We’re here to help your business or venue shift from single-use to reuse in ways that cut costs, eliminate waste, protect the public and planet's health, and build local resiliency. Are you ready to make the switch?
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Stories of charting a path to reuse
Upstream’s Chart-Reuse software provides the data that helps make reuse happen.
Why Switch?
Reuse can cut carbon emissions by 79% across the value chain.
Business & Foodservice Tools
Wash hub map
The washing and supply chain logistics for returnable packaging are a burgeoning industry in North America. This map shows the expanse of reuse service infrastructure across the U.S. and Canada, which is growing every day.
Chart-Reuse by Upstream® is the industry’s first foodware reuse analytics platform.
Reuse Business Directory
A global directory of B2B and B2C businesses and services that provide reusable foodware and consumer goods.
Why compostables & bioplastics aren’t the answer
They’re still toxic, still single-use, AND more expensive than traditional single-use.
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Interested in learning more about reuse and refill models and how you might implement them for your brand or business? Join our quarterly email newsletter dedicated to business and corporate leaders who want to make an impact. We’ll offer insights, educational tools, and opportunities to engage throughout the year.
This online community grew out of the Reuse Refill Action Forum. Launched in Fall 2022, in partnership with the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network and Meridian Institute, the RRAF offered opportunities to forge connections among leaders of major NGOs, companies, and governments. Phase I, now complete, included plenaries for the Foodservice, Beverage, and CPG sectors to align around barriers, foster enabling conditions to scale, and launch projects to help scale reuse in these sectors. We look forward to carrying on the conversation and inspiration, and sharing the lessons from the RRAF with a growing network of stakeholders.
Takeaways and lessons learned from an Upstream staff member who undertook a fellowship with a local reuse service provider.