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Small Studies. Big Impact.

Together, we are making making a sustainable economy in Waco, Texas.

Thanks to a strategic partnership with The City of Waco, Keep Waco Beautiful’s Green Business Alliance is creating action toward a greener future.

The Waco Green Business Alliance is mobilizing businesses to approach environmental actions and celebrating achievements.

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Harvest on 25th

Harvest on 25th is a restaurant focused on seasonal ingredients and scratch cooking. Even before becoming a Green Business Alliance member, sustainability has been at the heart of their mission. Below are some ways they are contributing to a more beautiful Waco!

    • Harvest on 25th staff buss all tables in the dining room to reduce contamination in recycling bins

    • All trash cans are paired with a recycling bin to encourage recycling as an alternative to sending all waste to landfills

    • Food scraps are composted with World Hunger Relief

    • Ingredients are sourced from local vendors

    • Menus are created based on seasonal produce availability

Element Waco

Element Waco is an extended stay hotel just off The Circle that weaves sustainability into everything they do. Below are some ways they are contributing to a more beautiful Waco!

    • Breakfast is served with reusable dishware

    • Water bottles in guest rooms are refillable

    • Instead of small one-time use toiletries, Element offers full sized bottles that remain in guest rooms

    • Carpeting is made from recycled fish nets

    • Mattresses are OEKO-TEX Certified and made from Low-VOC foam that is certified to CertiPUR-US® standards

    • Light fixtures are made from bamboo

    • Herbs are grown in the lobby that are then used at the bar

Street Dog Cafe

Street Dog Cafe is a scratch kitchen cafe and coffee bar located on the East side of Waco. Their mission not only includes sustainability but also bringing awareness to dogs looking for foster placements or forever homes. Below are some ways they are contributing to a more beautiful Waco!

    • Composting is handled on site and used in their garden

    • Staff handles recycling to reduce contamination

    • Street Dog donates food leftovers to Habitat for Humanity, YoungLife, and churches in East Waco

    • Garden space around the corner of the cafe is utilized for growing ingredients

    • Ingredients are sourced from local vendors

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Uzin Utz, Waco

Uzin Utz Waco is a global company focused on floor installation systems. They have found a home in Waco and are making great strides in sustainability. Below are some things they are contributing to a more beautiful Waco!

    • All paper, cardboard, plastic, and wood pallets recycled

    • Employees are provided with refillable water bottles

    • Uzin Utz recieves monthly energy audits so they know where they can reduce energy consumption

    • All forklifts are electric

    • Member of the Waco Industry Compliance Group (WIC-G)

    • No water is used in the manufacturing process

    • Uzin Utz has corporate sustainability goals and have Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directives, an EU directive for businesses to report their ESG impacts

Balcones Distilling

Balcones Distilling is certified under both the Waco Green Business Alliance for its tasting room and the Industrial Alliance for the manufacturing side of things. Below are some things they are contributing to a more beautiful Waco!

    • Cardboard, plastic, scrap metal, glass, and E-waste is recycled

    • Liquid beverage waste (Spent grain and pot ale left over after distilling) is given to local farmers

    • No plastic is present in product packaging

  • Wastewater is treated on site before released to COW facilities

    • Glass for bottles and cardboard for packaging are made from recycled materials

    • Uses local Texas grains for products

    • Carpooling program in place to encourage employees to carpool

    • Invested in carbon offsetting

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