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Community Action
Erin Covey-Smith
Community Action
Erin Covey-Smith
Chart-Reuse case study: How do you convince high school administrators to switch to reuse?
Students from a California high school wanted help convincing school administrators to replace the disposable bowl used in the cafeteria with a reusable one. With a little purchasing data and Chart-Reuse, we were able to show the impact of switching to reuse.
Policy,
Community Action
Erin Covey-Smith
Policy,
Community Action
Erin Covey-Smith
Chart-Reuse case study: Advancing Skip the Stuff legislation in Upstate New York
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.
Community Action,
Reuse 101
Erin Covey-Smith
Community Action,
Reuse 101
Erin Covey-Smith
The Reuse Outreach Playbook
An everyday guide for conducting reuse outreach & education at food businesses.