Webinar: Reducing Plastic Foodware, Protecting our Great Lakes — Training for Restaurants

Twenty two million pounds of plastic enter the Great Lakes every year and polystyrene foam is the third most common litter item found on Great Lakes shorelines. Watch this free virtual training for restaurants and learn how you can reduce plastic AND save money. We cover:

• Resources and toolkits
• Sustainable product discounts
• Case studies from real restaurants
• Recognition programs you can enjoy today.

Presented by The Surfrider Foundation, Alliance for the Great Lakes, and Shedd Aquarium.

Related links:

• Surfrider’s Ocean Friendly Restaurant Program
  • Click here to join & learn more about discounts
  • Ocean Friendly Foodware Guide 2.0
  • Quick Guide
• Plastic Free Restaurants
  • Restaurants: Get a subsidy here
• Alliance for the Great Lakes
  • Learn how you can make a difference in your community and fight back against plastic pollution with the Alliance’s Plastic Free Great Lakes Toolkit.
  • Join an Adopt-a-Beach clean up
• Shedd Aquarium
  • Let’s Shedd Plastic
• Mitch’s Seafood
  • To explore the issues more deeply, here are a few resources shared during the event:
  • Surfrider’s Ocean Friendly Restaurant Program
    • Click here to join & learn more about discounts
    • Ocean Friendly Foodware Guide 2.0
    • Quick Guide
  • Plastic Free Restaurants
    • Restaurants: Get a subsidy here
  • Alliance for the Great Lakes
    • Learn how you can make a difference in your community and fight back against plastic pollution with the Alliance’s Plastic Free Great Lakes Toolkit.
    • Join an Adopt-a-Beach clean up
  • Shedd Aquarium
    • Let’s Shedd Plastic
  • Mitch’s Seafood
    • Spotlight by Surfrider