Food & Beverage

Arkansas food truck festival celebrating 10th anniversary with special initiative

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September 27, 2021

The Main Street Food Truck Festival in Little Rock, Arkansas is marking a landmark year — its tenth anniversary.

The event, happening Oct. 2 and which will boast 67 food trucks on Main Street, has a new goal this year as part of its anniversary celebration. Organizers hope to cut waste by up to 90% via recycling and compost initiatives, according to a KUAR report.

"What you'll see at the festival is every food truck here is going to be using compostable products," Michael Kraus, from Food Loops, an Arkansas-based company, told the news outlet. "Those are cups made of corn or plates made of sugarcane, even down to the cutlery and portion cups, they're all going to be compostable."

There will be special waste stations for sorting out items which will be taken to specific facilities.

The organizers are partnering with the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission and the Coca-Cola Consolidated bottling company on the initiative.