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Central Ohio Reuse Coalition’s Reuse Pilot at Coffee Shops
Part of our series of highlights of local reuse initiatives, a look at Central Ohio Reuse Coalition’s reuse coffee shop pilot.
Reusable Toronto’s Work With Venues & Businesses
Part of our series highlighting local reuse initiatives, a look at Reusable Toronto’s work to scale reuse in Toronto.
Zero Waste Miami Bridging the Gap Between Reuse Sectors
Part of our series highlighting local reuse initiatives, a look at Zero Waste Miami’s efforts to bring together their community around a common cause.
Chart-Reuse case study: Facilitating TRUE Certification
A zero waste consulting firm wanted to monitor the environmental impacts of their clients. A Chart-Reuse case study.
Incentivizing return in reuse systems
How do you get customers to return to a system of reusable containers when they have been trained for years to throw them away when they are finished? Reuse businesses around the world are trying to answer this question.
Tips to advocate for reuse for onsite dining in your community
Reusable LA co-leaders Alison Waliszewski and Emily Parker share insights into advocating as a community for reuse for onsite dining and other policy wins.
Bringing Reuse for On–Site Dining into Reach
Trash pollutes city streets, waterways, parks, and natural ecosystems. It’s clear by now that disposables don’t make any sense. But really – they literally don’t make dollars or cents. Learn why this is and how Upstream is helping transform the food service sector.
Organizing for Reuse: Local Changemakers in Action
When it comes to changing something as entrenched as the throw-away culture, the real changemakers are local community members and their elected officials – people who are passionate about saving the planet and ready to innovate new approaches.
Climate, plastics and reuse
Studies consistently show that reusable foodware has significantly less environmental impacts than their single-use counterparts and can be a key strategy for reducing overall emissions. Learn more about how Climate Action Plans and consumption-based emissions inventories (CBEIs) tie to reuse and help move the needle on climate action.