Carson Street Green Dining District participates in 'Plastic free July' with reusable takeout containers available
CARSON CITY — GreenUP!, an environmental education non-profit that helps local businesses implement sustainable best practices, announced a Green Dining District event emphasizing Plastic Free July. Plastic Free July is a global movement that gathers millions of people to help reduce the use of harmful single-use plastics in everyday life.
While the Green Dining District banner flies above Carson St. during July 17 through the 23, Green Dining restaurant members will participate in the Plastic Free July event by selling reusable takeout containers through greenUP’s Green Box To-Go program at a 75 percent discounted price. You can get your one-time-payment membership at Squeeze In, Juan’s Mexican Grill & Cantina, Great Basin Brewing Co., So Juicy, Scoups Ice Cream & Soup Bar, or Pink Elephant.
Green Box To-Go is a reusable takeout container program that reduces harmful single-use waste from entering the landfill and our public spaces. The program started in Spring 2022 and is used regularly by many locals and regular customers. To get a Green Box To-Go membership, customers can pay a one-time membership fee of $5 at any of the participating restaurants and use the reusable boxes indefinitely!
Plastic Free July in Carson City aims to build awareness of the environmental and health impacts plastics often have. Reducing the use of single-use plastics helps keep our communities and environment healthy and clean. Some examples of single-use plastics that can be replaced with reusable alternatives include Styrofoam takeout containers, grocery bags, water bottles, straws, and eating utensils
How does Green Box To-Go work? When you place a takeout order, request your order to be placed in a Green Box in the special instructions window or request it in-person. Restaurant staff will take care of the rest! Once you’re done with your meal, return the box at a participating restaurant’s drop-off box, and pick up your token to redeem for your next Green Box To-Go order. Returning your box keeps the reusable boxes in the supply chain, reduces single-use waste from entering the landfill and our communities, and earns you discounts at your favorite restaurants!
Be sure to stop by at one of the participating restaurants from July 17-23 for the special discount offer to receive your membership for a one-time fee of $5 and dine sustainably indefinitely! Regular membership is $20/box or $40/four boxes.
The Carson Street Green Dining District is a greenUP! project. greenUP! is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides environmental education for businesses helping Nevada cut down on waste, reduce valuable resource consumption and fight climate change. Restaurants interested in joining the Green Dining Nevada Program may contact our Green Dining Coordinator at luisa@greenupnow.biz.