It’s Not Easy Being Green
Posted By willng24 On October 29, 2007 @ 7:10 am In AROUND C-TOWN | 4 Comments
Going Green is a huge movement that has been getting a lot of attention. So where does Chinatown stand on the subject? Sadly, to say the Green movement has yet to gain traction in our neighborhood. It was rather difficult for me to find individuals who were even willing to speak to me about this subject. The few locals that I did talk to about going Green do care about the environment, but must justify the cost of changing their operations. The main reason for the lack of following is the cost. Many of these locals feel that going Green would not improve their business. They don’t believe their customers are environmentally conscious. How can we change this?
So until the transition over to a more environmentally friendly operation is cost effective, it will be up to the consumers to encourage our local business owner that we care about the environment. Chinatown has always had a bad reputation about cleanliness but with everyone’s help, we can change this.
4 Comments To "It’s Not Easy Being Green"
#1 Comment By Chinatown Blogger On October 29, 2007 @ October 29, 2007
Our neighbors at the Leather District raised money to purchase 2 solar powered compactor trash cans. These self-powered trash cans will press the trash so more can be stored in one bin, while reducing the number of trips by sanitation trucks to empty the bins. With the amount of trash the restaurants throw out each day, this could be something usefuly for Chinatown. Here is a link in the Boston Globe.
[1] http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/07/26/solar_power_compactors_press_the_mess_in_boston/
#2 Comment By Will On October 29, 2007 @ October 29, 2007
Yes, those are called “Big Belly” trash compactors by a company called Seahorse Power based in Needham. I’ve met with Jim Poss, the founder, a few times about his product. However, it is quite a challenge to sell a Chinese restaurant on spending $5k on a trash compactor. The City has a contract to have these all over town.
Local businesses will not justify spending thousands on something that doesn’t generate revenue. Only until they start losing business or legislation passes, will a local business spend more to discard trash.
Check out Grill Zone in Allston (http://www.grillezone.com/). This is the best example of a Green Restaurant.
#3 Comment By BellZ On November 18, 2007 @ November 18, 2007
You would think that with all the restaurant grease that some kind of biofuel/energy cogeneration would be a snap!
#4 Comment By VeiBlog On December 1, 2007 @ December 1, 2007
Fabulous site. Keep it up ,best regards and shalom to all of you
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