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WE’RE HIRING: Green Dining Coordinator in Northern Nevada

greenUP! Is Hiring a Green Dining NV Coordinator for Northern Nevada

GreenUP!’s Green Dining Nevada program is a local collaborative coalition that provides environmental education, technical resources, and recognition to dining establishments that are implementing sustainable practices. Green Dining NV’s mission is to reduce waste and mitigate environmental change at the local level.

The Green Dining Coordinator will work with restaurant businesses to help them improve their environmental best practices. The candidate will also work with restaurants and home-based businesses (including Latinx and BIPOC businesses) in Northern Nevada to improve their operations resulting in healthier communities for all.

The Green Dining Coordinator position is a part-time position with a pay range between $20-$25 an hour. Pay is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Learn more about the position’s qualifications and responsibilities here. Send a resume and cover letter to info@greenupnv.org by September 30, 2023. Please explain in the cover letter how you feel you could contribute to this position.

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WE’RE HIRING: Green Dining NV Community Organizer in Las Vegas

greenUP! Is Hiring a Green Dining NV Community Organizer in Las Vegas, NV

The Community Organizer will ideally be a Spanish-speaking employee that will work with Latinx and BIPOC businesses on environmental best practices. The candidate will work with BIPOC restaurants and home-based businesses in Las Vegas to improve their operations resulting in healthier communities for all.

The Community Organizer position is a full-time – 40-hour – salaried position. Pay is competitive and commensurate with experience. The position is a two-year assignment with a possible extension.

Learn more about the position’s qualifications and responsibilities here. Send a resume and cover letter to info@greenupnv.org by July 24, 2023. Please explain in the cover letter how you feel you could contribute to this position.

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NEW DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCE: Food Donation for Restaurants and Retail

greenUP!'s first white paper is here!

This free downloadable resource is designed to help restaurants or food retail businesses understand the options and benefits of food donation.

Food waste occurs at the harvesting processing, distribution, marketing, and consumption stages of food. Though a certain amount of food waste can’t be avoided – due to processing costs, the current demand vs. production, and consumer lifestyle – much of the food waste that occurs after the distribution stage can be prevented by partnering with a local food bank.

The white paper covers some steps that your business can take to food donation, including:

Create a redistribution plan to take care of your surplus food,
Encourage suppliers and employees to spread awareness of successful partnerships with food banks,
Register for a free account with Feeding America’s Meal Connect program to easily connect your business with a local food bank that is ready to take care of your surplus food.

Now that we’ve shared some key strategies to get your business ready to partner with a local food bank, let’s address the biggest concern for restaurants and food retail companies when it comes to food donation – liability.

Fortunately, the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act of 1996 protects all good-faith donations from businesses, assuming the donations follow basic health guidelines. (Read more about this act here). As an added benefit, all businesses that donate surplus foods are eligible for food donation tax credits.

We hope our white paper serves as a helpful resource for your business.
For more detailed information, read our full white paper here and let us know what you think!

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Take The Green Dining Pledge!

As many around the world are making New Year Resolutions for 2023, we would like to invite all foodies, business owners, environmentalists, community members, and dining enthusiasts to Take the Green Dining Pledge for 2023!

This online form involves six steps that anybody can take to support local efforts to create a greener, more sustainable dining model for our future. The pledge encourages everyone in the community, from our experienced business owners to our New-In-Town food tourists, and everyone in between to Reduce Waste, Choose Reusables, Recycle Effectively, Embrace Clean Transportation, and spread the word about these greener habits to our friends, family, and coworkers.

Green Dining Nevada, a collaborative project with the goal of supporting sustainable dining, created this pledge in fall 2022. Please join us by taking the pledge today!

Do you have suggestions for what you’d like to see in our sustainable future? Comment below!

Are you a business that wants to get involved with our free programming?

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Green Dining Day Announced by the City of Reno

The City of Reno officially declared October 11 as Green Dining Day, a day to recognize and promote sustainable business practices at restaurants. Read the full proclamation here!

We were glad to be in attendance at the mayoral proclamation, representing greenUP!’s Green Dining programs and the newly formed Green Dining NV, a newly formed coalition of organizations designed to help coordinate resources and information for restaurants looking to make their operations more sustainable. You can read more about the Green Dining NV initiative here.

Take a look at our coverage from KOLO 8 here.

Check out photos from the Green Dining Day below!

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