Reuse News & Resources
Reuse Curious? Check out these resources on reusables & reuse systems, the challenges of single use plastics & the circular economy. We’ll update this page periodically as new resources become available.
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Reuse in the time of Coronavirus
- Health Expert Statement Addressing Safety of Reusables and COVID-19
- Reusable Containers Safe During Covid-19 Pandemic, Say Experts by The Guardian.com
- The Safety of Reuse During The Covid-19 Pandemic by Upstream Solutions
- Single-use plastic is have a resurgence during the pandemic on Mic
- Covid-19 puts BYO coffee cups on hold, but sanitized reusable systems could fill the void on WasteDive
- Learning from Concerns over Reusable Shopping Bags by Reusable Packaging Association
- Are Reusables Still Safe Admist the Coronavirus Panemic by NowThis
GO Box in the Press
- Portland Restaurants Aim to Cut Waste on Street Roots
- Creating a Business That Elimates Single Use on the Ecopreneur Podcast
- Plastic To-Go Containers Are Bad, but are the Alternatives Any Better on Civil Eats
- With GO Box, You Can Have Zero-Waste Takeout on Treehugger
- Food Delivery & Takeout are on the Rise. So are the Mountain of Trash They Create on Vox
- CA Bill Clears Path for Guests to Bring Their Own Cups, Containers on Restaurant Hospitality
- Marker of Resuable Takeout Containers Sells Business as Awareness of Plastics Waste Grows on Oregon Business
Reuse, Single Use Plastic Reduction & the Circular Economy Videos
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Reuse, Single Use Plastic Reduction & the Circular Economy in the News
- Single-use Plastics Leave a Large Carbon Footprint on Sustainability Times
- What is the Future of Reusable Containers on NowThis
- Why Reusable Food Packaging has a Promising Future on FoodDive
- For a true circular economy, we must redefine waste on the World Economic Forum
Reuse, Single Use Plastic & the Circular Economy Publications, Reports & Studies
- Reuse – Rethinking Packaging by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
- The Dirty Truth About Disposable Foodware by the Overbrook Foundation
- Why We Don’t Want Compostable Packaging & Serviceware a Message from Composters Serving Oregon
- Throwing Away the Future: How Companies Still have it Wrong on Plastic Pollution “Solutions” by Greenpeace
- Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet by the Center for International Environmental Law
- Discarded – Communities on the Frontlines of the Global Plastic Crisis by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
