How we are green

At Barcade we feel a responsibility to reduce the environmental impact of our business. Here are some of the products we use and programs we have implemented to help reduce our footprint.

Barcade is working with the Green Restaurant Association, an International nonprofit organization founded in 1990, to certify all Barcade locations. Their mission is to shift the restaurant industry toward ecological sustainability with the largest database of green solutions for the restaurant industry.

Barcade earns Green Points™ from the Green Restaurant Association for efforts made in:

Water Efficiency
Waste Reduction and Recycling
Sustainable Durable Goods & Building Materials
Sustainable Food
Energy
Reusables & Environmentally Preferable Disposables
Chemical and Pollution Reduction

Beer

Local beer tastes best. Barcade only sells American-brewed craft beer, and only beer on draft. On average, 75% of the beer served will be brewed within a few hours drive. By not serving bottles and cans, the draft beer moves quickly and beers are rotated more frequently. Empty kegs are returned to the breweries for cleaning and re-filling with no waste or energy consumed by recycling glass or aluminum.

Utilities

Barcade runs off of wind power provided by local wind farms. The power is delivered to us through the grid by an alternative energy provider.

Supplies

It didn’t take long to realize how many serving straws a bar can go through per year. One can only imagine how many plastic straws are out there somewhere. Barcade uses 100% compostable and sustainable drinking straws and stirring straws from EcoProducts founded in Colorado. Other eco-conscious supplies include:

BPA-free receipt paper
Corn-based disposable utensils
EcoCraft deli paper made from recycled material & soy based wax
Biodegradable kraft paper food trays
Bamboo cocktail skewers
Green Heritage toilet paper made from 100% recycled materials

Merchandise

These days a “Made in America” tag can be refreshing to see. Most of our shirts are American Apparel brand andlocally screenprinted by Kayrock Screenprinting.

Recycling

Much of the material used during our construction was salvaged or found. Whenever possible we have used reclaimed wood, doors, windows, light fixtures and just about everything else. Recycled paper stock is used for our daily beer menus.

Food Composting

Food waste comprises about half of a restaurant’s waste stream. Barcade utilizes local composting companies to help reduce the amount of waste going into landfills.