Sustain Little Rock

06/04/2026

We are so excited for our first plastic free party!!
Save the date - Sunday, July 26

Don't miss this fun, family friendly, free-of-plastic event ✨🌏🌈
THANK YOU Southern Tail Brewing for hosting this awesome day, and The Green Corner Store for your collaboration year after year!

On July 26th, we’re sitting with The Unplastics. ♻️💅✨

Join us for a Plastic Free July event inspired by a certain iconic burn book, but instead of spilling tea, we’re sharing practical ways to reduce waste, make more sustainable choices, and learn from local experts and vendors who are helping make a difference in our community.

Expect sustainability tips, eco-friendly vendors, hands-on learning, and plenty of opportunities to discover small changes that can have a big impact.

Because the environment is, like, really important. 🌎💚

📅 July 26
📍 Southern Tail Brewing

06/02/2026

Everybody lives in a watershed - but do you know the critical role they play in your everyday life?

Local nonprofits, state agencies, and community organizations will be on hand at the Streets to Streams Watershed Fair with interactive booths and demonstrations covering green infrastructure, water quality, tree planting, invasive plant removal, and more. Speakers from organizations including the Watershed Conservation Resource Center, Friends of Fourche Creek, and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture will share their expertise.

🌳 Pot a native tree sapling to take home
💧 Interactive water quality activities for kids (Project WET)
🥽 Try a VR headset to explore environmental careers
🐾 Learn why picking up after pets matters for water quality
🍔 Lunch provided at no cost!

Whether you're a curious resident, a family with kids, or someone working in land and facilities management, there's something here for everyone!

Free to attend. Registration required:
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Questions? Contact John Pennington at [email protected] or Lyndsey Holloway at [email protected]

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

LITTLE ROCK RECYCLES DAY! Join the Sustainability Office along with Keep Little Rock Beautiful and the Little Rock Zoo THIS SATURDAY, June 6th!
🌩️ ** check our pages for weather updates ** 🌩️

We will be accepting:
– Shred Documents
– eWaste (anything with a power cord except fridges & window AC units)
– Single-Stream recycling ( #1, #2, #5 plastic bottles, jugs, and food containers; cardboard; paper; aluminum & steel cans)
– Plastic Bags (and other soft plastic packaging like shrink wrap)
– Glass
– Bicycles

Swing by the East Parking Lot at the corner of Zoo Drive and Monroe between 9am and 12pm to participate in LITTLE ROCK RECYCLES DAY!




Keep Little Rock Beautiful
Little Rock Zoo

05/30/2026

Congratulations to Vanessa Scroggins, 2026 Sustain the Rock Award Winner! 🍓

For your strategic seed saving, reminding us all that sharing really is caring - thank you.

Central Arkansas Library System
CALS McMath Library

05/29/2026

Congratulations to Gabe El-Bey and all of Turtle Island G.K., 2026 Sustain the Rock Award Winners! 🐢

For your vision of a connected, healthy neighborhood - thank you.

Island G.K.

05/28/2026

Good green things are happening around Little Rock... check out this week's newest official Green Restaurants!! 💚🙌🍽️🎉

♻️♻️Well, I’ll be darn! We have 2 new OFFICIALLY GREEN restaurants to report this week!! Hey Dempsey Bakery & Bleu Monkey Grill, welcome to the Cool Kids Club … and that makes 2️⃣5️⃣ restaurants in Little Rock.

It’s super easy to participate in this program. Restaurants are encouraged to contact: [email protected] or call 501-371-4586 about certification. The process has taken as little as 15 minutes.

Here is the full list of places in Little Rock that are Officially Green. And please remember, only restaurants/food services inside Little Rock can qualify…

✅Tacos Godoy
✅City Silo
✅Boulevard Bread Company
✅The Root
✅Trio's
✅Southern Tail Brewing
✅Little Rock Zoo (Cafe Africa)
✅Moody Brews
✅Nexus Coffee Roasters
✅Dust Bowl Lanes
✅Fassler Hall
✅Stone's Throw Brewing
✅Loblolly Creamery
✅The Green Corner Store
✅Ciao Baci
✅El Sur Street Food Co.
✅The Croissanterie
✅The Spot at Soma
✅Hillcrest Little Bakery
✅Community Bakery
✅Guillermo's Gourmet Coffee
✅RAIZ Eatery
✅Hill Station
✅Dempsey Bakery
✅Bleu Monkey Grill

Sustain Little Rock

As a reminder…

Your restaurant must complete required actions across several sustainability categories:

☑️Ask-First Policy
(Choose at least 4)
Staff must ask customers before providing:
•Straws
•Bags for to-go boxes
•Table water
•To-go utensils & napkins
•To-go cups (when dine-in options are available)
•Condiment packets

☑️Food
(Choose at least 3)
•Offer at least one vegetarian entrée
•Offer at least one vegan entrée
•Participate in charity events (donations, not catering)
•Donate untouched food to a local food recovery organization or use discount app like Too Good To Go
•Compost food scraps or donate food waste for animal feed
•Use locally sourced food (produce, meat, eggs, dairy, dry goods)

☑️Packaging
(Choose at least 2, including the mandatory item)
•No Styrofoam serviceware (MANDATORY)
•Offer discounts for customers who Bring Your Own Container (BYOC)
•Run a container return program
•Sell reusable to-go containers or charge extra for disposables
•Promote BYOC through social media or advertising

☑️Fats, Oils & Grease (Choose at least 1)
•Train all employees on proper FOG procedures
•Post visible FOG signage in the kitchen

☑️Recycling
(Choose at least 2)
•Cardboard / paper
•Plastic
•Metal
•Glass
•Plastic film (with a separate bin)

05/28/2026

Congratulations to Page Shurgar and her father, Jerry Shurgar, 2026 Sustain the Rock Awards Winners! 🌳

For your demonstration of resilience and what it really means to be a good neighbor - thank you.

Trinity Tree Project