Jamil Bouchareb is the founder and CEO of Restaurantware, a leading supplier of eco-friendly foodservice products. Notes on sustainable hospitality, entrepreneurship, and building for the long term.https://jamilbouchareb.com/https://jamilbouchareb.com/journal/green-or-virtue-signaling/https://jamilbouchareb.com/journal/green-or-virtue-signaling/A CEO in sustainable packaging on greenwashing, hollow eco-gestures, and why the answer to fake environmentalism is receipts, not cynicism.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jamilbouchareb.com/journal/is-bioplastic-actually-better/https://jamilbouchareb.com/journal/is-bioplastic-actually-better/PLA, CPLA, bagasse, and the composting-infrastructure problem nobody puts on the label. What 'bioplastic' really means in 2026, from someone who sells the stuff.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jamilbouchareb.com/journal/sustainability-shaking-up-food-industry/https://jamilbouchareb.com/journal/sustainability-shaking-up-food-industry/Sustainability in foodservice stopped being a marketing angle years ago. In 2026 it's regulation, procurement, and operations — and it's rewriting how restaurants and suppliers actually work.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://jamilbouchareb.com/journal/what-are-hay-straws/https://jamilbouchareb.com/journal/what-are-hay-straws/Hay straws are drinking straws made from leftover wheat stems — no plastic, no coatings, no sogginess. Here's how they're made, how they compare to paper and PLA, and where they fit in 2026.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT