it’s easy being greenER
If you set your mind to it.
We minimise waste by re-using, recycling or composting, and making choices that will have the least impact on the environment (which sometimes means choosing not to save a quick dollar). We’ve made the following choices when it comes to running our business and hope that many others will start to do the same.
RE-USEABLE & biodegradable
We get it. Convenience is king. Those little colourful plastic spoons are cheaper and easier than having to deal with real spoons that need to be washed. But at some point we figure you have to draw the line where you can. So we did. For tasting our gelato you’ll be served with re-useable spoons (the humble metal teaspoon). If you choose to have a cup and a spoon for your gelato, we hope you will be pleased to know we’ve elected to use fully compostable containers and spoons. Our take-home containers are also fully compostable containers, or, you can use a ReturnR canister. All you need to do is pay a $6 deposit for the twin walled stainless steel ReturnR canister which keeps your gelato chilled on the trip home. Once you’ve finished your gelato you simply rinse the container and then return it to us or any cafe in the ReturnR network to have it refilled or your deposit refunded. Then repeat! To learn more about the ReturnR community click here.
COMPOSTING
We love fresh fruit and use lots of it to create our gelato. Instead of putting our fruit scraps, and coffee grinds, into general waste to be sent to landfill, these scraps are put into Bayside Council’s Green bin. This organic waste then gets recycled into high-quality compost used by Victorian farmers.
Image: Fiona Storey
green power
Little Sky only uses 100% green power. Its a conscious choice we can all make and sends a really good message to our power companies that the days of fossil fuels and burning coal like there’s no 2030 is over. Just ask the kids.