The New Hampshire Sustainable Lodging and Restaurant Program is part of the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association.
They are dedicated to teaching restaurant and lodging owners to be more aware of the environmental impact their businesses have and the need to be more energy efficient. To date the most success has been with the Lodging Operations. They have been able to accommodate by replacing light bulbs, incorporating local food into their menus and reducing their everyday and hazardous waste. The program was expanded to Restaurants over a year ago but has met with more resistance....until lately that is.....
The Concord Monitor recently had an article about a local restaurant 
The Red Blazer. This popular establishment has recently started an extremely ambitious Green Campaign.
It all started with the desire to reduce the accumulation and expense of weekly wine and beer bottle empties (they have a very popular bar).
Owner Sarandis Karathanasis saw a glass crusher at a restaurant show in Chicago. He and his partner, Pedro Godoi, bought it. The results were immediate...they saved $500 a month on trash fees. The Blazer actively recycles and they are now in the process of replacing all light bulbs with the energy efficient alternatives. But that is not their biggest project! They are in the process of supplementing their natural gas water heaters with a "green sustaining" oil burner that will use the restaurants used vegetable oil to heat its hot water. They expect this will save them at least $300 a month in natural gas costs never mind the cost of having the used oil picked up and disposed of by an outside vendor.
The Blazer partners have more "Green"plans on the horizon. They are building (listen up patrons) an energy efficient cooling room. This will allow them to cut their cooling costs and to expand their beer selection 
...now that's incentive!!
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If you are interested in "Green Restaurants" in the New England Area be sure to check out the web site 
of the green restaurant association
Concord New Hampshire Realtor Local Information
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Joan Mirantz - Joni is a Realtor® with Keeler Family Realtors, a locally owned, Customer Service oriented Firm.
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