Green Guide Program
We are proud to offer front of house composting and recycling bins in our main dining locations, and work hard to educate our guests on how to properly divert waste. Our Green Guides help guests sort their waste between composting, recycling, and landfill to decrease contamination rates and promote more thoughtful waste disposal.
What are Green Guides?
Green Guides are student volunteers that help people sort their waste between compost, recycling, and landfill in Lenoir Mainstreet and Beach Cafe in order to reduce contamination in our waste streams. Contamination happens when items are sorted into the wrong bins, and can cause problems such as introducing plastics into soil systems, or malfunctions with recycling equipment.
During our Eat Sort Win campaign, Green Guide volunteers are entered to win UNC-Duke basketball tickets! Volunteers also receive a free meal voucher for each shift they work, which can be used at Chase or Top of Lenoir. You can also get a free Green Guide t-shirt once you’ve worked two shifts!
How to Join
- Sign up here to be added to our volunteer listserv. We will send out a monthly email with information on upcoming shifts and how to sign up.
- You can find upcoming shifts on this spreadsheet, and can sign up by adding your name and email to the shift you’d like to work. Please make sure to double check the location and timing of your shifts – we offer different shift times to accommodate class schedules throughout the week.
- Review the Green Guide Training Materials before your shift, so you feel confident in your waste sorting knowledge!
Upcoming Shifts
Note: There are limited spot available for each shift, and they are first come, first serve. Fall 2026 shifts will be added after classes begin, so stay tuned for the volunteer newsletter!