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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ReThink Disposable: San Carlos Youth Center
Capacity: 130
Dishwashing model: commercial dishwasher
Funding Source: unknown
Material: durable non-plastic
Disposables Avoided: 18,898 (annual)
Cost Savings: $719 (annual net)
Break-Even: 17.7 months
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