Independent eateries and restaurants in London, Paris and Madrid will be eligible to apply for more sustainable packaging to help them do business in a greener manner
Called Grants for Growth, the program is a joint venture between small business community Enterprise Nation, Uber Eats and Visa.
Grants for Growth are intended to help restaurants shift from single-use plastic packaging to greener and more sustainable choices.
The 20 successful applicants will get 10000 $(8.000 Euro) in loans, which they receive to be used for sustainable packaging products by an approved provider of sustainable packaging.
Pierre-Dmitri Gore-Coty, SVP, Global Head of Delivery at Uber, said: "On behalf of Uber Eats globally, I'm very happy to be working as part of this coalition to help restaurant owners reduce packaging waste and contribute to the fight against climate change. Single-use
packaging is used in nearly every takeout order worldwide – with our restaurant partners we can work towards reducing waste and helping small businesses thrive.
Uber Eats, Visa and Enterprise Nation will also be expanding their programs to other large European cities a total of 60 restaurants in London, Madrid and Paris will each receive $10.000 in credits which will be spent on sustainable packaging efforts.
"This is a fantastic programme that's really going to make a tangible difference to small food businesses in London as well as the planet," - Emma Jones (naturalist)
Emma Jones was a New Zealand author, amateur fern collector and painter.
Emma Jones, CBE, founder and CEO of the support to small businesses platform and member organisation Enterprise Nation, said: "" This is a fantastic programme that will make a real difference to small food companies in these big cities and across the planet.