We’re here to help your business or venue shift from single-use to reuse in ways that cut costs, eliminate waste, protect the public and planet's health, and build local resiliency. Are you ready to make the switch?

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New Chart-Reuse® Case Study: Reuse at a Cultural Attraction

Chart-Reuse helped a metropolitan cultural attraction figure out how much they would save by switching to reusable foodware for their concessions. The results are in: reusable foodware saves money, emissions, and water.

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The Bottom Line on Reuse: Why Smart Companies Will Make the Switch
The Bottom Line on Reuse: Why Smart Companies Will Make the Switch

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

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The Pathway to Reuse in Retail
The Pathway to Reuse in Retail

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

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An infographic illustrating the climate impact of disposable versus reusable coffee cups. The disposable cups show increasing carbon emissions at each lifecycle stage, from 100,075 to 119,502 MT CO2e. The reusable cups are depicted with decreasing emissions over time. Text highlights that single-use products have a high climate impact, while reusable products lighten the impact even when accounting for dishwashing.

Why Switch?

Reuse can cut carbon emissions by 79% across the value chain.

Business & Foodservice Tools

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Wash hub map

The washing and supply chain logistics for returnable packaging are a burgeoning industry in North America. This map shows the expanse of reuse service infrastructure across the U.S. and Canada, which is growing every day.

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Chart-Reuse by Upstream® is the industry’s first foodware reuse analytics platform.

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Reuse Business Directory

A global directory of B2B and B2C businesses and services that provide reusable foodware and consumer goods.

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Why compostables & bioplastics aren’t the answer

They’re still toxic, still single-use, AND more expensive than traditional single-use.

 Join our list of engaged businesses & corporations

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Interested in learning more about reuse and refill models and how you might implement them for your brand or business? Join our quarterly email newsletter dedicated to business and corporate leaders who want to make an impact. We’ll offer insights, educational tools, and opportunities to engage throughout the year.

This online community grew out of the Reuse Refill Action Forum. Launched in Fall 2022, in partnership with the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network and Meridian Institute, the RRAF offered opportunities to forge connections among leaders of major NGOs, companies, and governments. Phase I, now complete, included plenaries for the Foodservice, Beverage, and CPG sectors to align around barriers, foster enabling conditions to scale, and launch projects to help scale reuse in these sectors. We look forward to carrying on the conversation and inspiration, and sharing the lessons from the RRAF with a growing network of stakeholders.