Carson Street Green Dining District restaurants encourage community to join 'Clean Plate Club'
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 03/08/2021 - 2:54pm
To raise community awareness of this issue, greenUP! has made food waste the theme for its currently running Carson City street banner promotion as part of a campaign called the “Clean Plate Club.”
For a one-week community benefit campaign, which runs from March 8 through March 14, community members are encouraged to bring their appetites to Green Dining District restaurants and join the Clean Plate Club.
“The Clean Plate Club membership program was designed to get customers involved in the conversation of reducing waste,” said Donna Walden, president of greenUP!. Customers who sign up for the program pledge to be mindful of their waste and will receive news regarding opportunities to get involved with the Green Dining District’s local efforts on this issue.
Those members that sign up during the banner promotion will receive a reusable stainless steel straw set as a thank you from green dining restaurants — while supplies last. Participating restaurants include Cucina Lupo, Scoups Ice Cream & Soup Bar, So Juicy, The Union, and Squeeze In.
Community members can look to see the Green Dining District banner spanning Carson Street in the heart of the Green Dining District, between W. Spear and Telegraph Streets and know that a green dining district campaign is in session.
To see more details about banner promotions, please visit the greenUP! website.
GreenUP! started the Green Dining District coalition in 2019 to work with restaurants to identify areas where they can reduce waste. greenUP! follows the national EPA Food Recovery hierarchy, which encourages actions to reduce the amount of food we send to the landfill.” According to this model, the highest use of food is feeding people, followed by feeding animals, recycling for biofuel, and composting.
greenUP! invites new restaurants to join the program during 2021. Interested restaurants may contact info@greenupnow.biz or call 949-306-3465 to engage.
