The unfortunate truth is that food waste in our business is inevitable. We have made it our mission to offset our environmental impact with studio-wide sustainability initiatives.
We have been composting all food waste with Rust Belt Riders since March 2022, composting 64-128 gallons per week.
Conversely, we are now generating about half the trash we used to each day.
We receive soil from Rust Belt (made from our community’s compost) for the BurkleHagen rooftop gardens.
We grow vegetables in our rooftop garden and then donate the majority of our rooftop bounty to local centers in need.
We make weekly donations of all unused food from shoots to local centers in need.
We invested in tablets for the studio kitchen, to eliminate printing decks and other shoot documents for our food stylists.
Photographers now use digital copies of decks and other shoot documents on set, and do not receive printed copies.
At our annual BurkleHagen Studio Party, all plates, cups, napkins, and flatware are fully compostable.
BurkleHagen makes monthly contributions to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, and our employees volunteer with the Food Bank.
The annual BurkleHagen Studio Party is designed to benefit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. Each year, we raise thousands of dollars and hundreds of poinds of food donations, thanks to the generous support of our friends. Every dollar donated to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank can help provide enough food for three nutritious meals for those in need.
