We Are Green

• We buy free-trade, certified organic coffee grown in the shade, which prevents cutting down forests to grow coffee.
• By serving condiments and creamers from a pump system instead of individual packets, we have eliminated more than 3 million condiment packets and 495,000 single-serving creamer cups per year.
• Unlike most other coffee cups, ours have a corn starch rather than the petroleum-based lining and are completely biodegradable, compostable, and chlorine-free, but still, hold hot beverages safely. Instead of sending used cups to the landfill, they are composed.
• We serve our meals in reusable and washable tableware at the Statue of Liberty & Ellis SIalnd restaurants. These materials are nicer to eat off of, prevent waste, and save money.
• We have worked with vendors to eliminate excess packaging wherever possible.

Our dinner napkins, toilet paper, office paper, gift shop bags, gift boxes, and postcards we sell at the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island gift stores & restaurants are made with recycled content and are suitable for recycling. All of our chemicals meet the criteria for Green Restaurant certification.