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Paper Supplies Tips
Keeping Paper Usage to a Minimum
One of the easiest ways to save money and the environment is to cut down on the use of all paper products, and, oddly enough, buying what you do use in bulk! Buying staple bulk paper products such as paper towels and toilet paper saves you money and if you buy them recycled, you're also helping the environment. Specifically, you can minimize the use of paper products like beverage napkins by purchasing recycled paper coasters that can be used time and time again.
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ReStockit.com Tip: "Green" Paper
More and more businesses to day are getting on the "green" bandwagon and buying recycled paper products. Pre- and post-consumer recycled products are no longer considered a luxury -- availability and variety is going up while costs are going down. Consider purchasing recycled paper products for your eating establishment. Toilet tissue, paper towels, facial tissue and more are now readily available in recycled form, usually right along side traditional paper products.
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Sanitary Restrooms
Most restaurant restrooms see a lot of traffic in a typical day. With all the bacteria and viruses out there, more and more customers are becoming aware of the importance of sanitary conditions in all areas of their eating establishments. Providing paper toilet seat covers is one way to keep restrooms clean and patrons happy. Specially designed to provide toilet seat protection and automatically flushed away after use, toilet seat covers also eliminate the use of excess toilet paper from being used to cover the seat instead. (Not only is that a waste of toilet paper, but it can also clog your septic system.)
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ReStockit.com Tip: Storing Extra Paper Products
Buying paper products in bulk is a necessity for a restaurant. But what to do with the cases of paper towels and toilet paper rolls when they aren't being used? Kimberly Clark has cases of paper towels at 20 per case, for example. That's a lot of extra space being taken up! It's a good idea to keep your stock in stages. Place about five back-up rolls of paper towels in your kitchen and/or food prep area. Leave the remaining in your pantry or storage area.
For toilet paper, make a pyramid of three spare rolls on the back of the toilet. Alternately, keep a basket of a few rolls nearby the toilet. The overstock can also be kept in your storage area. Be sure to check supplies regularly -- both in the restaurant and in the supply area.
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Touch-free Restrooms
At your restaurant you want your customers to handle the food the drinks, the utensils... But in the restroom, the ideal situation is as close to a completely touch-free experience as you can create. Provide the strongest sanitary trio: Install automatic flushing toilets, automatic faucets, and touch-free paper towel dispensers. This will cut down on the spread of germs through physical contact. If possible, install an automatic hand drying system as a back up for the paper towels. This will also cut down on your use of paper (although slightly increase your electric usage).
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Cleaning With Coffee Filters
In order to avoid lint and streaking when cleaning your acrylic menu holders, try wiping them down with cleaning solution and coffee filters instead of paper towels. This trick works great on windows and mirrors as well, obviously! If you think this will result in a waste of filters, think again: Many coffee suppliers throw in extra filters for free, so it's as though you're getting paper cleaning products for free. A typical filter is also much stronger than a paper towel and can be reused a few times, as long as the clean-up job is not too messy.
