What’s Canada’s secret sauce when it comes to reuse? A combination of factors are contributing momentum — and though it is a unique recipe, there’s still much to learn and apply to reuse systems everywhere else.

The takeaway from the REuse Expo in Paris? France hasn't invented anything new. What's driving reuse growth there is policy. Full stop.

A case study analysis of reuse systems and return rates.

Across North America, an unrecognized labor force is cleaning up communities, reducing municipal costs, raising recycling rates — and has potential to raise return rates for reusables, too.

Throughout 2025, Upstream facilitated a multi-stakeholder dialogue series centered around reuse service providers (RSPs). With input from partner nonprofit organizations and government staff, RSPs worked together to coalesce around a set of policies that best support the growth of their sector.

PR3’s new Container Design and Performance Standard — and why it matters.

State legislation such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Deposit Return Systems (DRS) must focus on transitioning to a circular economy that prioritizes reuse. (Updated January 2026).

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

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