KFC home delivery food Sustainability Report
Currently, they have KFC restaurant location in Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories providing quality services to our valuable customers. They can provide home delivery KFC¡¦s product service for customers too. I focus on the segment of markets to customers.
This report offers links to KFC home delivery food case studies, green chemicals, green supplies, energy efficiency, water conservation, checklists and guidance to become more sustainable, food waste management, solid waste diversion techniques.
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Executive Summary:
Major energy inputs:
KFC home delivery food is
one of the highest energy consumers commercially.
In commercial
foodservice, the most important uses of energy are for cooking, lighting
refrigeration and space heating. Foodservice operations are the first most
intensive energy users in the commercial sector.
Major energy outputs:
KFC home delivery food
like any other business,
contribute to environmental pollution: through excessive energy and water
consumption, use of disposable products and toxic cleaners. KFC
differ from most businesses, however, in their impact on food production. Food
production has various impacts on pesticide use and the concomitant ecosystem
degradation, and has tremendous potential in redirecting food waste from the
landfill to composting, contributing to healthy soils in the region.
Major waste outputs:
KFC home delivery food
like any other business, contribute to environmental pollution: through
excessive energy and water consumption, use of disposable products and toxic
cleaners. Restaurants differ from most businesses, however, in their impact on
food production. Food production has various impacts on pesticide use and the
concomitant ecosystem degradation, and has tremendous potential in redirecting
food waste from the landfill to composting, contributing to healthy soils in the
region.
Solid:
When KFC cooked their food, they provided more food residue. There are fat, oil and grease come from butter, lard, vegetable fats and oils, meats, nuts and cereals. Fats are among the more stable of the organic compounds and are not easily decomposed by bacteria. Fats coat, congeal and accumulate on pipes, pumps, and equipment and sometimes obstruct lines.
Generally there are two types of waste solid waste in the food industry; food waste and packaging waste. Packaging waste consists of corrugated cardboard, paper, glass, metals, and plastics.
By discarding plastic thoughtlessly, especially packaging, KFC home delivery food always have many take away packaging wasting that is the most important pollution problem, people are accidentally causing the deaths of millions of mammals, birds, reptiles and fish every year. Plastics are used because they are easy and cheap to make and they can last a long time. Unfortunately these same useful qualities can make plastic a huge pollution problem. The cheapness means plastic gets discarded easily and its long life means it survives in the environment for long periods where it can do great harm. The cheapness means plastic gets discarded easily and its long life means it survives in the environment for long periods where it can do great harm. Because plastic does not decompose, and requires high energy ultra-violet light to break down, the amount of plastic waste in our oceans is steadily increasing.
This plastic can affect marine wildlife in two important ways: by entangling creatures, and by being eaten. It makes people sick as it is poisonous
Recommendations
1. Reduction of the amount of plastic used in packaging which is usually immediately thrown away. KFC can Re-use of plastics should be encouraged.
2. Plastic wrapping and bags should carry a warning label stating the dangers of plastic pollution, and KFC should be encouraged to use their own bags, or recycled paper bags.
http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/Envfacts/plastic/
Air:
KFC use grills and char broilers to cook their food, which release high levels of carbon monoxide into the air. Most of this carbon monoxide is inhaled by the cooks in front of these grills. The carbon monoxide that is exhausted to the air outside is released into the atmosphere and can drift into your home. Carbon monoxide is poisonous and can cause brain damage or even death with prolonged exposure. Another pollutant released by restaurant ventilation systems is smoke. These particles contain an unknown amount of pollutants that can cause respiratory illness and aggravated asthmatic symptoms with prolonged exposure. The most fast acting pollutant released by restaurant ventilation systems is grease. Grease comes from using a fryer, cooking fatty meats, and using oil to cook with. This grease settles on the restaurant itself and the surrounding buildings. Over time, this buildup of grease and smut can create a fire hazard that can be detrimental if not kept up with and cleaned on a regular basis.
Water:
http://www.deq.state.mi.us/documents/deq-ess-p2-restaurant-FOGbrochure.pdf
Recommendations:
KFC home delivery food
can save money and protect the environment by reducing waste through source
reduction, reuse, and recycling. Facilities that may benefit from practicing
waste reduction are restaurants, supermarkets, produce and concession stands,
school cafeterias, hospitals, food processors, farmers, hotels, prisons,
employee lunch room, parks and recreational facilities, and community events.
Participating in a pollution prevention program can create an improved public
image. The introduction
should contain a brief overview of the problem being addressed and the
background information needed for the reader to understand the work being done
and the reasoning behind it. After reading the introduction, the reader should
know exactly what the report is about, why the research was conducted, and how
this research adds to the knowledge that the reader may have about the topic.
Detail
- Operational
- Product/service design
- Energy management
KFC home delivery food operations represent the largest commercials users of refrigeration many of which are still using chlorofluorocarbons and are significant commercials users of cooling.
- Land management
- Waste management
- Recycling
- Transport management
- Carbon management
- Sustainability performance indicators
Short term to improve performance for KFC home delivery food
Long term vision for full transformation to sustainability
Conclusions and Recommendations
References
Appendices