DINING SOLUTIONS DIRECT  THE ENVIRONMENT At Dining Solutions Direct.Com we are passionate about the environment and are always taking steps to minimise our impact on it. The dry ice we purchase is made from 100% recycled Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and our main cold store is ECA approved saving 31% on electrical usage. The boxes we use to deliver our food are 100% recyclable and your fish man is happy to collect the boxes from you free of charge and bring them back to our office where we shall recycle them on your behalf. Our office staff are also always taking steps to minimise waste, only printing documents when necessary and recycling paper, cans, etc. All our vehicles are brand new and fully serviced to lessen the CO2 impact on the environment. We are also in discussion with various electricity suppliers to buy hydro dam electricity to power our various freezer plants. Environmental Facts Dining Solutions Direct food helps reduce food wastage, as you only take out what you need and save the rest for another day!  UK consumers throw away about 1/3 of the food they buy, so there is great scope for improvement. By buying frozen food with its longer shelf life you could make fewer trips to the supermarket by car. Doing so would reduce your individual carbon footprint - as well as saving money on fuel! You can do your bit to help the environment by doing something as simple as keeping your freezer stocked up.    Your freezer uses less energy if it is kept stocked up.  Also by placing the freezer as far away from the cooker/fridge as possible will help to make it run more optimally, as keeping it close increases energy usage.  It is even better to have a separate chest freezer in the garage or a separate room!