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Upstream Announces Community & Activist Winners, Most Innovative Finalists of The Reusies® 2024

Learn more about The Reusies 2024.

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Should the reuse movement continue to pursue cup fees?

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

Erin Covey-Smith 2/28/24 Erin Covey-Smith 2/28/24

Defining “reuse” in the policy context

Definitions in policymaking matter, especially when it comes to defining reusable packaging. Here is what Upstream recommends.

Erin Covey-Smith 2/22/24 Erin Covey-Smith 2/22/24

Back to Basics: Defining “Reuse” for Policymakers

A summary and resources from the Feb 15, 2024 livestream on the importance of defining “reuse” in the policy context.

Erin Covey-Smith 2/7/24 Erin Covey-Smith 2/7/24

Baking reuse into EPR & DRS policy

How do we get producers affected by EPR packaging laws to focus on reuse? By baking funding, requirements, and incentives for reuse directly into the law. Here’s how it’s done.

Erin Covey-Smith 2/1/24 Erin Covey-Smith 2/1/24

Introducing the Reuse for Onsite Dining Library

Whether you are a restaurant or school curious to increase your use of reusable foodware, a government department crafting a reuse for onsite dining policy, or a community group eager to organize around less trash, this library is a one-stop resource shop.

Erin Covey-Smith 1/23/24 Erin Covey-Smith 1/23/24

The Reusies is back and better than ever

With The Reusies in its 4th year, we’ve been reflecting and listening to our communities and networks on ways to improve the program.

Erin Covey-Smith 1/4/24 Erin Covey-Smith 1/4/24

A reuse policy roundup for 2023

2023 was a banner year for reuse policy. Join us in celebrating the highlights!

Upstream 1/1/24 Upstream 1/1/24

Bringing Reuse for On–Site Dining into Reach

Trash pollutes city streets, waterways, parks, and natural ecosystems. It’s clear by now that disposables don’t make any sense. But really – they literally don’t make dollars or cents. Learn why this is and how Upstream is helping transform the food service sector.

Guest User 12/6/23 Guest User 12/6/23

Partnership & policy to drive reuse in foodservice

Reuse is the future of foodservice—partnerships and policy will get us there.

Guest User 7/13/23 Guest User 7/13/23

Take Action for Reuse: Submit Comments to the EPA

This Plastic Free July, we have a huge opportunity to make our voices heard by the EPA and bring home the message that the problem isn’t just single-use plastic but single-use itself.

Guest User 5/24/23 Guest User 5/24/23

3 ways to champion reuse at INC-2

Upstream and many of our partners and friends in the plastic pollution and reuse space will be present at various talks and events in Paris this week and next—working to make it clear that reuse is essential to reducing plastic pollution.

Guest User 4/13/23 Guest User 4/13/23

3 Takeaways from the WWF Plastic Policy summit

Upstream’s Policy Director Sydney Harris recently returned from the WWF Plastic Policy Summit—and can report that reuse is on the move.

Guest User 1/19/23 Guest User 1/19/23

Reuse Policy Wins in 2022

Sydney Harris, Upstream’s interim Strategic Policy Advisor, walks us through the many reuse policy victories to celebrate from 2022.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Launching a Reuse Coalition

After launching a few reuse coalitions ourselves (and supporting others to do the same), we offer the following best practices to help you think about what might work best in your community.

Guest User 2/17/22 Guest User 2/17/22

Bringing Reuse Solutions for On–Site Dining into Reach

Trash pollutes city streets, waterways, parks, and natural ecosystems – all at a cost to people and the planet. It’s clear by now that disposables don’t make any sense. But really – they literally don’t make dollars or cents. Learn why this is and how Upstream is helping transform the food service sector from a disposable nightmare to a real and reusable future.

Matt Prindiville 7/15/21 Matt Prindiville 7/15/21

EPR for Packaging is (finally!) now law in the US.

The Governor of Maine signed a new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) bill into state law. More than a decade in the making, Upstream CEO Matt Prindiville describes the history of the bill’s development and what it means for the future of reuse solutions and for holding big brands accountable for their contributions to packaging waste and pollutes.

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