Friends of Upstream share the Library of Things concept, a community resource where useful items can be borrowed just like books that are in circulation for years.

image: Baltimore Tool Library

A model from ReThink Disposable helps solve for loss rates when implementing reuse in school cafeterias.

A playbook for best-in-class Producer Responsibility Organizations for packaging EPR programs.

A table tracking how reuse is implicated in state EPR for packaging policies.

Takeaways and lessons learned from an Upstream staff member who undertook a fellowship with a local reuse service provider.

Schools around the US have successfully switched to reusable foodware. Here’s how.

Upstream’s policy team shares 2024 highlights.

We know reuse plays a crucial role in a just transition to a more sustainable economy—but we’ve not yet explicitly stated how and why this is so.

Our team recently completed its first site visit to the Grand Canyon, where we are orchestrating an unprecedented shift to 100% reuse at all South Rim dining facilities.