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FPS State Bowl Individual Booklet
FPS State Bowl Individual Booklet
Step 1:
1. Because Mixcal’s dishes and linens are disposable, these products, when thrown away,
might contribute to waste production in these industries. This might be detrimental to the
environment as more dishes and plates, normally reused in other restaurants, are being
thrown away and might contribute to pollution. (Environment)
2. Because Mixcal’s food quality isn’t consistent due to changing locations such as the
soggy salmon pizza, there might be an inconsistency in quality of food. This might cause
less repeat customers for Mixcal, which might be detrimental to their business overall.
(Business and Commerce)
3. Because ShopHoppers has the power to move influencers from one place to another,
such as moving Nicole to Quebec for 2 years, this might cause her to have to move far
away from some of her current friends. As a result, it might be difficult for influencers like
Nicole to build strong social relationships due to moving, overall detrimental to their
social life. (Social Relationships)
4. Because McG’s easily circumvented the health inspectors closing down their restaurant
by moving across state lines, their not-on-par safety standards might cause illness for
their customers. More places might try to circumvent health inspectors this way, which
might affect people’s physical health on a larger scale due to unfit safety standards in
these places. (Physical Health)
5. Because some temporary restaurant employees sneak unrecycled food out the back in
trash bags, Mixcal might not actually be meeting their material recycling goals set by the
US’s CircE plan. This might be against the law, and if law enforcement reads this blog,
Mixcal might be facing legal repercussions. (Law and Justice)
6. Because individuals like Nicole are having trouble meeting the city’s CircE plan by
having to limit how much they can throw away, they might have to go against the city’s
regulations and throw away over the limit. More people might suffer this problem, which
might interfere with the United State’s prospects of a Circular Economy. (Economics)
7. Because it is difficult to secure a reservation in an expanding on-demand dining model,
some less privileged people might not me able to secure a reservation in fine restaurants
like Mixcal. This might cause unequal access to dining experiences, which might cause
further envy from people who don’t get to go to these restaurants towards people who
do, detrimental to their psychological health overall. (Psychological Health)
8. Because Nicole binned all of her dresses she bought at the AllMart due to them not
fitting enough, this might indicate that the CircE plan might not fully encompass all
industries. This might cause a lack of government influence towards more sustainable
practices in some industries like fashion (Nicole’s case). (Gov’t and Politics)
Step 3:
1. The United States Government will partner with leading research institutions and the
Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology council to design and implement innovative
waste management technologies. For example, plasma gasification is a process that
uses extreme heat and pressure to convert waste into a gas that can be used to produce
energy. This technology has several advantages for restaurant waste management,
including the ability to convert waste into a usable energy source, reducing the volume of
waste that needs to be disposed of, and minimizing the environmental impact of waste
disposal. To incentivize these technologies, governments will further offer tax breaks or
subsidiaries to restaurants that implement them, and private organizations will do the
same. By implementing innovative waste management technologies like plasma
gasification, restaurants will improve their sustainability practices and reduce their
environmental footprint while also reducing their waste management costs and
developing a more circular economy. (Technology) (canned)
2. Environmental organizations, companies, and governments will develop more
composting facilities for restaurant use. To increase the availability of composting
facilities, the United States Government will invest in the development of more facilities
and distribute the compost to local farmers. Companies and organizations like the US
Composting Council and WasteNot Compost will partner with existing composting
facilities in locations to provide funding or donate equipment to help expand their
operations. For example, a food waste collection company could partner with a
composting facility to provide trucks and equipment for collecting and processing food
waste. Restaurants will then have exclusive access to these facilities. The development
of these facilities will promote more sustainable restaurant practices by incentivizing
composting and promoting a more circular economy through a more circular supply
chain via compost going to farmers and food from farmers going to restaurants.
(Environment) (canned)
3. Increasing education and awareness about sustainable practices in the restaurant
industry can be done by various bodies, including government agencies, non-profit
organizations, and industry associations. Government agencies can play a crucial role in
roviding training programs and educational resources to restaurant owners and staff.
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For example, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States offers a
Food Recovery Challenge program that helps businesses and organizations reduce food
waste and improve their environmental performance. Non-profit organizations and
industry associations can also provide education and awareness programs for
restaurants. They can offer workshops, training sessions, and informational campaigns
that teach restaurant owners and staff about sustainable practices and how to implement
them. For example, the Green Restaurant Association is a non-profit organization that
provides certification and educational resources for restaurants to become more
environmentally friendly. This plan will promote more sustainable practices by educating
restaurants and lead to a more circular economy with the implementation of said
practices. (Education) (canned)
4. The on-demand dining system will, after a series of negotiations between restaurants
that participate in this system, will redesign their relocation system. Instead of switching
to an entirely new location every single time that they relocate, their people will relocate
instead. The government and current businesses will design a system where every
location has a complete kitchen and all the supplies and appliances needed for the
highest quality food. Restaurants will start to share their individual locations and start
switching over a longer period of time to guarantee that more diners can eat at the
restaurant. Furthermore, the government, paired with organizations like One World
Clean Energy, will design a mini-biorefinery for each location to ensure that all waste
gets disposed of properly and is used for sustainable purposes. This new
permanent-location system with the collaboration of nearly all restaurants in the
on-demand dining system will help restaurants serve higher-quality food while also
keeping the same plates, linen, and other things that are normally disposed, promoting
more environmentally sustainable practices and also helping to develop a more circular
economy with the biorefineries supplying energy and the waste supplying fuel. (Business
and Commerce) (canned)
. The United States Government will implement a new law decreeing that restaurants
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have to be responsible for their own waste production, whether it be disposable plates,
linen, food, or any other waste product that they produce. Congress will legislate this law
with the accordance of industry associations like the National Restaurant Association to
gather the accord of these restaurants. From there, restaurants will have to either
develop ways to manage their waste, such as developing their own waste management
processes, pay a price for the government to handle it for them given that they comply
with current CircE policies, or pay steep fines if they don’t manage their own waste.
These policies will be called ERR, or Extended Restaurant Responsibility, and
governments will also provide incentives such as tax breaks for restaurants that comply
and excel in these practices. This will promote more environmentally sustainable
practices by reducing the amount of waste restaurants produce and help achieve a more
circular economy by forcing restaurants to convert their waste into sources of energy or
some other usable form of matter. (Government and Politics) (Not canned)
6. The United States Government will enforce a semi-strict ban on all disposable products
such as plates, linen, or plastic silverware. There will be a heavy use of robotic
nforcement in restaurants, funded by the US Department of Treasury and created by
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robot tech companies such as iRobotics and Tempo Automation, to help facilitate this
change to more environmentally sustainable products. Furthermore, annual reports on
how much biodegradable materials that each restaurant uses will be required, backing
up the observations of the robots. Companies like PlantWare Cutlery will produce
biodegradable products for these restaurants with government funding. While this may
seem like a strict ban, some disposable products will be allowed in special occasions
such as a large quantity of guests that is more more than restaurants can handle.
Governments wil also ease up on taxes as a return for cooperation in this new law. This
will heavily reduce the amount of non-food waste in restaurants, promoting more
environmentally sustainable products and the processes used will promote a more
circular economy. (Law and Justice) (Not canned)
7. The United States Government, paired with the National Restaurant Association and
other organizations will start promoting more circular supply chains for restaurants in
various ways. Firstly, they will start Circular Economy certification programs that validate
restaurants that are following proper CE guidelines and teach restaurants that are not
doing the same. These programs will be led by the Circular Economy Club, a global
network of organizations and businesses that aim to promote circular economy
practices. They will also start CE initiatives for restaurants that inventivize them to join
via tax breaks, subsidiaries, etc. These businesses will be demonstrated the ways of a
Circular Economy and will calibrate their current processes to this economy. This will
promote more environmentally sustainable practices and further the circular economy.
(Economics) (Not canned)
. The Upcycled Food Association will start to take a more active role in restaurant
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industries and will teach employees and business owners how to upcycle their food in
various ways. Firstly, there is a way to turn old fruits and vegetables into delicious,
nutritious juices that will satisfy customers. This process can be repeated with many
other types of foods such as meats and fish - new food can be created from old food.
There is also a more innovative track that makes use of freeze-drying - food waste can
be freeze-dried and used as art in murals and other aesthetic designs in restaurants or
other places such as museums and schools. These two processes use food waste
responsibly and creatively, promoting more sustainable practices and a circular economy
due to waste being reused for more. (Arts and Aesthetics) (Not canned)
Step 4:
1. Which solution will best promote more environmentally sustainable practices for
restaurants?
2. Which solution will best achieve a more circular economy?
3. Because consumers are unsatisfied with various parts of the restaurants, such as Nicole
being disappointed with her salmon pizza, which solution will best improve customer
satisfaction?
4. Because restaurants like Mixcal need to keep their business running, which solution will
be most agreeable for the restaurants?
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ecause restaurants like Mixcal are producing trash, like dishes, at an unsustainable
rate, which solution will be fastest to mitigate the negative effects of garbage?
Step 5:
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Step 6:
In 2050, the United States Government started the Circular Economy (CircE) Plan to
itigate the effects of a throw-away society. However, now, in 2052, unsustainable practices are
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still running rampant in the United States, specifically in the restaurant industry. While
restaurants like Mixcal do recycle some of their food and move their furniture with them, they
also participate in some unsustainable practices like using disposable plates and linens or
sneaking un-recycled food out in trash bags. To fight these growing problems of sustainability in
restaurant industries and promote a more circular economy, we propose the use of innovative
technologies to turn the waste into useable energy. (uncanned)
In conclusion, adding innovative waste management technologies is positive for both
restaurants industries and society as a whole. With processes like plasma gasification,
pyrolysis, WTE, and other traditional ones like composting and recycling, all backed by the
government, businesses, and acclaimed research institutions and organizations, we can
significantly reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfills, promote much more
environmentally sustainable practices, and achieve a more circular economy. (uncanned)