Bluewater Grille recently became the first restaurant in Chattanooga to receive Green Certification from the Tennessee Hospitality Association. The restaurant, known for its made-from-scratch cuisine, has made drastic changes in its operations to promote sustainability and shrink its environmental footprint. Changes include recycling all glass, aluminum, paper and cardboard; donating all of the grain used in the neighboring brewery to a local farmer to be used as livestock feed; utilizing only Energy Star appliances; ensuring menu items are sustainable; donating overstocked food to the Chattanooga Kitchen; utilizing a high efficiency heating and air conditioning system; minimizing the use of disposables; recycling cooking grease into bio-fuel; and more. Bluewater Grillie is located downtown on Broad Street. (Photo by David Laprad)