What You Loved in 2025

Who doesn’t love good content? At Upstream, a big part of how we support and accelerate the reuse movement is by providing resources and information needed to help build a robust and enduring reuse economy. As reuse has picked up the pace, so have we — and we produced a whole lot in 2025! Here’s what we found you were reading, listening to, and viewing the most throughout last year.

Your top reads from Upstream:

1. Embracing Reuse in US Packaging EPR Programs 

2. The Role of Reuse in a Just Transition 

3. A Robust Reuse Policy in Action 

4. The State of EPR Policy in the US

5. Reuse Initiative Highlight Series:
   Zero Waste Miami Bridging the Gap Between Reuse Sectors
   Central Ohio Reuse Coalition’s Reuse Pilot at Coffee Shops
   Reusable Toronto’s Work With Venues & Businesses

Your top listens from Upstream: 

1. Normalizing Reuse With Behavior Change Science 

2. The Pathway to Reuse in Retail 

3. Incentivizing Reuse Within Recycling Reform

4. Reading, Writing, 'Rithmatic, Reuse

5. Catalyzing School Reuse With Dishwashing Grants 

Your top watches from Upstream:

1. Remember When Recycling Felt Confusing and Inconvenient? 

2. Normalizing Reuse in Schools 

3. Reuse Wins 

4. Reuse Can Save Water 

5. Indisposable Podcast episode 180: A Grand Reuse Project

We can’t wait to bring you more insights and information in 2026. What burning questions do you have about the reuse economy? Let us know in the comments, and Happy New Year!