People eating out at California restaurants may start to see an optional 1% surcharge added to their bill to help fight climate change
The money will go to a public fund that helps farmers who use practices that reduce carbon in the atmosphere.To participate in the Restore California Renewable Restaurant program, eateries can choose to add a 1% fee to every diner's check.It would still be optional for customers, but if all diners at a certain eatery pay it, the haul would be more than enough to make the establishment carbon neutral, Anthony Myint, an organizer of the initiative, told CNN.
Restaurants across California can get involvedTheir new initiative, the Restore California Renewable Restaurant program, launched Tuesday and is open to restaurant owners across the state.Myint said Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant in Los Angeles is one of several restaurants that has already jumped on board.He said he hopes restaurants will proudly display the Restore California logo in their window or on their website, like others do now with a LEED or Fair Trade certification.
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