.
Mint was selected for the event following successful implementation of its own green strategy which has halved its non-recyclable waste and will save an estimated £2,500 over the next five years.
Measures taken by the Mint team include:
• Partnership with another business to share the cost of glass collection and cardboard
waste
• Oil tins are taken to a local scrap yard
• Glass bottles are recycled and the use of plastic bottles has been minimised as a drinks
dispenser has been installed.
Aftab Rahman the Marketing Manager for the Mint Cuisine, is also exploring how food waste can be collected and turned into energy.
“It is crucial for us as a key restaurant within community to become as sustainable as possible. If climate change continues, Bangladesh will be one of the first countries to disappear. We are keen to share our ‘good practice’ with fellow restaurateurs so that they can take simple measures to reduce waste, save cost and do their bit in saving the planet”.
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