Serviceware Survey

Sustainable Serviceware Survey

Thank you for responding to our brief survey. It should take less than 5 minutes to complete. We will be discussing the results at the Take Care Summit on November 9th.

As part of our NOAA Sea Grant-funded project “Cape Cod Coalition to Shift Tourism Businesses to Sustainable Serviceware” to reduce the waste associated with single use plastic, we are surveying Capewide food establishments about their sustainability practices. Our grant focuses on building a coalition in order to work together towards solutions. To better understand current practices and challenges we need to gather some information from our Cape and Islands business community.

Definitions: Sustainable serviceware is defined as products that are less harmful to the environment. Reusable is defined as a product such as silverware, plates, cups, etc. that is cleaned and reused multiple times.

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* 1. What town(s) does your business operate?

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* 2. What type of serviceware products does your business use on premise and for take out? Check all that apply:

	Cups	Plates	Silverware	Takeout containers	Other
Compostable plastic (PLA)	Compostable plastic (PLA) Cups	Compostable plastic (PLA) Plates	Compostable plastic (PLA) Silverware	Compostable plastic (PLA) Takeout containers	Compostable plastic (PLA) Other
Aluminum	Aluminum Cups	Aluminum Plates	Aluminum Silverware	Aluminum Takeout containers	Aluminum Other
Cardboard	Cardboard Cups	Cardboard Plates	Cardboard Silverware	Cardboard Takeout containers	Cardboard Other
Styrofoam	Styrofoam Cups	Styrofoam Plates	Styrofoam Silverware	Styrofoam Takeout containers	Styrofoam Other
Compostable paper/bamboo	Compostable paper/bamboo Cups	Compostable paper/bamboo Plates	Compostable paper/bamboo Silverware	Compostable paper/bamboo Takeout containers	Compostable paper/bamboo Other
Paper	Paper Cups	Paper Plates	Paper Silverware	Paper Takeout containers	Paper Other
Plastic	Plastic Cups	Plastic Plates	Plastic Silverware	Plastic Takeout containers	Plastic Other

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Who provides your serviceware supplies? What brands?

Supplier

Brands

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* 4. If you compost what service do you use?

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* 5. Do you provide straws, disposable utensils, and condiments only upon request?

Yes

Please describe any feedback you've received from your customers.

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* 6. What barriers would prevent you from using sustainable/reusable products? Check all that apply:

Health codes (e.g. prohibiting dishwashing, refilling customer's containers)

Cost

Lack of knowledge of available products

Availability of alternatives (e.g. reusable program)

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Would you interested in any of the following resources? Check all that apply:

Cost audit (e.g. cost to transition to reusable/sustainable options)

Funding opportunities

Information on products and vendors

Commercial composting

Regulations and compliance (Town, Health Dept., etc)

Reusable serviceware program

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Please share any additional comments you may have.

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* 9. Would you like more information about resources and how to be a part of a coalition to reduce single use plastic? If yes, please provide contact information below.

Yes

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* 10. How may we contact you?

First Name

Last Name

Business Name

Phone