We have been running Blas Burgerworks in St Ives for more than six years and through a lot of hard work and determination have received quite a few accolades. Many of our awards have been specifically in recognition of our work on sustainability and environmental awareness.
We are delighted that the pub has already been awarded a GOLD in September 2012 from “Taste of the West – SW Flavours Awards”
Our aims here are the same as Blas but we know it’s early days and we have a long way to go. Here’s some of what we are doing:
• Use low carbon electricity generated by schemes such as the hydroelectric power station at Trelubbas, Helston
• Source thoughtfully from as many local and sustainable producers as possible e.g. The Wild Harbour Fish Co – the only fisherman to have formal approval by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (Blas has 3 Stars from the SRA). Our other suppliers are below.
• Recycle all cardboard, paper, plastic, glass etc
• Compost all our veg waste, coffee grinds, egg boxes, flowers etc, which in turn feeds the salad grown for us by Cath & Sally about 1 mile away.
• Use biodegradable cleaning products
• Send our waste oil to be converted in to biodiesel
• Use only recycled paper for our office and menus, files, pens etc from
So far we have teamed up with
Primrose Herd Constantine Wines
Moomaid of Zennor Wine in Cornwall
Wild Harbour Fish Company Origin Coffee
Skinners Brewery Tregothnan Estate Tea
Cornish Orchard Cider Pure Blue Water
Green Energy Uk Green My Business
Ecover The Green Stationery Co
- real pub, thoughtful food
We like to support organisations we believe in, so this winter we are part of the 
StreetSmart campaign.
StreetSmart fundraises for homeless people by adding a voluntary £1 per table to your bill during the winter months. If you don’t want to contribute – or if you’d like to give more – just say so!
StreetSmart aims to provide comfort and hope to people who live on the streets near restaurants where others dine in style. Your £1 will contribute to the work being done in Cornwall to enable homeless and vulnerable people to rebuild their lives and regain their dignity.
Deutsche Bank is able to maximise the impact of the StreetSmart campaign by supporting the admin costs and ensuring that very penny goes straight to charities across the UK who are heckling the homeless. In association with Cornwall Today, West Briton and Forward.
There’s more on the StreetSmart website