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Virginia Green
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La Strada
Alexandria, 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.
La Strada
We are a family owned & operated Italian restaurant in the heart of Del Ray. We make our own pastas, breads, mozzarella and dessrts and grow our own garden with tomatoes, peppers and herbs. We compost our organic waste, coffee grounds etcc and donate our fryer oil to a landscape company to run their bio diesel cars
We were sent the application and as a small business we are concerned about the environment and our impact on it. As a small family owned company we try to save money by reusing and recycling.
Virginia Green Activities
This facility pledges that they:
Minimize the use of disposable food service items| - Use disposable containers that are made from bio-based materials |
| - Use disposable containers that are made from recycled content paper |
| - Use disposable containers that are recyclable |
Recycle Grease| - Store the grease and have it picked up by rendering company |
| - Use our grease to make bio-diesel |
| - Other Activities: My husbands landscape company (Four Feet to the Yard) uses it as bio-diesel |
Recycle and Reduce Waste| - Glass (required for Virginia Green) |
| - Aluminum Cans |
| - Plastic |
| - Toner Cartridges |
| - Newspaper |
| - Office Paper |
| - Cardboard |
| - Packing Supplies |
| - Batteries |
| - Compost food waste and other compostables |
| - Use reusable dishware and glassware & minimize use of disposables |
| - Provide condiments, cream and sugar, etc. in bulk |
| - Use water pitchers and filtered water to minimize the use of single-use bottles |
| - Use menus and table placards as opportunity to communicate green activities |
| - Use screen based ordering systems |
| - Use bulk soap dispensers in public restrooms |
| - Purchase recycled content paper towels and toilet paper |
| - Use a last-in/first-out inventory & effective labeling systems |
| - Make 2 sided copies / printed materials |
| - Use electronic correspondence and forms |
| - Using 'green' Cleaners that are dispensed in bulk |
| - Perform preventative maintenance on all appliances, HVAC systems, plumbing, and vehicles |
| - Use less toxic materials |
| - Minimize use of pesticides and herbicides in landscaping |
| - Other Activities: we grow our own garden and compost our organic material |
Use Water Efficiently| - Have high efficiency dishwashers |
| - Have low flow toilets (use 1.6 gallons or less per flush - 1.6 gpf) |
| - Discourage water-based cleanup (sweep first) |
| - Minimize lawn areas |
Conserve Energy | - Use LED Exit Signs |
- Use natural lighting
Source of energy |
| - Use lighting sensors to turn on / off lights |
For more information on La Strada, see
www.lastrada-ontheave.com
or contact Courtney Scott at info@lastrada-ontheave.com or 703-548-2592.
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.