Reusable Packaging Resources

Non-Profit Reuse Organizations

  • – 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 report, the , and .
  •  – 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.
  • – A California-based non-profit dedicated to reducing plastics through the use of reusable containers. View their for California-based reuse businesses.
  • – Vermont-based Non-profit working towards a plastic-free future

Reusable Packaging Map

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:

  • : a Massachusetts-based manufacturer that accepts used #5 plastics and makes an array of goods from that waste. See there .Ìý
  • : a multinational solutions company that mainly focuses on grocery store reusable packaging, but does also work with restaurants.Ìý
  • : a full service solutions company based in Rhode Island that specializes in takeout-out containers. To view their take-out
  • : 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, .Ìý