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Green Seal Standard Targets Food Service Operations

8/21/2014

The standard, GS-55, covers retail restaurants and institutional food service operations through rigorous criteria that minimize environmental impact in several categories. These include food sourcing through use of foods produced in a sustainable manner; waste management, including food waste, compostable waste, recycling and water quality management; energy use; water consumption; and the use of other environmentally preferable products and services.