🌍✨ The New Fix for Takeout Packaging Waste: Reusable-Container Networks
Why we’re watching: The disposable containers, cups, lids, and utensils that U.S.
restaurants hand out add up to nearly 9 million tons of waste a year — about the weight of 25 Empire State Buildings — and close to four-fifths of that comes from takeout and delivery, according to the nonprofit Upstream’s Reuse Wins report. 💚
A few years ago, two apps set out to shrink that pile by letting diners rate restaurants on their packaging.
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- 📌 Key signal: The disposable containers, cups, lids, and utensils that U.S. restaurants hand out add up to nearly 9 million tons of waste a…
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Reporting curated for GreenTV. Original reporting via Earth911.