Subway restaurants are a large food franchise, not only that, they are actually the top franchise in the US. So with that influence and power, what they do (or don’t) does matter. Subway has been forging ahead in various eco friendly endeavors and it may or may not surprise you to find out the following info.

Subway has a “Did You Know” section on their site, in reference to the going green initiatives they have going on. Check it out below.

Did You know:

The first SUBWAY® Eco-Store opened November 9, 2007 in Kissimmee, FL. (Two more have since opened in Oregon and more are in various design stages).

Since August 2006, SUBWAY® restaurants with low-flow sink aerators have saved 41 million gallons of water annually.

Only 100% hormone free milk is served at SUBWAY® restaurants?.

New SUBWAY® Cards are being manufactured using 30% recycled plastic, as we continue to explore additional ways to diminish negative environmental impacts.

SUBWAY® take-out menus contain 10% post consumer content and come from sustainable forests? This will preserve 160 trees and save 68,000 gallons of water annually starting in 2008.

The chain is often recognized for its clean stores and friendly service! Well, all liquid cleaners used in SUBWAY® restaurants are non-corrosive, readily biodegradable, and are manufactured without the use of phosphates and ammonia.

Many of our products come in re-engineered corrugated boxes which equates to a savings of 2 million pounds of corrugated materials or 16,607 trees annually.

SUBWAY Napkins save approximately 60,500,000 gallons of water and an additional 147,000 trees annually because they are made from 100% recycled fiber processed chlorine free.