Comments on: Needless Waste at Subway

By: James

James — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:15:15 +0000

Hi Subway. Thanks for the visit and comment. Info and caution appreciated!

By: Subway Employee

Subway Employee — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:01:57 +0000

You will be happy to know that we now have plastic scoops available to stores so they do not have to waste all the paper and cardboard. If I were you I would be more worried about the food being well over the cold line, likely reaching danger zone tempatures.

By: Claire Walter

Claire Walter — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:49:00 +0000

I have no personal experience with waste or taste or anything else at Subway, because one of my personal commandments is: Thou shalt not eat at chain restaurants.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:31:24 +0000

Hi Tracy, I work at Subway as a sandwich artist and know what you are talking about because we do waste alot. At my specific store we set the sandwiches in little green baskets when you are dining in so it helps slow down the waste. Sorry I can’t help out any more then that on reducing waste.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:56:42 +0000

On top of the wasteful cardboard trays it really bothers me how much waste is produced at Subway in general. Even when you dine in, they still wrap the sandwich in wax paper and then again in the Subway wraper and they toss it in a bag which makes its way to the waste stream before you even leave the door. On top of that the straws are all individually wrapped. I have E-mailed the company before and did not receive a reply. I really like their food. Its good when I need something fast but I have been very tempted to boycot due to all of the waste. Its clear that they don’t care about my business or the environment.

By: Star Carlton

Star Carlton — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:21:58 +0000

I am not sure – but I don’t think meat sitting out in paper is really a good idea. The meat will start to get slimy – unless you toast it and kill the germs.

By: 2whls3spds

2whls3spds — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:16:36 +0000

I have seen at several Subways around the country, the one I frequent most, does the portioning using wax paper between the layers of cold cuts. Aaron 2whls3spds’s last blog post..Almost There!