Chipotle is expanding composting efforts across its restaurants, aiming to increase the number of burrito bowls and quesadilla trays it diverts from landfills.
Chipotle is increasing composting across its more than 3,200 restaurants, with waste reduction one of the goals that executive compensation bonuses are based on.
The focus on waste reduction is being pursued alongside other environmental, social, and governance goals, such as upping the purchase of local produce and improving the retention rate for diverse employees in certain positions. The company's focus on these issues is reflected in executive compensation being linked to the goals, with the annual incentive bonuses of executives including CEO Brian Niccol positively or negatively impacted by up to 15%.
Other items have been harder to solve for, Shibata said, like the small plastic portion cups that you use to put salsa in. While the company has found some fiber-based products that can hold those liquids, it's not up to the company's standards yet, she said. Chipotle has also looked to replace some of its forks with fiber-based forks, Shibata said, but it has found that alternatives don't pick up the food as well as its existing forks just yet.
"The EPA tracks a lot of stuff, the USDA tracks a lot of stuff. Nobody tracks compost, and recycling is in the same boat," he said. "No one really knows how much we recycle here in the U.S., it's just stupid."
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