The scoop on the soup

This is the container of soup that I brought home yesterday.  Under that little green tree in the photo it says post consumer fiber. Wednesday, April 22nd was earth day and here in Minneapolis the city gave notice to restaurants that this is the day that they must start using recyclable containers for take out.  The city says it will enforce the rule but I wonder if they will or not.  During the past few weeks on my walks through the skyway system, I started to really notice which restaurants are using styrofoam containers and which have made the switch to ecofriendly products.  It's about half and half.  Wednesday I stopped into The Washington Square Cafe, one of my favorite spots for a quick lunch.  I was pleasantly surprised to see the styrofoam soup containers gone and replaced with the new containers.  I decided I had to thank someone.  Stephanie, the manager explained that Eurest (Compass is the parent company) had made the change to their other cafes in downtown.  She says it was important for them to do it. It is also important for me to vote with my soup dollars and choose the restaurants that will make this change.