Reuse 101

How to effectively use LCAs as a tool to leverage and scale reuse systems.

To make a strong case for reuse and to build optimal systems, we need to use a systems approach in our LCAs.

We did not “ask” for our packaging to be disposable. Why should companies wait for consumers to “ask” for reusable products and packaging?

How do you get customers to return to a system of reusable containers when they have been trained for years to throw them away when they are finished? Reuse businesses around the world are trying to answer this question.

At its root, the reuse movement is a social and environmental justice movement.

Reusable mailer options for shipping your holiday gifts this season.

We don’t need consumer behavior change, we need systems change, initiated by leading brands.

Upstream's Macy Zander introduces new solutioneers to what they can do to help the single-use waste crisis, today.

Conversation about the climate crisis tends to center on vehicles and the power grid. But the one-way throw-away economy is also a major factor. Here’s how you can help.

At the end of March, more than 100 core members from dozens of countries convened for the first global meeting of the BFFP movement since before the pandemic. Here are some key takeaways.

An everyday guide for conducting reuse outreach & education at food businesses.

There’s a lot of single-use waste that comes into our homes. But there are concrete steps we can take to reduce it.

When it comes to changing something as entrenched as the throw-away culture, the real changemakers are local community members and their elected officials – people who are passionate about saving the planet and ready to innovate new approaches.

After launching a few reuse coalitions ourselves (and supporting others to do the same), we offer the following best practices to help you think about what might work best in your community.