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SUMMARY:Webinar: Save Money\, Protect Our Great Lakes\, Reduce Plastic Waste
DESCRIPTION:Join this free virtual training hosted by The Surfrider Foundation\, Alliance for the Great Lakes\, and Shedd Aquarium to learn how your food service establishment can reduce plastic and save money.\n\n\n\nZoom Link: HERE\n\nDuring this webinar\, you'll hear from a fellow restaurant on how they eliminated single-use plastic and saw significant cost savings\, learn about funding opportunities with Plastic Free Restaurants\, get access to helpful toolkits and resources\, and you'll have the opportunity to join recognition programs to showcase your sustainability initiatives. The presenters will also cover the latest plastic reduction legislation in Illinois and address how you can take action.\n\nThe training will include an appearance by funder John Charles Meyer\, who will discuss his grant program\, Plastic Free Restaurants\, which provides subsidies for switching to reusable products. You'll also hear from a restaurant owner and Surfrider ambassador who will share insight about their transition to sustainable solutions.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em\; color: rgb(64\, 64\, 64)\; font-family: Montserrat\, &quot\;Century Gothic&quot\;\, &quot\;Avant Garde&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 17.6px\;">Join this free virtual training hosted by&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.surfrider.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(0\, 87\, 82)\; text-decoration-thickness: 1px\; text-decoration-color: rgb(72\, 193\, 189)\; transition: 0.3s\;" target="_blank">The Surfrider Foundation</a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://greatlakes.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(0\, 87\, 82)\; text-decoration-thickness: 1px\; text-decoration-color: rgb(72\, 193\, 189)\; transition: 0.3s\;" target="_blank">Alliance for the Great Lakes</a>\, and&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.sheddaquarium.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(0\, 87\, 82)\; text-decoration-thickness: 1px\; text-decoration-color: rgb(72\, 193\, 189)\; transition: 0.3s\;" target="_blank">Shedd Aquarium</a>&nbsp\;to learn how your food service establishment can&nbsp\;<span style="box-sizing: inherit\; font-family: montserratmedium\, &quot\;Century Gothic&quot\;\, &quot\;Avant Garde&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-weight: bolder\;">reduce plastic</span>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<span style="box-sizing: inherit\; font-family: montserratmedium\, &quot\;Century Gothic&quot\;\, &quot\;Avant Garde&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-weight: bolder\;">save money</span>.<br />\n<br />\nZoom Link: <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yz_4OWfuTUCAL8Mg3_sZXQ#/registration">HERE</a></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em\; color: rgb(64\, 64\, 64)\; font-family: Montserrat\, &quot\;Century Gothic&quot\;\, &quot\;Avant Garde&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 17.6px\;">During this webinar\, you&rsquo\;ll hear from a fellow restaurant on how they eliminated single-use plastic and saw significant cost savings\, learn about&nbsp\;<span style="box-sizing: inherit\; font-family: montserratmedium\, &quot\;Century Gothic&quot\;\, &quot\;Avant Garde&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-weight: bolder\;">funding opportunities&nbsp\;</span>with&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.plasticfreerestaurants.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing: inherit\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(0\, 87\, 82)\; text-decoration-thickness: 1px\; text-decoration-color: rgb(72\, 193\, 189)\; transition: 0.3s\;" target="_blank">Plastic Free Restaurants</a>\,&nbsp\;get access to helpful toolkits and resources\, and you&rsquo\;ll have the opportunity to join recognition programs to showcase your sustainability initiatives. The presenters will also cover the latest plastic reduction legislation in Illinois and address how you can take action.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: inherit\; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em\; color: rgb(64\, 64\, 64)\; font-family: Montserrat\, &quot\;Century Gothic&quot\;\, &quot\;Avant Garde&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 17.6px\;">The training will include an appearance by funder&nbsp\;John Charles Meyer\, who will discuss his grant program\,&nbsp\;Plastic Free Restaurants\, which provides subsidies for switching to reusable products. You&rsquo\;ll also hear from a restaurant&nbsp\;owner and Surfrider ambassador who will share insight about their transition&nbsp\;to sustainable solutions.</p>\n
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URL:https://business.ravenswoodchicago.org/events/details/webinar-save-money-protect-our-great-lakes-reduce-plastic-waste-14599
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