Truckee Chamber Lunch and Learn: Reduce Waste & Save Money: Sustainable Strategies for Business

Join us for our June Lunch & Learn, Reduce Waste & Save Money: Sustainable Strategies for Business, presented by Maria López Godoy, founder of Waste Free Tahoe. In this practical and informative session, Maria will walk local business owners through realistic, low-cost strategies to reduce the waste their operations send to landfill while lowering associated costs.

Drawing on her experience working with businesses across the Sierra Nevada region, from small local operations to ski resorts and hospital districts, Maria will share actionable approaches businesses can implement immediately. Topics will include how to better understand your hauling invoice as a financial tool, how to create waste systems that work efficiently without relying solely on staff behavior, and how upstream purchasing and operational decisions directly impact waste output and expenses.

Attendees will leave with practical tools, fresh ideas, and three specific actions they can take the very next day, no outside consultants or major investments required. Whether your business is just beginning its sustainability journey or looking to strengthen existing practices, this session will provide valuable strategies to help reduce waste, improve efficiency, and support a more sustainable business community.