News Release — Wayside Restaurant
April 9, 2015
Contact:
Brian Zechinelli, owner, Wayside
(802) 223-6611 or waysidevt@aol.com
Carl Witke, Operations Manager, CVSWMD 802-229-9383 x105, carlw@cvswmd.org
MONTPELIER – The Wayside Restaurant and Bakery is celebrating Earth Day this April 22 from 2 – 4 pm at its Route 302 location. The Wayside has been composting its food scraps through the Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District since 2007, diverting over 544 tons of material out of the landfill and into Vermont’s soil.
In fact, Wayside food scraps have been going to Vermont Compost Company, which will be onsite during the Earth Day event selling bags of beautiful, rich compost made from food scraps from restaurants and businesses like the Wayside. CVSWMD will also be on site selling Soil Saver compost bins and Green Cones at cost, and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources will be available to answer questions about Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law, which bans recyclables and organics from the landfill by 2020.
Brian Zechinelli, Wayside owner, said he believes so strongly in his restaurant’s role in providing sustainable, green solutions, that he has made Earth Day a paid working holiday for his staff. The Wayside was the first restaurant in Montpelier to be certified as a Green Restaurant by the Vermont Business Environmental Partnership.
When Zechinelli cooked up his Earth Day plans, he celebrated by giving each of his employees a bag of Vermont Compost.
At 2:00 pm, Zechinelli will be hosting a special media event, and the public is welcome to stop in, enjoy treats and learn more about composting and recycling in Vermont. For more information contact Zechinelli at (802) 223-6611.
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