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All the latest ideas and news from Upstream’s thought leaders and partners.
De-Colonizing Branding & Marketing
Part III of a conversation with Jo Banner and Frankie Orona, an installation of Upstream’s project exploring the role of reuse in a Just Transition.
The Role Of Reuse In A Just Transition: Workforce & Economic Development
How reuse can meet the objectives of a just economy as well as provide safe, healthy, dignified jobs.
Bringing intention and purpose to investing
A Q&A with Kristin Hull of Nia Impact Capital.
Join the REAL sharing economy with a Library of Things
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
Keeping loss rates low in school cafeterias
A model from ReThink Disposable helps solve for loss rates when implementing reuse in school cafeterias.
School Case Studies
Schools around the US have successfully switched to reusable foodware. Here’s how.
Key takeaways from the Resource Recycling Conference
Upstream’s first appearance at this conference geared toward waste management professionals and government staff.
Expanding the conversation
Upstream's Cerise Bridges offers her “notes from the field” after attending a conference about Chicago’s new sustainability law.
US & Canada Reuse Incentives and Grants Tracker
Upstream's Reuse Funding Tracker monitors incentives and grants that could be used to support projects related to source reduction of disposable packaging and foodware.