bartaco's sustainability plan
At bartaco, we’ve always seen our team members as family who have helped to foster a diverse community by creating a unique culture and connecting with our guests in each location. With programs in place to help every team member along their career path, there is a tremendous amount of growth opportunity whether you’re helping us at our homebase in Arlington or starting as a “dragonfly” at one of our restaurants. Wherever you are, we strive to create a fun, energetic and supportive work environment that fosters creativity and pushes you to reach your full potential. We’re proud to offer entry-level restaurant workers a living wage of $46,000 to start and provide a wide range of benefits for every team member including: dental + medical + vision, employee dining discount, PTO, mentorship, a scholarship fund, health savings account with company match and a flexible spending account. Additionally, with an accessible leadership team, bartaco takes employee feedback seriously to adapt to everyone’s needs and ultimately build a place that people want to stay throughout their careers
Our Initiatives
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Utility API Integration
Gift Card Program
On Demand Hospitality
Reclaimed Design
Remote Working
Paperless Mail
LED Lights
Agave Straws
Elkay Filtered Water Systems
Carbon Neutral
Sustainable To-Go Program
Navien Tankless Water Heaters
Refrigerant Reclamation Project
Hudson Technologies is working to reduce the overall environmental impact refrigerants have on our world by reclaiming and reusing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) - the most commonly used refrigerant and a powerful greenhouse gas when released into the atmosphere. Hudson processes used refrigerants to remove oil and water so that they meet specifications for new refrigerant gas, and once restored, they are used in the maintenance of existing and newly manufactured products. By reclaiming, recertifying, and reusing refrigerants - 400,000 lbs to date - this project is reducing greenhouse gas emissions and waste, and promoting a more sustainable means of HFC use and management.
Kootznoowoo Forestry Project
The Kootznoowoo Project protects 20,159 acres of forest located on the Dolomi and Dora Bay stretches of Prince of Wales Island in Alaska. 8,000 acres of this project are classified as an old-growth forest - forests with large, old (alive and dead) trees that are virtually undisturbed by human impact. These forests serve as an ecological staple to local animals and nearby communities. This project is unique because it is owned by the native Haida and Tlingit people, who have inhabited this land for over 1,000 years, and managed alongside the United States Forest Service. This joint protection responsibility ensures that indigenous territories are protected and natives voices are heard. This land is home to twelve fish bearing streams and is saturated with various types of berry bushes that are historically significant in the Dolomi and Dora Bay.
Paradigm Cookstoves Project
Launched in 2008, The Paradigm Project is a social enterprise providing products, services and opportunities that address basic human needs in the poorest markets of Africa. In Kenya, Paradigm created EzyLife - a company that distributes locally-appropriate, energy efficient cooking technologies to address the financial and environmental problems arising from open fire cooking and traditional stoves used in poor communities. The local jobs that have been created as a result of this project provide lasting benefits including reduced consumption of natural resources and positive impacts for women and girls. Paradigm became one of the first verified projects in the world in 2019 when its social outcomes were verified by an independent agency. Verifications have counted nearly 300,000 people positively impacted by the program, 6.2 million hours and over $3 million dollars in firewood costs saved.
Run of the River Hydropower
This "Run of the Rivers" project allows energy harvested from flowing water to generate electricity as a renewable energy source. These hydropower plants provide power without causing airborne pollutants and help to displace power generated by harmful fossil fuels.
Grid Connected Solar Project
Centered in the Charanka Village in the state of Gujarat, this solar grid project is the first of its kind for India. The solar plant produces 25 megawatts (MW) of electricity and is connected to the Indian electricity grid - meaning the country is diversifying its energy sources and creating a more resilient grid. Through the use of power purchase agreements, nearby residents and workplaces can choose to have their energy sourced from this sustainable energy solution.
Salto Pilão Hydropower Plant Project
The Salto Pilão project consists of the construction of a hydropower plant which has a power generation capacity of 191.8 megawatts, meaning the plant can supply power for around 190,000 homes. This hydropower plant calls the Southern region of Brazil home, located between the cities of Lontras, Ibirama and Apiúna, in the state of Santa Catarina. The hydropower plant uses turbines to generate renewable energy for the National Interconnected Grid, creating a more resilient electrical grid, expanding energy sources for Brazil’s future.
Burnt Mountain Natural Area
This project, which is overseen by The Nature Conservancy, is centered around the conservation and protection of Burnt Mountain Natural Area. Burnt Mountain Natural Area is a 5,408-acre forest plot that will remain “forever wild.” “Forever wild” is the highest available legal protection for land in the United States, meaning that the forest must be protected in its natural condition in perpetuity.
come work with us!
At bartaco, we’ve always seen our team members as family who have helped to foster a diverse community by creating a unique culture and connecting with our guests in each location. With programs in place to help every team member along their career path, there is a tremendous amount of growth opportunity whether you’re helping us at our homebase in Arlington or starting as a “dragonfly” at one of our restaurants. Wherever you are, we strive to create a fun, energetic and supportive work environment that fosters creativity and pushes you to reach your full potential. We’re proud to offer entry-level restaurant workers a living wage of $46,000 to start and provide a wide range of benefits for every team member including: dental + medical + vision, employee dining discount, PTO, mentorship, a scholarship fund, health savings account with company match and a flexible spending account. Additionally, with an accessible leadership team, bartaco takes employee feedback seriously to adapt to everyone’s needs and ultimately build a place that people want to stay throughout their careers
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