Restaurants are big users…water, paper, electricity, gasoline, etc. We have a long way to go but we are making strides on the journey to be better stewards of the earth we all share.

We use more recycled paper products now than in previous years. Overall our continuous effort to use recycled paper has saved the equivalent of 21,223 trees and it doesn’t stop there either. In 2008, Jason’s deli saved over 9 million gallons of water, nearly 5.5 million kilowatts of energy, nearly 800,000 pounds of air pollution and over 600,000 gallons of oil.

Just by switching many of the paper products we use to recycled paper.

To rephrase Astronaut Neil Armstrong, “That’s one small step for earth, one giant leap for our delis.”

We love Austin, Texas!

If you haven’t been there, it’s a wonderful city. Check out the Austinist and their mention of our new Solar Panels at our Austin deli on South I-35 at: http://austinist.com/2007/11/14/texas_recycles.php

November 15th is Texas Recycles Day. Time to remember to reuse it. We have eliminated ALL polystyrene packaging in the deli and replaced it with paper or recyclable plastic.

We are almost rid of all of our aerosols too. One more product to go. We’ll get there.

Thanks to those of you that have sent requests asking what we do to eliminate waste and conserve water and energy. We are constantly asking ourselves what we can do to lower our energy consumption and educate our people about conservation and sustainable practices. Incorporating even the smallest sustainable measures helps the world we share. It’s a journey and this is where we are, so far:

• To-go cups and packaging are foam-free
• Support organic farming and products, with new organic products being tested and added annually
• As a sponsor of American Forests’ Global ReLeaf program, we are helping to plant thousands of trees in the South Texas Wildlife Refuge.
• Currently one item away from delis becoming aerosol-free.
• In progress: Developing multiple locations powered in part by solar energy systems.
• Every deli within deregulated electric utility areas buys energy from providers … Read More »