Green Custard, Sustainable Shack: Composting and Building

Sadly today will probably be the last day in which I go to the wonderful Shake Shack to get custard before I depart for Ohio this Thursday.  Thankfully the flavor of the day is Salted Caramel (how amazing does that sound?) and thankfully I have two more awesome facts about Shake Shack to share with you all.

1) The wonderful folks at the Shack practice on-site composting of all organic materials.

2) Their location on the Upper West Side (the 2nd Shack in the city) was made with sustainable materials.

+The walls were made with Versaroc wainscot - a cement bonded wood fiberboard.
+The tables and garbage cans were made with a renewable wood called Tectum.
+They have LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that reduce consumption by 80% for their exterior signage.
+They have a green wall (recyclable modular unit and pre-grown living unit.) It remains in bloom all year.

Oh well, I could probably talk about Shake Shack all day!

I hope you've taken these kind of indulgent blog posts as a reminder to find out about the local businesses in your area! See how environmentally friendly they are. Learn about what they do with leftover food and how they get their power! And if you don't like what you learn ask them to change.

You have the power!

*photo by Serious Eats (CC)