Dining out

So I was talking to some great friends last night and the topic of dining out "green" came up. Since we were in a restaurant, and curious, we decided to find out whether or not the "to-go" containers of said restaurant were earth-friendly. (In previous posts I've mentioned how we are trying to avoid using plastic bags at the grocery, so this seemed like a continuation of that idea.) We were pleasantly surprised. Not only did they use brown paper bags, instead of plastic, for their to-go food, but they also used containers made out of recyclable materials! If the restaurants you go to don't have a similar program, find a comment card or a manager and politely let them know that it is something you look for when picking a restaurant. It never hurts to plant a seed in their minds that their clientèle are choosing more and more based on earth-friendly policies.