7 Green & Sustainable Philadelphia Food Trucks

Food trucks are everywhere these days, from Night Market Philadelphia to college campuses.

We all have our favorite food trucks in the city to run to on a lazy lunch day. But which ones partake in environmentally friendly practices every day?

Food trucks in general have a mixed reputation in sustainability compared to stationary restaurants They require fuel and generate carbon emissions, but your neighborhood haunt still uses loads of electricity, water and imported ingredients. Food trucks often only move once or twice per day, use less water and often source from local vendors.

Yet, food trucks tend to use loads of plastic flatware & paper napkin waste. So each food truck’s sustainability depends on their own practices.

What can food trucks do for sustainability? They can use organic, local, fair-trade & seasonable ingredients. They may power their trucks by solar energy, zero-emissions or vegetable oil. Not idling is also crucial to decrease their carbon footprint.

So how do the Philadelphia food trucks compare to the rest of the nation? We explored a few of the best bets right here in the city.

Here are our picks for the top 7 Green Food Trucks in Philadelphia:

1. Yumtown

2. “Sexy” Green Truck

3. Lucky Old Souls Burger Truck

4. Local 215

5. Farm Truck

6. Cloud Coffee

7. Chewy’s