Our hometown legend White Castle makes sustainability a 'craveable' part of its mission

Many firsts are credited to White Castle:  the first fast food hamburger chain in the world (1921), the first to introduce carry-out (1920's) and the first to advertise in the newspaper offering coupons for $.10 sliders back in the 1930's.    Along the way, White Castle has been part of momentous mentions in music by bands like the Beastie Boys and found even more dedicated fans from the cult classic, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle.   The company is still family owned, which is a feat in and of itself in this day and time, so Hanna and Joe are honored to welcome fourth generation family executive, Shannon Tolliver, to this episode.   She's their Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainable Manager.    Shannon actually provided a first for us at SWACO too.   This is the first time we've taken WastEd on the road as we set up our mobile podcast studio at White Castle headquarters in downtown Columbus.    Shannon told us all about sustainability efforts that went into their gorgeous building plus daily efforts made at every restaurant to reduce food waste and send less and less to area landfills.     Also, stick around for Joe's personal story about the cool White Castle hat he rocked during the recording.    (Hint:  it nearly got him in trouble at home!)