Reuse Case Study Explorer
The case for reuse is strong. Many dozens of case studies from pilots and projects around the world and across many sectors prove cost and environmental savings. In order to illustrate the potential for reuse in every documented scenario, Upstream has gathered this filterable database of reuse case studies. By using the filters, you can identify and/or download all case studies pertaining to the most common fields of inquiry. (Discover more sorting tags by clicking into each case study).
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Reuse Seattle: Woodland Park ZooTunes
Venue Size: 30,000
Dishwashing Model: Reuse Service Provider
Funding Source: Government grants & rebates
Material: Plastic
Return Rate: 95%
Disposables Avoided: 27,380 (year 1)
Cost Savings: Unknown
Break-Even: Unknown
Reuse Seattle: Seattle Pacific University
Project Size: 2,260 student body
Dishwashing Model: commercial dishwasher
Funding Source: None
Material: plastic
Disposables Avoided: 23,900 (annual)
Cost Savings: Unknown
Break-Even: Unknown
Bold Reuse: Seattle Public Schools
Project Size: 17 Schools
Dishwashing Model: Reuse Service Provider
Material: Plastic
Disposables Avoided: 300,000 (2023-2025)
Cost Savings: Unknown
Break-Even: Unknown
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