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.
About Our Speaker
Maria Lopez Godoy is the founder of Waste Free Tahoe, a Truckee-Tahoe-based sustainability consulting company dedicated to helping businesses and events reduce waste, lower operational costs, and create practical zero-waste solutions.
An economist and sustainability expert, Maria holds a Master's degree in Sustainability Management and has spent more than a decade working in waste compliance and sustainability management across California and the United States. Through her work, she has helped hundreds of organizations reduce waste sent to landfills and develop customized sustainability and zero-waste programs.
Maria is passionate about helping businesses discover that sustainability initiatives can be both environmentally impactful and financially beneficial. In addition to her consulting work, she is an active member of the Truckee-Tahoe community and regularly supports local environmental and community initiatives.