Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Pickup partner: Project Green Fork helps restaurants live up to sustainable certification

Published March 1, 2011 in the Commercial Appeal
Two and a half years ago, Madeleine Edwards was a stay-at-home mom. Once a week, her brother-in-law paid her to pick up and drop off the recyclables from Presbyterian Day School, where he worked.

About that time, Margot McNeeley enlisted Tsunami as the pilot restaurant for Project Green Fork, which aims to contribute to a sustainable Mid-South by helping local restaurants reduce their environmental impacts.

In order for Project Green Fork to be a success, McNeeley needed someone to assist restaurants with recycling.

Edwards stepped up, and as a result Project Green Fork now has 29 certified sustainable restaurants, and Edwards has grown a business, Get Green Recycleworks...(Read more).

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