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Policy Resources

Reports, toolkits, and fact sheets to help guide development of reuse policy and make the case for reuse to legislative and community members. 

Policy Information Library

Resources and informational overviews of topics relevant to reuse policy.

Policy Fact Sheets

Overview documents to make a quick case for reuse.

Policy Reports

Policy Articles

Articles & Insights
Building the Foundation for Enduring Reuse
Business, Policy
Building the Foundation for Enduring Reuse
Business, Policy

PR3’s new Container Design and Performance Standard — and why it matters.

Business, Policy
Principles for Reuse in EPR & DRS
Policy, Overview, EPR
Principles for Reuse in EPR & DRS
Policy, Overview, EPR

State legislation such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Deposit Return Systems (DRS) must focus on transitioning to a circular economy that prioritizes reuse. (Updated January 2026).

Policy, Overview, EPR
Reuse Advocacy in Action
Community Action, Policy
Reuse Advocacy in Action
Community Action, Policy

Insights from reuse advocates who are working on projects in places where policy is difficult to pass.

Community Action, Policy
A Robust Reuse Policy in Action
Community Action, Policy
A Robust Reuse Policy in Action
Community Action, Policy

How are things going in Banff, two years after passing a visionary waste reduction bylaw?

Community Action, Policy
Messaging Strategies About Reuse for Advocates
Community Action, Policy
Messaging Strategies About Reuse for Advocates
Community Action, Policy

Insights from reuse advocates well versed in reaching across the aisle.

Community Action, Policy
What’s going on with community reuse?
Community Action, Policy
What’s going on with community reuse?
Community Action, Policy

Advocacy strategies local groups and coalitions have been using to advance reuse in communities across the US & Canada.

Community Action, Policy
Seven Laws in, how is Reuse Faring in U.S. Packaging EPR?
EPR, Policy, Bottle
Seven Laws in, how is Reuse Faring in U.S. Packaging EPR?
EPR, Policy, Bottle

Amidst rapid advancement of packaging EPR laws, stakeholders remain hyper-fixated on recycling. Solutions that require true systemic change, like reuse, risk being regarded as side issues in the absence of strong advocacy.

EPR, Policy, Bottle
The Bottom Line on Reuse: Why Smart Companies Will Make the Switch
Business, Myth Busting, Policy
The Bottom Line on Reuse: Why Smart Companies Will Make the Switch
Business, Myth Busting, Policy

Reuse is, first and foremost, a core economic transformation. Why? Because it allocates the true cost of how materials move through our society.

Business, Myth Busting, Policy
What does an interoperable reuse system look like?
Reuse 101, Policy, Business
What does an interoperable reuse system look like?
Reuse 101, Policy, Business

Recyclable and reusable packaging can share collection points, transportation systems, and sorting and processing facilities. Here’s what that looks like.

Reuse 101, Policy, Business
Embracing Reuse in U.S. Packaging EPR Programs
Policy
Embracing Reuse in U.S. Packaging EPR Programs
Policy

A playbook for best-in-class Producer Responsibility Organizations for packaging EPR programs.

Policy
The state of EPR policy in the US
Policy
The state of EPR policy in the US
Policy

A table tracking how reuse is implicated in state EPR for packaging policies.

Policy
A year of policy, advocacy, and network support
Policy, Overview
A year of policy, advocacy, and network support
Policy, Overview

Upstream’s policy team shares 2024 highlights.

Policy, Overview
Key takeaways from the Resource Recycling Conference
Community Action, Policy, Reuse 101, Notes from the field
Key takeaways from the Resource Recycling Conference
Community Action, Policy, Reuse 101, Notes from the field

Upstream’s first appearance at this conference geared toward waste management professionals and government staff.

Community Action, Policy, Reuse 101, Notes from the field
Expanding the conversation
Community Action, Policy, Reuse 101, Notes from the field
Expanding the conversation
Community Action, Policy, Reuse 101, Notes from the field

Upstream's Cerise Bridges offers her “notes from the field” after attending a conference about Chicago’s new sustainability law.

Community Action, Policy, Reuse 101, Notes from the field
US & Canada Reuse Incentives and Grants Tracker
Community Action, Policy, Business
US & Canada Reuse Incentives and Grants Tracker
Community Action, Policy, Business

Upstream's Reuse Funding Tracker monitors incentives and grants that could be used to support projects related to source reduction of disposable packaging and foodware.

Community Action, Policy, Business
Looking upstream: The linear economy & its social impacts
Community Action, Policy, Equity & Inclusion
Looking upstream: The linear economy & its social impacts
Community Action, Policy, Equity & Inclusion

Reducing resource consumption and improving production processes can develop more resilient, equitable systems that prioritize long-term sustainability for the economy, people, and the environment. 

Community Action, Policy, Equity & Inclusion
Reuse & climate: action for governments to take
Community Action, Policy
Reuse & climate: action for governments to take
Community Action, Policy

The importance of embedding reuse into climate action plans—and how measuring consumption-based emissions gives a far more accurate depiction of a municipality’s climate impact.

Community Action, Policy
Reuse, climate solutions & a just transition
Community Action, Policy
Reuse, climate solutions & a just transition
Community Action, Policy

A conversation summary from the summer meeting of the Reuse Solutions Network.

Community Action, Policy
What is the best way to message reuse?
Community Action, Policy
What is the best way to message reuse?
Community Action, Policy

Messaging strategies and talking points tailored to the four audience types that local advocates commonly target to promote reuse in food service.

Community Action, Policy
Chart-Reuse case study: Advancing Skip the Stuff legislation in Upstate New York
Policy, Community Action
Chart-Reuse case study: Advancing Skip the Stuff legislation in Upstate New York
Policy, Community Action

When city legislators required local data to consider Skip the Stuff legislation, a small community organization turned to Upstream for help. A Chart-Reuse case study.

Policy, Community Action
Recycling versus reuse: are they really so different?
Policy
Recycling versus reuse: are they really so different?
Policy

We sat Recycling and Reuse down together to talk out their differences—and they learned quite a bit from each other.

Policy
Reuse is a climate solution
Community Action, Climate, Policy
Reuse is a climate solution
Community Action, Climate, Policy

Rethinking the supply chain for packaging must be a climate goal to put us on track to achieve net-zero emissions.

Community Action, Climate, Policy
Upstream’s Strategic Vision for Change
Business, Community Action, Overview, Policy
Upstream’s Strategic Vision for Change
Business, Community Action, Overview, Policy

How Upstream is working to take reuse to the next level.

Business, Community Action, Overview, Policy
Debunking myths about consumer demand & more
Business, Policy, Community Action, Myth Busting
Debunking myths about consumer demand & more
Business, Policy, Community Action, Myth Busting

Key findings from a new report on scaling reuse, plus more from Upstream’s Reuse Solutions Network.

Business, Policy, Community Action, Myth Busting
Takeaways from Circularity 24
Business, Policy, Climate
Takeaways from Circularity 24
Business, Policy, Climate

Key insights into the state of the circular economy and the future of reuse.

Business, Policy, Climate
What else makes an effective LCA for reuse?
Business, Myth Busting, Reuse 101, Policy, Reuse Research
What else makes an effective LCA for reuse?
Business, Myth Busting, Reuse 101, Policy, Reuse Research

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

Business, Myth Busting, Reuse 101, Policy, Reuse Research
What makes an effective LCA for reuse?
Business, Myth Busting, Reuse 101, Policy, Reuse Research
What makes an effective LCA for reuse?
Business, Myth Busting, Reuse 101, Policy, Reuse Research

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

Business, Myth Busting, Reuse 101, Policy, Reuse Research
Do consumers prefer reuse?
Business, Policy, Community Action, Myth Busting
Do consumers prefer reuse?
Business, Policy, Community Action, Myth Busting

A significant body of evidence indicates that given the choice, people would choose reusables. Here’s a resource roundup—and another side of the coin.

Business, Policy, Community Action, Myth Busting
Upstream Announces Community & Activist Winners, Most Innovative Finalists of The Reusies® 2024
Business, Policy, Community Action, Press Release
Upstream Announces Community & Activist Winners, Most Innovative Finalists of The Reusies® 2024
Business, Policy, Community Action, Press Release

Learn more about The Reusies 2024.

Business, Policy, Community Action, Press Release
Should the reuse movement continue to pursue cup fees?
Business, Policy, Community Action
Should the reuse movement continue to pursue cup fees?
Business, Policy, Community Action

A recap of the Reuse Solutions Network Q1 meeting on lessons learned from cup fee repeals.

Business, Policy, Community Action

Policy Podcasts

The Indisposable Podcast
Crafting Just Reuse Policy
Policy, EPR, Equity & Inclusion
Crafting Just Reuse Policy
Policy, EPR, Equity & Inclusion

EPISODE 188: Real talk on challenges and opportunities when it comes to centering people and planet in policymaking.

Policy, EPR, Equity & Inclusion
Incentivizing Reuse Within Recycling Reform
Policy, EPR
Incentivizing Reuse Within Recycling Reform
Policy, EPR

EPISODE 187: Learn about WA State’s landmark 2025 EPR legislation, the Recycling Reform Act, and how it incentivizes both recycling and reuse.

Policy, EPR
The Pathway to Reuse in Retail
Policy, Business
The Pathway to Reuse in Retail
Policy, Business

EPISODE 185: Recent reports lay the groundwork for bringing reuse to the retail setting—and now that information is being turned into action.

image: Reposit

Policy, Business
Reuse in Food Codes
Community Action, Policy
Reuse in Food Codes
Community Action, Policy

EPISODE 184: Experts and advocates share their insights into reuse and refill in state and federal food codes, plus strategies to update your own state’s food code to be more reuse/refill friendly.

Community Action, Policy
Catalyzing School Reuse With Dishwashing Grants
Community Action, Myth Busting, Policy, Schools
Catalyzing School Reuse With Dishwashing Grants
Community Action, Myth Busting, Policy, Schools

EPISODE 183: Lessons from the California school district that helped 300+ schools transition to reuse through a statewide grant program.

Community Action, Myth Busting, Policy, Schools
The Vision & Playbook for Reuse in EPR
Policy, EPR
The Vision & Playbook for Reuse in EPR
Policy, EPR

EPISODE 176: Upstream shares key points from their recent position paper on what to expect in a best-in-class PRO and discusses the model set up by CITEO in France.

Policy, EPR
Unstoppable community organizing
Community Action, Policy
Unstoppable community organizing
Community Action, Policy

EPISODE 172: Organizers in states where it is challenging to pass policy are still doing good work to reduce plastic waste and encourage reuse. Plastic Free MKE shares the story of their success.

Community Action, Policy
Bans on bans
Community Action, Policy
Bans on bans
Community Action, Policy

Episode 171: Preemption laws—or “bans on bans”—can make it hard for localities in more conservative states to pass plastic reduction and reuse policies. Learn insights & workarounds from on-the-ground advocates in FL, CO, and MT.

Community Action, Policy
The keys to a reuse revolution
Policy, Community Action, Reuse 101
The keys to a reuse revolution
Policy, Community Action, Reuse 101

Episode 166: Christiana Dujardin, lead analyst for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s groundbreaking report, Unlocking A Reuse Revolution - Scaling Returnable Packaging, shares insights & takeaways on designing a returnable packaging system that can compete across the board with single-use.

Policy, Community Action, Reuse 101
Reuse, Climate & Environmental Justice
Policy, Community Action
Reuse, Climate & Environmental Justice
Policy, Community Action

Episode 165: A recording of the summer Reuse Solutions Network meeting, which dives deep on the interrelation between single-use plastic, climate change, environmental justice, and a just transition to reuse.

Policy, Community Action
Persistence + Data = Change
Policy, Community Action
Persistence + Data = Change
Policy, Community Action

Episode 164: How passion, persistence, and good data can go a long way in creating change—with Yayoi Koizumi, founder of Zero Waste Ithaca and co-founder of BYO-US Reduces.

Policy, Community Action
The “secret sauce” to scaling circular systems
Policy, Business, Myth Busting
The “secret sauce” to scaling circular systems
Policy, Business, Myth Busting

Episode 161: What are the magic ingredients to scale reuse? Learn insights from the nonprofit, reuse business, policymaking, government funding, and corporate perspectives.

Policy, Business, Myth Busting
From cafeteria to community: students launch reuse
Reuse 101, Community Action, Policy, Schools
From cafeteria to community: students launch reuse
Reuse 101, Community Action, Policy, Schools

Episode 160: Inspiring Berkeley High School students Sophie Horvath and Joshua Swift-Rawal share their journey in advocating for reuse at their school and beyond.

Reuse 101, Community Action, Policy, Schools
Toward a Global Plastics Treaty
Community Action, Equity & Inclusion, Policy
Toward a Global Plastics Treaty
Community Action, Equity & Inclusion, Policy

Episode 158: Behind the scenes at the INC-4 meeting in Ottawa, plus what’s next for an international agreement to reduce plastic pollution.

photo: Benjamin Von Wong

Community Action, Equity & Inclusion, Policy
Pioneering reuse in Banff
Policy, Community Action
Pioneering reuse in Banff
Policy, Community Action

Episode 155: The town of Banff was among the first in Canada to pass a comprehensive single-use item reduction bylaw. Hear from Environmental Coordinator Carla Bitz about the grassroots efforts that spurred the journey to passing this policy, plus successes and challenges along the way.

Policy, Community Action
Tips for reuse advocates
Policy, Community Action
Tips for reuse advocates
Policy, Community Action

Episode 154: Reusable LA co-leaders Emily Parker and Alison Waliszewski share some key insights about advocating for Reuse for Onsite Dining and other reuse policy within their community.

Policy, Community Action
Back to basics: defining “reuse”
Policy
Back to basics: defining “reuse”
Policy

Episode 153: The audio version of Upstream’s Feb 15, 2024 livestream all about how to properly define reuse in policy—and why it’s important to distinguish between returnable vs. refillable packaging.

Policy
The Latest Science on Plastic Alternatives
Community Action, Business, Policy
The Latest Science on Plastic Alternatives
Community Action, Business, Policy

Episode 152: How compostable are bioplastics really? The answer: it depends. Learn more from Dr Lisa Erdle of the 5 Gyres Institute.

Community Action, Business, Policy
Urban planning for reuse
Community Action, Business, Policy
Urban planning for reuse
Community Action, Business, Policy

Episode 151: Perpetual is working to bring reuse to everyone by collaboratively designing reuse systems in mid-side cities across America.

Community Action, Business, Policy
Envisioning a Just Transition toward Reuse, #2
Community Action, Business, Policy, Equity & Inclusion
Envisioning a Just Transition toward Reuse, #2
Community Action, Business, Policy, Equity & Inclusion

Episode 150: More on navigating the challenges and opportunities in moving toward a new reuse economy built on principles of equity and justice for all.

Community Action, Business, Policy, Equity & Inclusion
Envisioning a Just Transition toward Reuse
Community Action, Business, Policy, Equity & Inclusion
Envisioning a Just Transition toward Reuse
Community Action, Business, Policy, Equity & Inclusion

Episode 149: A candid discussion on an equitable vision of a new reuse economy and aligning on how we talk about a Just Transition toward non-toxic reuse - a Reuse Solutions Network recast.

Community Action, Business, Policy, Equity & Inclusion
“Living & learning” with Plastic Free Restaurants
Community Action, Business, Policy, Schools
“Living & learning” with Plastic Free Restaurants
Community Action, Business, Policy, Schools

Episode 148: Executive Director of Plastic Free Restaurants John Charles Meyer returns to update us on progress made and lessons learned in funding foodservice establishments to switch to reuse.

Community Action, Business, Policy, Schools
A city-wide case study for reuse
Community Action, Business, Policy, Myth Busting
A city-wide case study for reuse
Community Action, Business, Policy, Myth Busting

Episode 147: Reuse Seattle collaborators McKenna Morrigan and Moji Igun share the inspiring story of the coalition’s growing success since we first chatted with them.

Community Action, Business, Policy, Myth Busting
The real solution to plastic pollution
Policy, Community Action
The real solution to plastic pollution
Policy, Community Action

Episode 143: Judy Hilton, co-author of the recent groundbreaking report Making Reuse a Reality, dives deep on the paper’s findings and its implications for the Global Plastics Treaty.

Policy, Community Action
How Bottle Bills Accelerate Reuse
Policy, Bottle
How Bottle Bills Accelerate Reuse
Policy, Bottle

Episode 141: Learn about how bottle bills work, how they catalyze reuse, and recent policy wins across the country, from the expert panelists on our latest installation of Indisposable Live®.

Policy, Bottle
Student Solutioneers
Community Action, Policy, Schools
Student Solutioneers
Community Action, Policy, Schools

Episode 138: For the first episode in our series on reuse in schools, three high school students join us to share their perspectives as young leaders in the movement.

Community Action, Policy, Schools
Working Together to Build the New Reuse Economy
Community Action, Business, Policy
Working Together to Build the New Reuse Economy
Community Action, Business, Policy

Episode 134: Recorded at Circularity 23 in June, an engaging panel discussion on the successes, challenges, opportunities and collaboration needed to enact the vision of a new reuse world.

Community Action, Business, Policy
The path to no plastic in nature
Community Action, Policy
The path to no plastic in nature
Community Action, Policy

Episode 128: Jess Zeuner, Program Specialist at World Wildlife Fund, discusses how WWF is helping companies translate plastic reduction commitments into measurable change.

Community Action, Policy
On the road to reuse with bottle bills
Policy
On the road to reuse with bottle bills
Policy

Episode 122: Jules Bailey, President and CEO of the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, explains how the co-op serves as a steward of the state’s nationally recognized bottle bill—and how such a service can be a model for the New Reuse Economy.

Policy
Indisposable Live®: Reuse in EPR
Policy, EPR
Indisposable Live®: Reuse in EPR
Policy, EPR

Episode 120: As reuse gains momentum, experts explore how to build strong EPR policies for a just transition to a circular economy that prioritizes reuse.

Policy, EPR

Policy Livestreams

Indisposable Live
The Vision & Playbook for Reuse in EPR: Expectations for a Best-in-Class PRO
The Vision & Playbook for Reuse in EPR: Expectations for a Best-in-Class PRO

What to expect of a best-in-class producer responsibility organization (or, PRO) when it comes to supporting and planning for a transition to reusable packaging systems within EPR programs.

As packaging EPR gets off the ground in states across the US, the time is right to shine a spotlight on reuse. Upstream’s newest position paper breaks down exactly what to expect of a best-in-class producer responsibility organization (or, PRO) when it comes to supporting and planning for a transition to reusable packaging systems within EPR programs. Host Sydney Harris covers key points from the paper and facilitates a lively discussion with public policy expert Elizabeth Balkan, plus Emmaneulle Bautista and Valentin Fournel, special guests from Citeo—a French packaging PRO poised to launch a large-scale reusable packaging program with its member brands. If you’re curious about how to advocate or plan for reuse in packaging EPR programs, this recording is for you. 

Resources:

Position Paper: Embracing Reuse in U.S. Packaging EPR Programs: Playbook for a Best-in-Class PRO

Upstream’s presentation deck

CITEO’s presentation deck

More information about CITEO’s program

The state of EPR policy in the US

Defining “reuse” in the policy context

Reuse service providers in the US & Canada

Zero Waste Europe: European Reuse Barometer

The "secret sauce" to scaling circular systems
The "secret sauce" to scaling circular systems

A special episode of Indisposable Live (live!) held at Circularity 24 in Chicago.

Caroline Vanderlip of Re:Dish, Elizabeth Balkan of reLoop, Jennie Romer of the EPA, and Nicole Cerroni from L'Oreal discuss what they see as the single most promising way to advance reuse—moderated by Upstream CEO, Crystal Dreisbach.

This episode of Indisposable Live (live!) first aired at Circularity 24 in Chicago on May 23, 2024.

Back to basics: Defining "reuse" for policymakers
Back to basics: Defining "reuse" for policymakers

Even as we see increased momentum behind EPR, DRS and other policies involving reuse, the definitions of “reuse” are scattered and often ill-conceived. Now is the time to properly define reusable packaging—and especially differentiate between returnable and refillable packaging—in the policy context.

Even as EPR, DRS and other promising policies involving reuse are being developed, the definitions of “reuse” are scattered and often ill-conceived. Now is the time to properly define reusable packaging—and especially differentiate between returnable and refillable packaging—in the policy context.

We dig into this rich topic in Upstream's Feb 15th, 2024 installment of Indisposable Live (our livestream series). Learn from Zero Waste Europe’s Nathan Dufour about the recommendations outlined in ZWE’s "Packaging Refill vs. Packaging Prevention" report, as well as from Oceana’s Matt Littlejohn about global examples of reuse at scale. Upstream’s Policy Director and discussion moderator Sydney Harris explains the different types of reuse, offers some do’s and don’ts within the policy landscape, and shares Upstream’s own recommended definition of reuse—in hopes of moving us all forward in passing truly effective reuse policy.

For a full roundup of links, see our Key Takeaways blog post

Indisposable Live®: How US Bottle Bills are Accelerating Reuse
Indisposable Live®: How US Bottle Bills are Accelerating Reuse

An engaging discussion on deposit return systems (DRS, or "bottle bills"), and why it's important that they incorporate the latest thinking on reuse solutions, funding, and incentives.

Fifty years of data on deposit return system (DRS) laws (or “bottle bills”) in the U.S. demonstrate that these programs effectively boost collection and recycling rates, create opportunities and jobs in local economies, prevent roadside litter and plastic pollution, and catalyze reuse.

What is the importance of reuse in DRS, and how can DRS policies incorporate the latest thinking on reuse solutions, funding, and incentives?

Learn more about this and recent policy wins across the country from special guest panelists Susan Collins, President of the Container Recycling Institute; Sarah Nichols, Sustainable Maine Director at the Natural Resources Council of Maine; and Peter Spendelow, Natural Resource Specialist at Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality. They showcase the distinct ways that California, Oregon, and Maine have begun to incorporate reuse/refill into their bottle bills.

Resources:

Bottlebill.org: in depth statistics and information on bottle bill programs around the world

Maine's bottle bill (LD1909)

Chaptered text of the updated law in Maine

California SB 1013 page

The New Reuse Economy: Upstream’s paper on the infrastructure needed to support reuse across the beverage, foodservice, and CPG sectors

1974 EPA report: Second Report to Congress - Resource Recovery and Source Reduction

Peter Spendelow’s slides

Susan Collins’ slides

Indisposable Live® (Live!): Working Together to Build the New Reuse Economy
Indisposable Live® (Live!): Working Together to Build the New Reuse Economy

A candid discussion addressing successes, challenges, opportunities and calls for more cooperation across sectors to make the New Reuse Economy a reality.

Held as part of The Reusies 2023 at Circularity 23 in Seattle, WA on June 7—this candid panel discussion addressed some of the big successes, challenges, opportunities and calls for more cooperation across sectors to make a vision of the New Reuse Economy a reality.

Reuse in EPR
Reuse in EPR

Join Upstream and friends as we explore how best to incorporate waste prevention and reuse into one of the most popular waste policies - Extended Producer Responsibility.

With momentum surging in state legislatures to tackle the growing waste crisis, we face a pivotal opportunity to catalyze the new reuse economy. Join Upstream and friends as we explore how best to incorporate waste prevention and reuse into one of the most popular waste policies - Extended Producer Responsibility. Strong EPR policies should support a just transition to a circular economy that prioritizes reuse.

Upstream's Policy Director, Sydney Harris, provides an overview of our new Principles for Reuse/Refill in EPR and DRS and hosts a conversation with special guest panelists who craft and support EPR legislation – including Jennifer Navarra, Program Director for Zero Waste Hawaiʻi Island; Will Grassle, Associate for Policy & Programs at the Product Stewardship Institute; McKenna Morrigan, Policy Advisor at Seattle Public Utilities; and David Allaway, Senior Policy Analyst at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Materials Management Program.

This livestream was held on March 15, 2023.

How Design Standards & Guidelines Can Help Reuse Scale
How Design Standards & Guidelines Can Help Reuse Scale

What are the guidelines, standards, and infrastructure required for an effective reuse economy? Join Upstream’s Chief Solutioneer/CEO, Matt Prindiville as he moderates an engaging and informative discussion with three special guests – Amy Larkin and Claudette Juska from PR3 and Olga Kachook from GreenBlue - who are putting the puzzle pieces together , “setting the standard for reuse” and helping to enable businesses to thrive in the growing circular economy.

What are the guidelines, standards, and infrastructure required for an effective reuse economy? Join Upstream’s Chief Solutioneer/CEO, Matt Prindiville as he moderates an engaging and informative discussion with three special guests – Amy Larkin and Claudette Juska from PR3 and Olga Kachook from GreenBlue - who are putting the puzzle pieces together , “setting the standard for reuse” and helping to enable businesses to thrive in the growing circular economy.

Envisioning The New Reuse Economy
Envisioning The New Reuse Economy

Upstream's new Chief Strategy Officer, Priscilla Johnson, hosts a lively discussion with several reuse thought leaders on the ideation, experimentation and strategies needed to create a shift to a circular economy.

Upstream's new Chief Strategy Officer, Priscilla Johnson, hosts a lively discussion with several reuse thought leaders on the ideation, experimentation and strategies needed to create a shift to a circular economy.

2021 Plastics Policy
2021 Plastics Policy

We teed up a “power hour” for you with three experts working across the political spectrum from federal to state to local policy. Listen to Yinka Bode-George from the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, Judith Enck from Beyond Plastic, and Upstream’s own Miriam Gordon to learn what 2021 holds for plastics policy under the new administration.

We teed up a "power hour" for you with three experts working across the political spectrum from federal to state to local policy. Listen to Yinka Bode-George from the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, Judith Enck from Beyond Plastic, and UPSTREAM's own Miriam Gordon to learn what 2021 holds for plastics policy under the new administration.
The Next Generation of Foodware Policies: Encouraging Safer Food Packaging and Reusable Foodware
The Next Generation of Foodware Policies: Encouraging Safer Food Packaging and Reusable Foodware

Upstream teamed up with the Safer States network to develop more comprehensive foodware reduction policies designed to help us move towards non-toxic reusables and phase out the most problematic chemicals and materials from disposable food packaging. Miriam Gordon from Upstream and Renée Sharp from Safer States present their shared vision for the next generation of foodware policies.

Upstream teamed up with the Safer States network to develop more comprehensive foodware reduction policies designed to help us move towards non-toxic reusables and phase out the most problematic chemicals and materials from disposable food packaging. Miriam Gordon from Upstream and Renée Sharp from Safer States present their shared vision for the next generation of foodware policies.

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