BYO - US Reduces logoBYOU.S. ReducesContact

Cost savings

Broader reuse has real numbers behind it.

These source materials show avoided disposable items, waste reduction, and cost savings from reusable service and return-system transitions. They are useful context, but they are not a substitute for BYO-specific data from local groups and local businesses.

3.7M+disposable items avoided each yearMiddletown Public Schools$6,700annual net savingsTruro Community Kitchen123,500items avoided each yearHouse of Bread600cups and bottles avoided at three eventsCedar Lake Triathlon

Middletown Public Schools

More than 3.7 million disposable items avoided per year.

Open source PDF

Truro Community Kitchen

$6,700 in annual net savings and 18,000 disposable items reduced per year.

Open source PDF

Cedar Lake Triathlon

Around 600 cups and bottles avoided across three zero-waste events.

Open source PDF