Daniel Boulud X Dinex Group – #PhasingOutPlastic
Daniel Boulud is the latest powerhouse in the restaurant industry to take a stand against plastic. As of 1th July, plastic drinking straws will be eliminated from all his restaurants, including DANIEL, Boudlud Sud, Bar Boulud, Cafe Boulud and DBGB Kitchen & Bar.
“Plastic straws are used by guests for less than an hour and then they persist in our environment for decades,” said Brett Tausi, CEO of Dinex Group, in a press release announcing the news. The release also cited a statistic from Ecocycle.org that Americans use over 500 million plastic straws every day, and that “it is projected that by the year 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.”
Most of the single use plastics that is offered to us can be replaced with compostable alternatives that are made from natural alternatives. It’s great to see that so many chefs, like Daniel Boulud, are joining us on our mission to #phaseoutplastics.