Ryann Russ 7/14/22 Ryann Russ 7/14/22

Throw-away Economy, Matt Prindiville and Simon Severino | STRATEGY SPRINTS® 426

"Throw-away Economy, Matt Prindiville & Simon Severino," Strategy Sprints Podcast, July 14, 2022

Ryann Russ 5/18/22 Ryann Russ 5/18/22

The New Reuse Economy Spurred by Plastic Pollution and Local Entrepreneurs

"The New Reuse Economy Spurred by Plastic Pollution and Local Entrepreneurs," Safer States, May 18, 2022

Ryann Russ 4/13/22 Ryann Russ 4/13/22

Sustainability Resource Hub: new eco-friendly attributes, business resources, and more

"Sustainability Resource Hub: new eco-friendly attributes, business resources, and more," Yelp Blog, April 13, 2022

Ryann Russ 4/13/22 Ryann Russ 4/13/22

Yelp makes it easy to find and support eco-friendly businesses with new business attributes

"Yelp makes it easy to find and support eco-friendly businesses with new business attributes," Yelp Blog, April 13, 2022

Ryann Russ 4/12/22 Ryann Russ 4/12/22

Tips, tools, and case studies to help food service providers go disposable-free

"Tips, tools, and case studies to help food service providers go disposable-free," Yelp Blog, April 12, 2022

Ryann Russ 1/27/22 Ryann Russ 1/27/22

COG Recycling Committee - January 2022 - Reusables-20220127_100400-Meeting Recording

Meeting of the Washington DC Metropolitan Council of Governments - Recycling Committee, featuring Upstream's Marcel Howard, Jan 27, 2022

Ryann Russ 1/24/22 Ryann Russ 1/24/22

Women in Circularity: Crystal Dreisbach

Welcome back to “Women in Circularity,” where we shine a light on women moving us toward a circular economy. This month, I interviewed an entrepreneur who brings zero waste expertise to Durham, N.C. and beyond: Crystal Dreisbach. Crystal is the driving force behind GreenToGo, a reusable take-out container service, the founder of nonprofit group Don’t Waste Durham and a board member of Circular Triangle, a Chapel Hill, N.C.-based circular economy advocacy and education group.

Ryann Russ 1/18/22 Ryann Russ 1/18/22

16 Leaders on Reuse in 2022

"Living Landscape of Reusable Solutions" Newsletter, Jan 18, 2022

Ryann Russ 1/17/22 Ryann Russ 1/17/22

"Zero waste" stores take hold in the Bay Area

Between disposable masks, one-use sanitizing wipes, and pre-packaged to-go meals, the pandemic has been a huge culprit of global garbage.

Ryann Russ 1/7/22 Ryann Russ 1/7/22

Daunting numbers add up for single-use waste

As of Jan. 1, food service providers, including restaurants, institutional cafeterias and food delivery services can no longer automatically provide single-use service items with food orders or meals, and cannot bundle items together.

Ryann Russ 12/20/21 Ryann Russ 12/20/21

Would you like forks with that? Law aiming to reduce single-use plastics goes into effect Jan. 1

It’s not a ban on plastic forks, just a restriction. And it’s one of several in the state’s efforts to becoming less littered. A law passed by the Washington Legislature earlier this year will ask food businesses to include utensils, straws and condiment packages only upon customer request.

Ryann Russ 12/9/21 Ryann Russ 12/9/21

The Climate Consequences of Plastics

"The Climate Consequences of Plastics Briefing Series: Reduce and Reuse: How to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Building Materials, Plastics, and Food" Environmental and Energy Study Institute, Dec 9, 2021

Ryann Russ 11/29/21 Ryann Russ 11/29/21

As circular economy momentum builds, Rheaply seeks to grow reuse connections

With new funding and award recognition, the Chicago-based startup’s goals include quantifying the savings from reuse and having more large enterprises adopt its platform.