Saving the Planet One Tree at a Time
Golden Pinecone Sustainability Awards
- Individuals and organizations recognized for their environmental stewardship
2016-2020 Initiatives
Fiscal Partner for GBENN
greenUP! is the fiscal partner for the Green Business Engagement National Network (GBENN), a consortium of unique local, state-wide and national green business programs from across the United States.
Facilitate Golden Pinecone Awards
greenUP! to act as fiscal partner for GREENevada to manage the legacy Golden Pinecone Sustainability Awards in 2016, 2017 and 2019.
Launch Green Business Program for Nevada
WNC and greenUP! partnered to launch a green business program capabily for the State of Nevada.
Recent Works
Latest Blog
greenUP! leads sustainability efforts for Nevada Day 2019
greenUP! worked together with the Nevada Day organizers, Nevada Recycles, Waste Management, Incline Village General Improvement District – Drink Tahoe,Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces, Muscle Powered, Carson Demolition and Desert Pigs to form a green team to make this years Nevada Day a more sustainable event. See CarsonNow article by Kelsey Penrose from
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Green dining district organizer to speak at Carson City Democratic luncheon
The featured speaker at the Democratic luncheon on September 16 will be Donna Walden, President of GreenUP!, a nonprofit that has established a green dining district along Carson Street. The district’s purpose is to help restaurants reduce all waste streams, with a strong focus on food waste. Accompanying her will be Angela Bullentini Wolf of
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Nevada Day commemorative cup
See Channel 2 news clip on the commemorative cup offered by the Nevada Day organizers and greenUP! to help make Nevada Day a more sustainable event.
Read MoreNevada Green Business Program Announced!
Read Nevada Appeal article by Kaleb Roedel on Nevada Green Business Program.
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Food Waste Audit
To be part of the Carson City green dining district, restaurants much agree to have a baseline waste stream measure. This helps determine what foods become waste.
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Green Dining District Training
On May 21st, Carson City restaurants convened for a green dining district training about how to reduce their waste streams and save money. Restaurants in the program received plaques.
Read MoreCarsonNOW article about Green Dining District
Read coverage from CarsonNow about the new Green Dining District made possible from the Nevada Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Division of Environmental Protection (NEP) Recycling grant.
Read MoregreenUP! receives NDEP Recycling Grant for green dining district
GreenUP!, a 501c3 organization that provides environmental education for businesses, receives a $20,000 grant from The Nevada Department of Conservation & Natural Resources’ Division of Environmental Protection’s (NDEP) Recycling Program. Funds will be used to pilot the launch of a green dining district in Carson City that will provide recycling guides to 30 restaurants on
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