Galactic Pizza: Not only Green, but Crimefighting Too
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 06.11.06
Galactic Pizza is a TreeHugger favourite , using wind power to make almost-organic pizzas, and using caped and costumed delivery people in electric vehicles. Like other caped crusaders, it appears they also fight crime. Recently Luke Pie Rocker was getting into his electric Gizmo delivery vehicle when he heard cries for help from the victim of a purse-snatcher. The Gizmo isn't too fast so he took off on foot. "I probably wouldn't have been able to move nearly as quickly if I weren't in my full superhero gear," said Luke (Cameron Evans). Watch the ::CBS Video (cool shots of superhero driving electric car), ::KSTP, via ::Sploid, ::Shea Gunther
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And it's not Galactic Pizza's first appearance on Treehugger! Promoted here in May 2005. But now they're even cooler. (And their pizza is great!)
Their pizza is fantastically great! Mmm. I'm gonna order some now, and watch out for the super-hero delivery man.
O.k. it's about time I tried their pizza, this weekend I promise : )
If you think this is interesting, check out Pizza Fusion. Based out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this new organic pizza franchise is ‘Saving the Earth, One Pizza at a Time’.
Here are some examples of their environmental efforts:
- Delivering their food in company owned hybrid vehicles
- Powering their stores, corporate office and website 100% with renewable wind energy
- Recycling and giving customers discounts for bringing back their pizza boxes to recycle them
- Using only eco-friendly cleaners to sanitize all their stores
- Using 100% post consumer recycled paper in all their collateral
- Printing their collateral with soy inks
- Designing and constructing their stores with renewable, reusable, and recycled products according to the LEED construction rating system.
- Serving their food in plastic substance like containers that are made 100% from corn starch and are designed to decompose in landfills in 30 days
- Providing their employees only with eco-apparel made from 100% organic cotton
- Host a free organics for kids class every third Thursday of the month that educates children on the importance of eating organic and recycling
- Donate money to environmental causes in and around our communities