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Virginia Green
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Hits at the Park Restaurant - Harbor Park Stadium
Norfolk, VA
Virginia Green is the Commonwealth of Virginia’s campaign to promote environmentally-friendly practices in all aspects of Virginia’s tourism industry. Virginia Green has established "core activities" specific to each sector of tourism, and these practices are considered the required minimum for participation in the program. However, Virginia Green encourages its participants to reduce their environmental impacts in all aspects of their operations, and this profile provides a full list of all their “green” activities. These are the activities that guests / customers can expect to find when they visit this facility.
Hits at the Park Restaurant - Harbor Park Stadium
We are a restaurant at Harbor Park Stadium in Norfolk that is open during baseball games and is available for private catering.
Our company, Ovations Food Services, has made "going green" a corporate, nation-wide initiative
Virginia Green Activities
This facility pledges that they:
Minimize the use of disposable food service items| - Use disposable containers that are recyclable |
Recycle Grease| - Store the grease and have it picked up by rendering company |
| - Periodically pump the grease traps |
| - Have a contract with grease filtering company |
Recycle and Reduce Waste| - Glass (required for Virginia Green) |
| - Plastic |
| - Newspaper |
| - Office Paper |
| - Cardboard |
| - Packing Supplies |
| - Fluorescent Lamps (may required by law) |
| - Batteries |
| - Electronics equipment - computers, etc. |
| - Have an effective food inventory control to minimize waste |
| - Use reusable dishware and glassware & minimize use of disposables |
| - Provide condiments, cream and sugar, etc. in bulk |
| - Use screen based ordering systems |
| - Use bulk soap dispensers in public restrooms |
| - Purchase recycled content paper towels and toilet paper |
| - Make 2 sided copies / printed materials |
| - Purchase durable equipment and furniture |
| - Perform preventative maintenance on all appliances, HVAC systems, plumbing, and vehicles |
Use Water Efficiently| - Have high efficiency dishwashers |
| - Have low flow bathroom sink faucets and showerheads (sink faucets use no more than 1.5 gallons per minute (gpm), showerheads no more than 2.5 gpm) |
| - Discourage water-based cleanup (sweep first) |
Conserve Energy | - Track overall energy bills |
| - Have evaluated existing ovens and other kitchen equipment for energy efficiency |
| - Perform preventative maintenance on HVAC system |
| - Have individual thermostats for each room |
- Use natural lighting
Source of energy |
For more information on Hits at the Park Restaurant - Harbor Park Stadium, see
www.norfolktides.com
or contact Allen Cranfill at acranfill@norfolktides.com or 757-622-2222.
For more information on the Virginia Green program, see www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/PollutionPrevention/VirginiaGreen.aspx.
Virginia Green is a partnership supported by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the Virginia Hospitality & Tourism Association, and the Virginia Tourism Corporation.