{"id":34489,"date":"2025-04-25T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=34489"},"modified":"2025-04-25T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T20:00:07","slug":"reusable-packaging-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/materials-management\/reusable-packaging-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Reusable Packaging Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-Profit Reuse Organizations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/upstreamsolutions.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Upstream Solutions<\/a> \u2013 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/upstreamsolutions.org\/reuse-wins-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuse Wins<\/a> report, the <a href=\"https:\/\/upstreamsolutions.org\/reuse-savings-calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reuse Calculator<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/upstreamsolutions.org\/reuse-services-and-business-directory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nationwide Reuse Business Directory<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/upstreamsolutions.org\/national-reuse-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Reuse Network<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plastic-free-future.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plastic Free Future<\/a> \u2013 A California-based non-profit\u00a0dedicated to reducing plastics through the use of reusable containers. View their <a href=\"https:\/\/plastic-free-future.org\/map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reuse map<\/a> for California-based reuse businesses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondplastics.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beyond Plastics<\/a> \u2013 Vermont-based Non-profit working towards a plastic-free future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reusable Packaging Map<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=14MQbZdpHIlLl-4B6E-2rG_y7uAcMeCAF&amp;usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow this Link<\/a> to view a map of food service locations that provide reusable packaging and third-party businesses that provide reusable packaging logistics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Providers of Reusable Packages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a list of manufacturers and providers of reusable packages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preserve.eco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Preserve<\/a>: a Massachusetts-based manufacturer that accepts used #5 plastics and makes an array of goods from that waste. See there <a href=\"https:\/\/preservefoodservice.com\/products\/preserve%C2%AE-2-go-reusable-to-go-container\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reusable packaging offerings here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exploreloop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Loop<\/a>: a multinational solutions company that mainly focuses on grocery store reusable packaging, but does also work with restaurants.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetozzi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Planet OZZI<\/a>: a full service solutions company based in Rhode Island that specializes in takeout-out containers. To view their take-out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetozzi.com\/solutions.html#o2gospec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">containers, click this link.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/get-melamine.com\/collection\/eco-takeouts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GET Reusable Packaging<\/a>: 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, <a href=\"https:\/\/get-melamine.com\/how-to-buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follow this link<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-Profit Reuse Organizations 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.&nbsp; Providers of Reusable Packages Below is a list of manufacturers and providers of reusable packages:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":957,"featured_media":0,"parent":6257,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34489","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"mitchellcenter","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/author\/mitchellcenter\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/957"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34489"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34492,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34489\/revisions\/34492"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}