Sustainable practices such as recycling, composting, pulping, and food donation provide ways to reduce the waste generated in a foodservice operation. 8. Direct energy is the energy used to produce...

Sustainable practices such as recycling, composting, pulping, and food donation provide ways to reduce the waste generated in a foodservice operation. 8. Direct energy is the energy used to produce and serve food, such as the energy required by the production and service holding equipment. Indirect energy, such as that in sanitation and waste disposal, is that which is used to facilitate functions that use direct energy.