One of Upstream’s core strategies is to grow and support the reuse industry, and to that end we have been considering all of the potential ways in which it can be funded. The goal is to identify best bets so we can concentrate our efforts to scale infrastructure.

Insights from reuse advocates who are working on projects in places where policy is difficult to pass.

Upstream shares what stood out to us after attending Climate Week NYC 2025 in New York City, NY.

Funding for reuse infrastructure remains the biggest gap to transitioning the U.S. to a reuse economy. Public funding options can help bridge that gap.

Lessons in applying Just Transition principles to Upstream’s reuse project at Grand Canyon National Park.

image: National Park Service

How are things going in Banff, two years after passing a visionary waste reduction bylaw?

Insights from reuse advocates well versed in reaching across the aisle.

Advocacy strategies local groups and coalitions have been using to advance reuse in communities across the US & Canada.

Part of our series of highlights of local reuse initiatives, a look at Central Ohio Reuse Coalition’s reuse coffee shop pilot.