Non-Profit Reuse Organizations
- Upstream Solutions – Advocates for waste reduction by focusing on where waste originates rather than where it enters the waste stream. Efforts by Upstream Solutions have produced the Reuse Wins report, the Reuse Calculator, and Nationwide Reuse Business Directory.
- National Reuse Network – A network of business owners, municipal leaders, and waste managers interested in reducing waste by promoting reuse systems. The National Reuse Network was founded by Upstream Solutions.
- Plastic Free Future – A California-based non-profit dedicated to reducing plastics through the use of reusable containers. View their reuse map for California-based reuse businesses.
- Beyond Plastics – Vermont-based Non-profit working towards a plastic-free future
Reusable Packaging Map
Follow this Link to view a map of food service locations that provide reusable packaging and third-party businesses that provide reusable packaging logistics.
Providers of Reusable Packages
Below is a list of manufacturers and providers of reusable packages:
- Preserve: a Massachusetts-based manufacturer that accepts used #5 plastics and makes an array of goods from that waste. See there reusable packaging offerings here.
- Loop: a multinational solutions company that mainly focuses on grocery store reusable packaging, but does also work with restaurants.
- Planet OZZI: a full service solutions company based in Rhode Island that specializes in takeout-out containers. To view their take-out containers, click this link.
- GET Reusable Packaging: GET is a Texas based manufacturer that focuses on melamine products. Descriptions of their products can be viewed here but must be purchased through a distributor. To view their distributors, follow this link.