Bold Reuse: Seattle Public Schools

Schools discard thousands of single-use items daily – especially during breakfast and lunch hours. Recognizing the environmental and financial strain of this waste, Seattle Public Schools (SPS) was ready to take action. SPS wanted to make the shift to durable and reusable alternatives in its cafeterias. However, implementing such a transformative change has its hurdles. Some school kitchens lacked large-scale dishwashing capabilities, and SPS did not have the staffing resources to manage the cleaning and logistics of reusable internally, so they hired a reuse service provider.