A student-run eatery at UC Davis has introduced reusable to-go containers in a six-month pilot, part of a fast-growing trend ...

SMITHFIELD − At colleges, hospitals, military installations, resorts and big business campuses, there is one giant source of waste: Single-use food-to-go containers, usually made of plastic. Across 49 ...

Lots of folks are interested in storing their food (and baby food, and kid food) in things that are not plastic, such as silicone and glass. While plastic might be convenient, it isn’t the best choice ...

Harvard University Dining Services will no longer offer disposable to-go containers but will replace them with a reusable alternative that students can check out like library books, the school ...

Hilo restaurants could start serving food in stainless steel bowls and bento boxes next year. The project was funded in 2023 through a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ...

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Is your garbage filled with food-stained takeout containers? Some Oregon lawmakers want to change that. A new bill would allow customers to bring their own reusable containers to restaurants for ...

Compass Group Canada is offering its service with a solution from Reusables that tracks when reusable containers are taken when food is purchased, returned and cleaned One source of waste that impacts ...

Are you looking for small ways to make your life greener? A new Oregon law allows people to bring their own reusable containers to food trucks, restaurants and other food businesses. Filling reusable ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. For several months last year, patrons of a Seattle coffee shop called Tailwind ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new federal food code supplemental guidance makes it easier for states to allow people to refill and reuse containers in restaurants, bulk grocery ...

For several months last year, patrons of a Seattle coffee shop called Tailwind Cafe had the option of ordering their Americanos and lattes in returnable metal to-go cups. Customers could simply borrow ...