Microsoft Earns "Green" Designation

The Green Restaurant Association has announced that Microsoft's food-service facilities have earned "Certified Green Restaurant" status, reportedly the first U.S. corporate campus to be so designated. Among its “green” initiatives, Microsoft has added a composting program, maintained a recyling program, eliminated all Styrofoam containers and started converting grease and oil from its kitchens into biodiesel. The composting program alone has diverted 20.3 million pieces of cutlery, 18.5 million plates and bowls and 22.1 million cups—109 tons of plastic in all—from landfills annually. The biodiesel initiative recycles 10,000 gallons of used fryer oil each year. Microsoft’s onsite dining operations ...

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