Winners were announced in a virtual awards ceremony on September 29, 2022 which can be viewed here. 

NEW YORK September 30, 2022 - Upstream, a non-profit sparking innovative solutions to plastic pollution, officially announces the winners of the Second Annual Reuse Awards, The Reusies® 2022. The Reusies is a groundbreaking awards program honoring changemakers developing a better way than throw-away, advancing systemic change and co-creating a world where we can get what we need and want without all the waste. 

Presented in partnership with circular economy-focused investment firm and innovation center, Closed Loop Partners, The 2022 Reusies received hundreds of nominations and submissions from leading startups, environmental activists and community leaders across the United States and Canada that are growing the reuse movement.  

“We’re so thankful to all of the applicants, finalists, winners, judges and partners who made  The 2022 Reusies a massive success,” said Matt Prindiville, CEO and Chief Solutioneer at Upstream. “The goal is always to highlight and celebrate those moving this space forward and give them the recognition they deserve.”

Winners of the 2022 Reusies – selected by a combined panel of expert judges and public voting – are all great examples of organizations and individuals who are advancing reuse, from within their local communities to the biggest brands in the world . 

“Closed Loop Partners is proud to have partnered with Upstream on The Reusies 2022 and to celebrate the winners for their innovative steps toward a more circular economy,” said Bridget Croke, Managing Director at Closed Loop Partners. “Every corporate initiative and individual effort towards this shared goal matters, and we’re excited to see what strides we can all make in the coming months and years to achieve a waste-free future.”

The 2022 Winners Include: 

• Activist of the Year: Alejandra Warren

• Reuse Community of the Year: Human-I-T

• Most Innovative Reuse Company - Consumer Packaged Goods: Algramo

• Most Innovative Reuse Company - Enabling Technology: The Rounds

• Most Innovative Reuse Company - Fashion and Apparel: Thrilling

• Most Innovative Reuse Company - Food & Beverage: r.Cup

• Corporate Initiative of the Year: Kroger/Loop Partnership

To learn more about each winner’s initiatives, please visit: www.thereusies.org 

A special thank you to The Reusies partners: AHIMSA®, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, GreenBiz Group, McDonough Innovation, Oceanic Global, Ocean Plastic Leadership Network, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, Uplink, World Economic Forum (WEF)/Global Plastic Action Partnership, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF). 

About Upstream: 

Upstream is an environmental non-profit sparking innovative solutions to plastic pollution by helping people, businesses and communities shift from single-use to reuse. To learn more about all Upstream programs, visit www.upstreamsolutions.org and follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube.

About Closed Loop Partners:

Closed Loop Partners is a New York-based investment firm comprised of venture capital, growth equity, private equity and catalytic capital, as well as an innovation center focused on building the circular economy. Investments align capitalism with positive social and environmental impact by reducing waste and greenhouse gas emissions via materials innovation, advanced recycling technologies, supply chain optimization and landfill diversion. Learn more at closedlooppartners.com.