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What does an interoperable reuse system look like?
Recyclable and reusable packaging can share collection points, transportation systems, and sorting and processing facilities. Here’s what that looks like.
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.
Embracing Reuse in U.S. Packaging EPR Programs
A playbook for best-in-class Producer Responsibility Organizations for packaging EPR programs.
The state of EPR policy in the US
A table tracking how reuse is implicated in state EPR for packaging policies.
A year in the field with a local reuse service provider
Takeaways and lessons learned from an Upstream staff member who undertook a fellowship with a local reuse service provider.
School Case Studies
Schools around the US have successfully switched to reusable foodware. Here’s how.
A year of policy, advocacy, and network support
Upstream’s policy team shares 2024 highlights.