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STOP WASTE BEFORE IT STARTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Reusable Food Serviceware Guide is a project of Clean Water Fund and the ReThink Disposable Program. It was prepared by Dara Rossoff Powell, under the direction of Miriam Gordon and Samantha Sommer. Clean Water Fund gratefully acknowledges the editorial assistance and funding provided by StopWaste. Table of Contents

Rethinking Disposable Foodware...... 1 How To Use This Guide...... 3 Breakeven Point Calculator...... 4 ...... 5 Baskets...... 5 Plates...... 6 ...... 6 Utensils...... 7 Ramekins...... 8 Trays...... 9 Drink Service...... 9 / Tumblers ...... 9 Mugs/...... 10 Self Service Customer Station...... 11 Condiment Dispensers...... 11 Coffee-Cream Dispensers...... 12 Napkin Dispensers...... 13 Straw Dispensers...... 13 Organization...... 14 Water Pitchers...... 14 Bussing...... 15 Reusable To-Go Ware...... 15 To-go Food ...... 15 Reusable Travel Mugs...... 16 Personalized Reusable Mugs/Containers...... 16 Cost-Benefit Calculation Worksheets...... 18 Vendor Information...... 21 Studies...... 22

Rethinking Disposable Foodware

This guide provides examples of reusable foodware substitutes for disposable products that contribute to the waste generated by a typical food service business. In addition to providing information about the costs of the products and where to order them, this guide provides cost calculator to help you assess potential cost savings you may achieve by replacing disposable with reusable products. At first glance, single-use disposable plates, cups, and other foodware seem inexpensive and convenient. But it may be time to take a closer look at your business’s use of disposables. Reusable foodware can provide significant benefits, including reducing costs and attracting more customers. Here’s an overview of some of the top reasons many food service operators have replaced disposables with reusables. Check out the three case studies starting on page 22 to see how local food service operators have benefited from making the switch to reusables. Reducing Your Business Costs Reusables cost more per item to buy than their disposable counterparts, but they are durable products designed for thousands of uses. Over time, replacing disposable with reusable foodware can dramatically reduce your cost of doing business. You can save money both by reducing the number of disposables purchased and by reducing your trash hauling fees. Keep in mind that when you offer disposable foodware to your customers, you are not just paying to purchase these items. Often, you are also paying to dispose of them. Restaurants that implement the best management practices provided by BUSINESS PROFILE the ReThink Disposable program use Name: Doc’s of the Bay Business type: Food Truck a variety of strategies to cut costs. Location: Emeryville, CA Simple changes include putting On-site dining: 0 seats straws and napkins in a dispenser and Take Out: Yes Ware washing: Yes, at shared kitchen offering condiments in bulk containers Employees: 10 rather than single-use packets. Others Doc’s of the Bay is a popular food include training staff not to give out truck that travels the San Francisco Bay Area. Doc’s serves a range of classic disposable utensils, napkins, and American comfort food in the form of before asking the customer if they burgers. On average, Doc’s will serve want them. These changes cost very 70-100 during the lunch shift and 40-60 during the dinner shift. Like little and encourage customers to use most food trucks, Doc’s doesn’t have no more than they need. on-site dining, but many customers eat nearby at parks or open spaces. Another relatively easy strategy is providing on-site diners with the Results: option of reusable coffee cups or Recommendation Products % Payback Annual Savings Annual plates. More advanced strategies Replaced or Disposable Period (after payback Waste Minimized Reduction period) Reduction include replacing all disposables with durable reusables, and updating the Replace disposable food 21% 12 days $1,397 914 lbs. food trays with tray dishwashing facilities. reusable baskets for nearby dining

By taking steps like these, mobile food Eliminate paper Paper wrap 51% 0 days $456 1,370 lbs. vendor Doc’s of the Bay was able to burger wrap reduce waste by 2,568 pounds and Offer napkins in a Paper napkin 64% 18 days $175 284 lbs. save over $2,000 annually. self-serve dispenser

TOTAL $2,028 2,568 lbs.

1 Reducing Your Environmental Impacts In 2012, Americans discarded approximately 251 million tons of trash — over 30% of this trash was containers and packaging.1 Disposable packaging products consume a tremendous amount of resources — including oil, trees, energy, and water — throughout their lifecycle, from through disposal. Consider disposable cups, for example. Americans use and throw away about 108 billion of them each year! Manufacturing, transporting and disposing of those cups: • Uses 22 billion gallons of oil • Produces 26 billion pounds of CO2 • Requires harvesting over 20 million trees2 Even factoring in the energy and water needed to wash reusable cutlery, plates, and cups, the overall environmental impact of reusables is far less than disposables. Single-use foodware is also a significant source of . In the Bay Area, a whopping 67% of street litter is food and beverage packaging.3 Much of this trash pollutes local streams, the Bay and the ocean. Eighty percent of ocean debris comes from land-based sources.4 Simply put, single-use food and beverage packaging is ending up in our streets, waterways, and oceans. In California, regulations encourage or composting as a means of keeping single- use disposables out of the landfill. While these are important steps, it makes sense to reduce how much waste we generate first, and then to make sure the rest can be recycled or composted. With fewer disposables walking out your door, you and your employees can feel confident that fewer natural resources will be squandered and less trash will end up as litter in your community. Attracting New Customers and Earning Their Loyalty Food vendors who switch to reusables can also benefit by personalizing and branding their reusable foodware products. Companies that place their logo on coffee mugs, napkin dispensers, and other serviceware benefit by building their brand recognition and displaying their business as supporting initiatives to reduce single-use disposable food and beverage packaging. These restaurants benefit from a positive public perception that helps attract more customers and increases revenue. You can even get your customers engaged with going green and increase their loyalty by offering a discount when they bring their own cups or containers or charging for the disposable . In a 2000 market-research study, 82% of customers surveyed stated they liked the idea of reusable cups, and when asked what they liked about them, 59% cited the environmental benefits.5 Participating in your local ReThink Disposable program can also lead to valuable recognition that you are a green business leader in your community. To learn about how to participate, visit www.rethinkdisposable.org.

1 US EPA, Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2012, November 2014. http://www.epa.gov/solidwaste/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/2012_msw_fs.pdf (Accessed 11-21-14) 2 http://www.thebetacup.com/about (Accessed July 2014) 3 Clean Water Action, Taking Out The Trash: Investigating Sources of Trash in the Bay 4 California Coastal Commission, Eliminating Land-based Discharges Of In California The Debris Project. http://www.plasticdebris.org/CA_Action_Plan_2006.pdf (Accessed November 24, 2014) 5 Starbucks Coffee Company/Alliance for Environmental Joint Task Force, Report of the Starbucks Coffee Company/April 15, 2000. http://business.edf.org/files/2014/03/starbucks-report-april2000.pdf (Accessed November 14, 2014)

2 How to Use This Guide

This guide can help your business transition from disposable products to reusable alternatives. It provides many examples of widely available foodware, including options for various styles, colors, sizes, and costs. To get you started with ordering, it lists vendors for each product. Please note that prices and styles may change; use this Guide as a for finding good options and comparing relative prices — then shop around.

Factors to consider when choosing reusables for your food service business: Price: Prices can range widely depending on the quality and quantity ordered. Shop around: Check online retailers, shop at local outlets, and visit membership distributors to find your best deal. Shopping locally gives you the opportunity to examine and handle the product before you buy. Online retailers may offer a wider variety of styles, and very competitive prices. Quantity: Don’t buy more than you need. Factor in your busiest time of service and how frequently dishes can be washed. Style: Look for items that match your cuisine, customers, and décor. Space: Consider the product’s dimensions carefully to ensure it will fit and function well in the space you have available. If space is an issue, consider buying stackable items. Durability: To ensure long-term savings, choose items that will last. Washing: Consider your dishwashing capabilities when choosing each item. Shipping: When shopping online, factor in shipping charges. Often shipping is free with a minimum purchase. Consider combining orders with nearby restaurants to avoid extra charges and take advantage of quantity discounts. Quantity discounts: Prices vary widely depending on the quantity of each item you order. All prices listed in this Guide are for low quantities. Grants: Check with your local city or county solid waste, , or stormwater agency. Some local jurisdictions provide small grants and technical assistance to businesses that try to reduce waste.

3 Breakeven Point Calculator

When choosing between a reusable or disposable item, it’s important to think beyond the item’s initial cost. Disposables are relatively inexpensive to buy, but you have to continually replenish your supply. Those ongoing costs add up fast. Reusables, on the other hand, cost more upfront but will be used over and over again. Use this calculator to determine your breakeven point for the cost of reusable items. The breakeven point is the number of uses required to recover your investment. As soon as you exceed the breakeven point for a particular item, you’ll be saving money. Breakeven point calculator: Cost of reusable (each) = $ ÷ Cost of disposable item (each) = $ Breakeven point = uses

Example: Reusable cup = $1.00 each ÷ = $0.05 each Breakeven point = 20 uses After that you are saving money!

Question: How do I determine my disposable “item price” if I buy a case? Case price (divided by) number of items per case = item price

Calculating Costs vs. Benefits

For a more in-depth analysis of your potential cost savings, use the worksheets on pages 18 and 19 to: • Track your total purchases of disposables • Project your annual cost of disposables • Calculate your annual savings by switching to reusables • Add annual cost changes such as labor, capital improvements, waste hauling, water, and energy usage • Determine your payback period by number of days • Determine the impacts of your changes by quantity, cost savings and items reduced

4 Tableware BASKETS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

3 Tablecraft 9 /8" x 6" Plastic Red, Yellow Restaurant Depot Classic Basket $6.73 (12 ct)

Tablecraft 10½" x 7" Plastic Black, Green Restaurant Depot Chicago Basket $10.66 (12 ct)

Tablecraft Oval 7¾" x 5½" Plastic Red, Green, Food Service Side Order Baskets Black, Brown $6.19 (12ct)

Supera Oval 7" x 10½" Plastic Red Food Service Fast Food Basket Warehouse $5.19 (12ct)

Supera Oval 9¼" x 5¾" Plastic Red Food Service Fast Food Basket Warehouse $3.89 (12ct)

American Metalcraft 8" round Metal Black Food Service Round Wire Basket Warehouse w/ Ramekin Holders $4.16 ea American Metalcraft 11" x 8" Metal Black Food Service Oval Black Wire Mesh Warehouse Bottom Basket w/ Ramekin Holders $5.84 ea

Fox Run Wicker 9½" round Wood Brown Kitchen and Paper Plate Holders Company $3.99 (4 ct)

Polypropylene 11" round Brown Webstaurant Store Wicker Round Basket 1½" high $2.83 ea

Tablecraft Round 12" round Polypropylene Yellow, Red, Webstaurant Store Rattan Basket 2" high Green, Blue $39.99 (6 ct)

5 PLATES

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Salad Plate 7" Stainless Silver Clean Planetware $29.95 (4 ct)

Anchor Hocking Options: Clear Webstaurant Store Crystal Dinner Plate 10" $25.99 (12 ct) 8" $20.49 (12 ct)

Woven Wood Plate Options: Wood Brown Webstaurant Store $5.69 (12 ct) 6" $9.39 (12 ct) 8" $12.49 (12 ct) 10"

CAC TG-13-BLK Tango 11¾" x 8" Porcelain Black, Blue, Webstaurant Store Black Oval Platter Note: Price Yellow, Red, varies by color Brown $78.99 (12 ct) and size.

Carlisle 8" Kingline 8" Round Melamine Black, White, Food Service Plate BPA Free Tan Warehouse $2.09 ea

Carlisle – Kingline 10" Round Melamine White, Tan Food Service 3–Compartment Plate BPA Free Warehouse $2.39 ea

10 Strawberry Street 10½" Round Porcelain White Webstaurant Store Catering Pack of 12 Dinner Plates Note: 2 case minimum $36.73 (12 ct) purchase.

BOWLS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

International Tableware 8 oz Ceramic White Food Service 4" Nappie/Oatmeal 10 oz Warehouse 12½ oz $47.39 (36 ct) 16 oz 18 oz International Tableware 12½ oz Ceramic Black, Blue, Food Service – Nappie/Oatmeal Orange, Warehouse Bowls - Cancun Red Green, Collection Yellow $96.89 (36 ct)

6 AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Woven Wood Bowl Wood Brown Webstaurant Store $5.89 (12 ct) 6" round $9.96 (12 ct) 8" round $14.49 (12 ct) 10" round $3.29 ea 12" round

Cambro Camwear 12½ oz Plastic White Webstaurant Store Nappie Bowl $57.99 (48 ct)

Carlisle Dallas Ware Various sizes Melamine White, Food Service Nappie Bowl 10 oz – 16 oz various Warehouse $1.19 ea (10 oz) colors $1.39 ea (13 oz) $1.59 ea (14 oz) $2.39 ea (16 oz)

Libbey Moderno 6" 6" round Glass Clear Webstaurant Store Glass Cereal Bowl $25.99 (12 ct)

American Metalcraft Silver Webstaurant Store Round Stainless Steel Double Wall Serving Bowl $2.89 ea 8 oz $2.99 ea 10 oz $3.09 ea 16 oz

UTENSILS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Windsor Dinner 8" Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store $3.69 (12 ct)

Marquis Flatware 8¾" Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store Dinner Knife $13.49 (12 ct)

Windsor Dinner 7" Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store $1.69 (12 ct)

Marquis Flatware 8½" Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store Dinner Fork $12.49 (12 ct)

5 Windsor Dessert 4 /8" Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store $1.89 (12 ct)

7 AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

3 Marquis Flatware 6 /8" Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store Teaspoon $8.68 (12 ct)

Windsor Iced Tea 8" Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store Spoon $1.89 (12 ct)

5 Windsor Demitasse 4 /8" Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store Tasting Spoon $1.19 (12 ct)

Chinese Soup Spoon 5" Ceramic White Webstaurant Store $7.69 (12 ct)

Town 10¾" Plastic Black, Red, Webstaurant Store $3.59 (10 ct) Ivory

RAMEKINS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Ramekin – Fluted Ceramic White Big Tray $93.20 (36 ct) 2 oz $97.90 (36 ct) 3 oz

Sauce Cup 2½ oz Stainless Steel Silver Big Tray $2.49 (12 ct)

Carlisle Ramekin 1½ oz Melamine Bone, Green, Big Tray $1.61 ea Blue

Carlisle Ramekin 2 oz Melamine Bone Big Tray $1.75 ea

Melamine Ramekin 2 oz Melamine Black, White, Webstaurant Store $4.98 (12ct) Bone

8 TRAYS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Cambro School 10" x 14½" Co-Polymer Various Food Service Compartment Tray Plastic Warehouse $75.19 (24 ct) (BPA free)

9 5 Winco Compartment 10 /16" x 13 /8" Stainless Steel Metal Global Industrial Mess Tray, Stainless Steel $139.20 (24 ct)

9 5 Cambro Non-Skid 10 /16" x 13 /8" Polypropylene Brown, Black Food Service Plastic Tray Polythread Warehouse $6.99 (24 ct)

Update International 10" x 14" Plastic Red, Orange, Food Service Fast Food Tray Green, Warehouse $17.19 (12 ct) Brown, Black

ECOLunchbox Camping Stainless Steel Silver ECOLunchbox Camping Tray Tray: $15.00 8¼" x 9¾" ECOLunchbox Kid’s Tray: Kid’s Tray 7" x 8½" $12.00 Drink Service GLASSES/TUMBLERS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Diamond Tumbler Plastic Clear, Green, Webstaurant Store $13.49 (12 ct) 10 oz Blue, Red $15.49 (12 ct) 12 oz $17.49 (12 ct) 16 oz $23.99 (12 ct) 24 oz

Carlisle – Plastic Clear Food Service Stackable Tumbler (BPA-free) Warehouse $0.39 ea 5 oz $0.59 ea 12 oz $0.99 ea 16 oz

Libbey Gibraltar Glass Clear Webstaurant Store Cooler Glass $77.99 (36 ct) 12 oz $66.99 (24 ct) 16 oz

9 AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Anchor Hocking 16 oz Glass Clear Webstaurant Store Pint Glass $18.27 (24 ct)

Preserve Everyday Cup 16 oz Plastic Green, Blue, Preserve $8.00 (4 ct) (100% recycled Red, Orange, and BPA Free) Purple

MUGS/CUPS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Libbey Warm Glass Clear Webstaurant Store Beverage Mug $20.40 (12 ct) 7 oz $22.64 (12 ct) 10 oz $29.93 (12 ct) 13 oz

Libbey Espresso Cup 2¾ oz Glass Clear Webstaurant Store $19.99 (12 ct)

Ceramic Coffee Mug 8½ oz Ceramic Cream Blue Ribbon Supply $90.25 (36 ct)

Ceramic Coffee Mug 11 oz Ceramic White, Black Blue Ribbon Supply $59.50 (36 ct)

Vertex China – 8 oz Porcelain White Food Service Stackable – Warehouse Argyle Collection $44.39 (36ct) Hall China – Cappuccino 7 oz Ceramic White Food Service Cup Warehouse (Stackable) $93.39 (12 ct)

Tango Mug 8 oz Porcelain Red, Black, Webstaurant Store $106.99 (36 ct) Blue, Plum, Yellow, White

10 Self Service Customer Station CONDIMENT DISPENSERS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Tablecraft 24 oz Plastic Red, Clear, Food Service Squeeze Yellow Warehouse $12.19 (12 ct)

Squeeze Bottles 12 oz Plastic Red, Yellow BarProducts.com with Cap $0.75 ea

Carlisle Condiment Two 2.5 qt Stainless Steel, Metallic Webstaurant Store Dispense Rail/ Plastic 2 Pumps and 2 Jars $94.99 ea

Tablecraft 4 oz Glass, Metal Green Tint Food Service Recycled Green Glass Warehouse Salt & Pepper Shaker $54.49 (24 ct)

2 oz Paneled 2 oz Glass, Metal Clear Food Service Salt & Pepper Shakers Warehouse w/Flat Stainless Steel Tops $41.39 (72 ct)

Tablecraft 2-ring 2¾" Metal Metallic Food Service Chrome Plated Warehouse Condiment Rack $7.69 ea

Condiment 7 oz Plastic Clear Webstaurant Store with $0.81 ea

Soy 6 oz Glass, Clear w/ Big Tray $19.84 (12 ct) Plastic Lid Red Lid

GET Viva Mexico Melamine Black Webstaurant Store Molcajete Bowl $1.61 (12 ct) 4 oz $32.99 (12 ct) 10 oz

Libbey Sugar Pourer 12 oz Glass Clear Webstaurant Store $1.69 ea

11 AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Dripcut Sugar Pourer 12 oz Glass Clear Big Tray $12.54

Cheese Shaker, 6 oz Glass, Metal Clear Big Tray Swirled Glass, Perforated Metal Top $0.89 ea

COFFEE-CREAM DISPENSERS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Thermos, 1 liter Stainless Steel Silver w/ Big Tray Stainless Steel Black $27.70 ea

Beverage Server, 2 liter Stainless Steel Silver w/ Big Tray Vacuum (Hot & Cold) Black $37.90 ea

Thermal Swirl Server Plastic White, Black Webstaurant Store $7.39 ea 1.24 liter $9.99 ea 1.9 liter

Creamer Server 3.5 oz Ceramic White Webstaurant Store $33.99 (12 ct)

Bell Creamer Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store $1.29 3 oz $1.89 5 oz

Royal Industries 5 oz Stainless Steel Silver Food Service Stainless Steel Creamer Warehouse $3.09 ea

12 NAPKIN DISPENSERS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Tork 32XPS Stand Width 8" Plastic Black Amazon Napkin Dispenser Depth 5.4" $20.99 ea Height 19.5"

Tork Xpressnap Width 5.8" Plastic Black Amazon Tabletop Napkin Depth 7.8" Dispenser Height 6.2" $10.26 ea

San Jamar Venue Width 7.5" Plastic Black Webstaurant Store Tabletop Fullfold Depth 6.125" Napkin Dispenser Height 6.25" $21.49 ea

San Jamar – Fullfold Width 8" Plastic Black Webstaurant Store Venue Stand Mount Depth 3" Napkin Dispenser w/ Height 17.5" Control Face $36.99 ea

STRAW DISPENSERS Straw dispensers can accommodate unwrapped straws with a diameter of .230" to .265", 7½" to 8¾" long. Toothpick dispenser holds unwrapped round toothpicks.

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Vollrath Straw Boss Width: 9" Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store Single Sided Bulk Straw Depth: 4" Dispenser Height: 7" $74.99 ea

Vollrath Straw Boss Width: 9" Stainless Steel Red, Black, Webstaurant Store Single Sided Bulk Straw Depth: 4" Oak Dispenser Height: 7" 57.99 ea

Acrylic Straw Dispenser Width: 11" Acrylic Clear Webstaurant Store $19.49 ea Depth: 5½" Height: 6¾"

Cal Mil Classic Width: 3¾" Acrylic Clear Webstaurant Store Toothpick Dispenser Depth: 3¼" $9.59 ea Height: 5¼"

13 ORGANIZATION

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Four Compartment Width: 21" Black, Grey Webstaurant Store Cutlery Depth: 4" $4.79 ea Height: 12"

Four Hole Stainless Width: 12" Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store Steel Flatware Cylinder Depth: 10¼" Holder Height: 8½" $20.49 ea

Cal Mil 6-hole Black Width: 11" Plastic Black Webstaurant Store Space Saver Silverware Depth: 8" Display Height: 20" $83.99 ea

Steril-Sil Four Hole 7½" x 20" Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store Stainless Steel Flatware Cylinder Holder – Under Bar $85.99 ea

WATER PITCHERS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Cambro Camwear 1 liter Polycarbonate Clear Webstaurant Store Stackable Pitcher with Lid $4.99 ea

Clear Plastic 32 oz Plastic Clear Webstaurant Store Beverage Pitcher $2.79 ea

Stainless Steel 2 quart Stainless Steel Silver Webstaurant Store Water Pitcher $12.99 ea

Montgomery Glass 2.75 gal. Glass/Metal Clear Webstaurant Store Beverage Dispenser with Metal Stand $34.99 ea

14 Bussing

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Carlisle (4401103) 15" x 20" Polypropylene Black, Grey Food Service 15" x 20" Depth: 7" BPA-free Warehouse Comfort Curve™ Bus Box $10.49 ea

Thunder Group 21½" x 15 ¾" Polyethylene Black, Grey Food Service (PLBT005B) Depth: 5" Warehouse 5" Black Bus $4.82 ea

Supera (BSC-31BK) Width: 37" Plastic/ Black w/ Food Service 31" Aluminum 3-Tier Depth: 16" Aluminum metal Warehouse Heavy Duty Bus Cart Height: 31" $56.69 ea

Reusable To-Go Ware TO-GO FOOD CONTAINERS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Food Storage 8 oz Plastic Green, Preserve Round – Mini (BPA-free) Orange, Blue $2.00 ea Note: Made with 100% recycled #5 plastic and recyclable.

Food Storage Container Plastic Green Preserve Round – Small (BPA-free) $2.80 ea 19 oz Note: Made with $3.00 ea 25 oz 100% recycled #5 plastic and recyclable.

Preserve 2 Go 9" x 9" x 2¾" Plastic Clear Green, Preserve $5.50 ea (BPA-free, Apple Green 50% recycled) Note: This sales@ item can be preserveproducts.com personalized with your logo.

GET Reusable Plastic Green, Clear Webstaurant Store Eco-Takeouts Container (BPA-free) 3-Compartment Note: This mike@ item can be walterzebrowskiassoc.com $42.99 (12 ct) 9" x 9" x 2¾" personalized $48.99 (12 ct) 9" x 9" x 3½" with your logo.

15 AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

GET Reusable Chinese 4" x 4" x 4¼" Plastic Green, Clear Amazon Eco-Takeouts Container (BPA-free) $30.41 (12 ct)

Reusable Eco-Soup 16 oz Plastic Green, Clear Webstaurant Store Containers (BPA-free) $30.99 (12 ct)

REUSABLE TRAVEL MUGS

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Splendid On the Go 16 oz Plastic Asparagus, Splendids Travel Mug Cobalt, Rust $4.61 ea (for order of 12+) Red, White

Journey Travel Cup 16 oz BPA-free Various color Splendids with Straw Plastic options $3.19 ea (for order of 12+)

Vacuum Insulated 16 oz Stainless Steel Metallic Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Tumbler $23.95 ea Lid - $6.95 ea

Steel Pint Cup 16 oz Steel Metallic Klean Kanteen $37.95 (4 ct)

PERSONALIZED REUSABLE MUGS/CONTAINERS All prices are based on a 100 quantity order. Imprint charges are a one-time fee $45-$65

AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

“On the Go” Travel Mug 16 oz Acrylic Green, Blue, Bargain Mugs $5.44 ea BPA-free Red, White

Journey Travel Cup w/ 16 oz Stainless Steel, Various Bargain Mugs Lid and Straw BPA-free (lid/straw) $5.25 ea Polypropylene inner

16 AVAILABLE PRODUCT SIZE MATERIAL PHOTO VENDOR COLORS

Domed Stainless Steel 16 oz Stainless Steel, Various (lid/ Perfection Promo Tumbler BPA-free straw) $7.40 ea Plastic inner

16 oz Spirit Tumbler 16 oz Acrylic Orange, Perfection Promo $4.08 ea Clear, Clear w/ colored lid

Pack and Go Lunchbox 5½" x 8¾" x BPA-free Red, Green, 4imprint USA $6.99 ea 2½" Polypropylene Blue

7 Take Out Lunch 2¼" x 7 /8" x BPA-free PLA Black, Blue 4imprint USA 1 Container (heat 5 /8" Plastic resistant) $10.23 ea Preserve 2 Go 4" x 4" x 4¼" Plastic Clear Green, Preserve $5.50 ea (BPA-free, Apple Green 50% recycled) Note: This sales@ item can be preserveproducts.com personalized with your logo.

GET Reusable Plastic Green, Clear Webstaurant Store Eco-Takeouts Container (BPA-free) 3-Compartment Note: This mike@ item can be walterzebrowskiassoc.com $42.99 (12 ct) 9" x 9" x 2¾" personalized $48.99 (12 ct) 9" x 9" x 3½" with your logo.

17 Cost Benefit Calculation Worksheets

Use the following worksheets to do a cost-benefit analysis and estimate the payback period of switching from disposable foodware products to reusable alternatives. ★ Don't feel like crunching the numbers by hand? Access the online cost benefit calculator at www.rethinkdisposable.org. This cost calculator tool will help you estimate: • Implementation costs • Paypack period • Financial impacts • Projected annual savings

WORKSHEET #1 — Estimate your current annual usage and projected annual cost for a specific . Estimate the percent reduction in disposable product and projected annual impact of switching from the disposable product. Instructions: 1. Enter the name of the disposable item you are considering replacing. 2. Enter the case quantity of the item. 3. Enter the cost per case of the item. 4. Enter the estimated number of cases you purchase per year. 5. Enter the unit cost (Column 2 ÷ Column 3). 6. Enter the projected annual usage (Column 2 x Column 4). 7. Enter the projected annual cost (Column 6 x Column 5). 8. Enter the estimated % reduction of disposable product when you implement the reusable option. 9. Enter the projected annual usage after reusable products are implemented (Column 6 x Column 8). 10. Enter the estimated annual cost of disposables after reusable products are implemented (Column 9 x Column 5).

WORKSHEET #1

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Item Case Case Estimated Unit Projected Projected Estimated Projected Estimated Quantity Cost Cases Cost Annual Annual % Reduction Annual Usage Annual Cost of Used Per Usage Cost of After Disposables Year Disposable Reusable After Product Products Are Reusable Implemented Products Are Implemented

Cups 1,000 $50.00 24 $0.05 24,000 $1,200 50% 12,000 $600

18 WORKSHEET #2 — Do a cost-benefit analysis and estimate the payback period of switching from a disposable product to a reusable one. This worksheet will help you understand the cost of implementation and any annual cost savings. Instructions: 1. Enter the name of the disposable product. 1a. Enter the projected annual quantity reduction (Worksheet 1 Column 9 – Worksheet 1 Column 6). 1b. Enter the projected annual cost impact (Worksheet 1 Column 10 – Worksheet 1 Column 7). 1c. Transfer the estimated percent reduction from Worksheet 1 Column 8. 2a. Input your set-up costs, including, cost of the reusable product and costs of any new equipment and infrastructure. 2b. Input any annual on-going costs, including, any labor costs, ongoing purchases (dish soap, sponges, replacements due to loss or breakage, and anticipated increases in regular bills). 2c. Input any ongoing savings as a negative here, such as, reductions in your waste hauling fees. 3a. Calculate the payback period for any set-up costs (Column 2a ÷ Column 1b x 12 months). 3b. Calculate your annual cost savings after payback period (Column 1b + Column 2b + 2c). This number takes into account your annual on-going costs from 2b.

WORKSHEET #2

1. 2. 3. Impact of Disposables Reduction Costs of Reusables Cost-Benefit Analysis

a. b. c. a. b. b. a. b. ITEM Annual Annual Percent Set-up Annual Annual Payback Annual Quantity Cost Change Costs Ongoing Ongoing Period Cost Impact Costs Savings (months) After Payback Period

Cups -12,000 -$600.00 -50% $100.00 $125.00 -$180.00 2 -$655.00

19 How to interpret your results Your results are divided into three categories: • Impact of your disposables reduction, • Cost of new reusables, and • Savings or cost of making the switch In the example above, a restaurant reduced its disposable cup usage by 50% (Column 1c) by providing reusable cups. Their quantity reduction (Column 1a) is negative because this is how many disposable cups they did NOT buy. They bought 50% less and they also had a negative annual cost (Column 1b) of –$600.00. They had a set-up cost of $100.00 (Column 2a) which reflects the purchase of reusable cups.Annual ongoing costs (Column 2b) were $125.00 in this example, which includes items like sponges, soap, labor, and replacements for loss or breakage. Annual ongoing savings (Column 2c) will be entered as a negative, reflecting any savings on waste, energy and water bills. In the example above, the savings equaled –$180.00 annually. The Cost-Benefit Analysis area of the table reflects a two-monthpayback period (Column 3a) which is the period of time required to pay back the “set-up costs” before the restaurant owner begins to accrue savings. The annual cost impact after payback period (Column 3b) is negative, because it reflects a savings of $655.00 per year. When you interpret your own results, be aware that if you do not receive a negative figure in the annual savings area, it indicates that your annual ongoing costs outweigh the cost savings reaped through the reduction of disposables. Conclusion These worksheets can help you compare the cost of using specific reusable foodware to the cost of a specific disposable product. Depending on your implementation plan, there may be other cost-related factors and potential savings to consider. These factors may include impacts on your water, energy, and waste hauling bills. Please refer to the three case studies starting on page 22 to see examples of cost-savings calculations using actual data associated with the implementation of the ReThink Disposable program recommendations. Questions about the worksheets? Contact the ReThink Disposable program at (415) 369-9160.

20 Vendor Information

Local Restaurant Online Restaurant Online Suppliers: Suppliers: Outlets: Blue Ribbon Supply Bar Products.com Amazon 451 E. Jamie Court www.barproducts.com www.amazon.com South San Francisco, CA 94080 (650) 873-3500 Big Tray (San Francisco based) Clean Planetware www.blueribbonsupply.com www.bigtray.com www.cleanplanetware.com Cash and Carry Food Service Warehouse Eco Lunchboxes Bay Area Locations: (Colorado) www.ecolunchboxes.com www.foodservicewarehouse.com Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Kitchen and Company Santa Rosa, Stockton Global Industrial (Nationwide) www.kitchenandcompany.com www.smartfoodservice.com www.globalindustrial.com Klean Kanteen East Bay Restaurant Supply Webstaurant Store (Nationwide) www.kleankanteen.com Oakland www.webstaurantstore.com 49 4th Street Preserve Oakland, CA 94607 www.preserveproducts.com (510) 465-4300 Foodservice Splendids Sacramento Distributors: www.splendids.com 522 N. 12th Street BiRite Foodservice Distributers Sacramento, CA 95811 123 S. Hill Drive (916) 440-0620 Promotional Brisbane, CA 94005 www.eastbayrestaurantsupply.com : (415) 656-0187 Jetro (Restaurant Depot) www.birite.com 4imprintUSA Oakland Grainger Industrial Supply www.4imprint.com 440 High Street San Leandro Oakland, CA Bargain Mugs 444 Doolittle Drive (510) 628-0600 www.bargainmugs.com San Leandro, CA San Francisco (510) 638-1100 Perfection Promo (San Francisco) Chevron Tower San Francisco 250 King Street San Francisco, CA 750 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 392-1333 San Francisco, CA (415) 508-5640 www.restaurantdepot.com (415) 864-4700 www.perfectpromo.com www.grainger.com Print Globe Promotional Sysco (Fremont Locations): www.printglobe.com 48811 Warm Springs Blvd. Walter Zebrowski Associates Fremont, CA (for GET Reusable Eco-Takeouts (510) 438-8600 Containers) 900 Stewart Avenue www.walterzebrowskiassoc.com Fremont, CA (510) 226-3000 www.sysco.com

TriMark USA 505 Collins Street South Attleboro, MA 02703 508-399-2400 www.trimarkusa.com

21 CASE STUDY: T CAFÉ AND SHOP STOP WASTE BEFORE IT STARTS

Packaging Practices prior to BUSINESS PROFILE Name: The Sacred Wheel ReThink Disposable: Business type: Café and cheese shop c All food and beverages were served on disposable Location: Oakland, CA food service ware On-site dining: 23 seats Take Out: Yes c Customers were always given disposable utensils and Ware washing: Done by hand by staff napkins when ordering food to go without being asked Sacred Wheel is a popular café and if they needed them cheese shop in the Temescal neighbor- c Customers were always given a lid and straw for drinks hood of Oakland. In addition to their c Disposable tasting were well-stocked cheese case, Sacred Wheel used for samples offers made-to-order soups, sandwiches, salads, sides, specials and drinks. Sacred Jena, the co-owner of Sacred Wheel, Wheel typically serves 70-100 customers had switched to compostable per day. Both indoor and outdoor seating disposable packaging, because she are available to customers. thought this was the best thing to Jena Davidson, Co-owner: “As our do for the environment. However, she found out that business grew, so did the amount of the compostable Sacred Wheel was using to trash. We were using compostable serve food and beverages couldn’t be composted in products, which it turns out are not Oakland and were instead being sent to the landfill. Jena composted in Oakland and were instead reconsidered and realized that real dishes were the best going to the landfill.” option for Sacred Wheel and are also more eco-friendly. Recommendations implemented: c Replace disposable tasting spoons, cups, bowls, cutlery and condiment cups with reusable dishware for on-site dining c Offer napkins in a self-serve dispenser c Make straws available upon request only c Ask before giving customers disposable items like utensil and napkins for to-go orders Jena and her staff implemented all of the ReThink Disposable recommendations with great success! Work- ing together, the Sacred Wheel team was able to split up the dish washing responsibilities without adding any extra staff time. This kept costs low and allowed Sacred Wheel to recover the full savings from reduced disposable purchases. In addition to these savings, Sacred Wheel was able to reduce waste hauling costs. Customers love the changes and were glad to see Sacred Wheel being proactive about waste reduction.

WINNER Jena Davidson, Co-owner: “By switching from expensive recyclable StopWaSte and compostable packaging to real dishes, I was able to save money BusINEss EffIcIENcy and do the best thing for the environment. And right away customers AWARd for Waste Reduction started commenting on how happy they are with the changes!” Excellence by a Restaurant

22 Results:

Recommendation Products % Disposable Payback Annual Savings Annual Waste Replaced or Reduction Period (after payback Reduction Minimized period)

Offer napkins in a Paper napkin 16% 2.6 months $17 21 lbs. self-serve dispenser

Offer straws upon request Compostable 100% 0 days $132 15 lbs. only plastic straw

Replace disposable tasting Plastic spoon 100% 9 days $73 12 lbs. spoons with reusable spoons

Replace disposable cups Compostable plas- 86% 27 days $644 186 lbs. with reusable cups tic and paper cups

Replace disposable bowls Compostable bowls 20% 3.2 months $130 211 lbs. with reusable bowls

Replace disposable cutlery Compostable 64% 6 days $676 100 lbs. with reusable cutlery plastic cutlery

Replace disposable Compostable and 57% 27 days $266 57 lbs. condiment cups with plastic condiment reusable condiment cups cups

Ask before giving out Utensils, napkins N/A 0 days $714 N/A disposable items and

TOTAL $2,652 602 lbs. THE BOTTOM LINE: • $3,768 total annual savings • Improved presentation • 602 pounds of waste • Satisfied customers + $1,116 savings in reduced annually • Won an award! annual waste hauling costs = • No additional labor $3,768 total annual savings required

ReThink Disposable is a project of Clean Water Fund in coordination with City of Cupertino Department of Public Works, City of Oakland Department of Public Works, City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services Department, County of San Mateo Department of Public Works, San Francisco Department of the Environment, San Jose Department of Environmental Services, South San Francisco Department of Public Works, and StopWaste (Alameda County). Support for ReThink Disposable is provided by: US EPA San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund, StopWaste (Alameda County), Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant, Santa Clara Valley Water District, and Klean Kanteen.

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23 CASE STUDY: T FOOD TRUCK STOP WASTE BEFORE IT STARTS

Packaging Practices prior to BUSINESS PROFILE ReThink Disposable: Name: Doc’s of the Bay Business type: Food Truck c Burgers served in a disposable food tray Location: Emeryville, CA c Each burger was wrapped in paper On-site dining: 0 seats c Each customer received a stack of napkins Take Out: Yes Ware washing: Yes, at shared kitchen Zak, the founder and owner of Doc’s, knew spending on Employees: 10 disposable products was significant and was concerned Doc’s of the Bay is a popular food truck about the environmental impact. that travels the San Francisco Bay Area. However, he wasn’t sure how Doc’s serves a range of classic American some of the ReThink Disposable comfort food in the form of burgers. On recommended practices would average, Doc’s will serve 70-100 meals work for a food truck. He and during the lunch shift and 40-60 during his staff did a survey asking the dinner shift. Like most food trucks, customers what they would think if Doc’s implemented Doc’s doesn’t have on-site dining, but specific practices to reduce waste. The response was many customers eat nearby at parks or positive, and Doc’s agreed to test some of the strategies to open spaces. reduce disposable usage.

Recommendations implemented: c Replaced disposable food trays with reusable baskets for nearby dining c Eliminated paper burger wrap c Offered napkins in a self-serve one-at-a-time dispenser The ReThink Disposable recommendations had never before been applied to a food truck and this pilot was a success! Doc’s replaced disposable food trays with reusable baskets for customers who eat near the truck. Staff no longer wraps each burger in paper or gives each customer a stack of napkins. Instead, burgers come unwrapped and customers take their own napkins from a dispenser that releases only one at a time.

Zak Silverman, Owner: “Not only did eliminating paper wrap for burgers cut costs, but we’re now able to produce burgers faster and have increased the number of people we can serve during a busy lunch shift. And the food looks better!”

24 Results:

Recommendation Products % Disposable Payback Annual Savings Annual Waste Replaced or Reduction Period (after payback Reduction Minimized period)

Replace disposable Paper food tray 21% 12 days $1,397 914 lbs. food trays with reusable baskets for nearby dining

Eliminate paper burger Paper wrap 51% 0 days $456 1,370 lbs. wrap

Offer napkins in a Paper napkin 64% 18 days $175 284 lbs. self-serve dispenser

TOTAL $2,028 2,568 lbs.

Brandon Smuke, Truck Manager: The Bottom Line: “ReThink • $2,028 annual reduction Disposable in disposable food service has been ware costs a huge • 2,568 pounds of waste success for Doc’s of the Bay. reduced annually The recommendations are • Increased production working fabulously and speed, which means we’re seeing benefits well bigger events and more beyond the $2,000 annual customers savings. The food looks better than it ever has and customer • Improved presentation response has been really • Satisfied customers positive.”

ReThink Disposable is a project of Clean Water Fund in coordination with City of Cupertino Department of Public Works, City of Oakland Department of Public Works, City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services Department, County of San Mateo Department of Public Works, San Francisco Department of the Environment, San Jose Department of Environmental Services, South San Francisco Department of Public Works, and StopWaste Alameda County. Support for ReThink Disposable is provided by: US EPA San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund, StopWaste of Alameda County, Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant, Santa Clara Valley Water District, and Klean Kanteen.

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25 CASE STUDY: FAST CASUAL T

RESTAURANT STOP WASTE BEFORE IT STARTS

BUSINESS PROFILE Bamboo Asia is a fast Name: Bamboo Asia casual Asian restaurant in Business type: Fast casual restaurant the Financial District of San Location: San Francisco, CA Francisco. They serve Asian- On-site dining: 48 seats fusion specialties from , Take Out: Yes Vietnam and Japan to about Ware washing: Done by staff 400 customers per day. Employees: 18

Packaging Practices prior to ReThink Disposable: c All food and beverages were served on disposable food service ware Sebastiaan, the manager of Bamboo Asia, was using expensive plastic bowls and trays and wanted to explore cheaper and more environmentally- friendly options. Since many customers dine on-site, there was significant potential to reduce costs and waste. Sebastiaan also wanted to enhance the café’s bamboo theme. Recommendations implemented: c Offer reusable bowls and trays for customers dining on-site Sebastiaan wanted to pilot test the ReThink Disposable recommenda- tions by investing in a small number of bowls and trays to start. Even with this small pilot test the financial savings and waste reduction at Bamboo Asia were huge! Customers love the look of the new bamboo bowls and trays. The staff is able to wash these dishes with the back-of-the-house dishware and did not need to increase staff time. Bamboo Asia’s transition to reusable bowls and trays for some on-site dining is a great example of how even a small change can result in big impacts!

Sebastiaan Van De Rijt, Manager: “Customers really like the new bowls and trays, and I’ve been able to cut back on disposable purchases. We’re transitioning to a higher-end experience and the bamboo bowls have helped achieve that goal.”

26 Results:

Recommendation Products % Disposable Payback Annual Savings Annual Waste Replaced or Reduction Period (after payback Reduction Minimized period)

Replace disposable bowl Plastic bowl 16% $3,444 764 lbs. with reusable bowl for 1.2 months on-site dining Plastic lid 5% $1,557 431 lbs.

Replace disposable trays Plastic tray 4% 3.6 months $174 39 lbs. with reusable trays for on-site dining

TOTAL $5,175 1,234 lbs.

The Bottom Line: • $5,175 total annual savings • 1,234 pounds of waste reduced annually • No additional labor required • Improved presentation • Satisfied customers

ReThink Disposable is a project of Clean Water Fund in coordination with City of Cupertino Department of Public Works, City of Oakland Department of Public Works, City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services Department, County of San Mateo Department of Public Works, San Francisco Department of the Environment, San Jose Department of Environmental Services, South San Francisco Department of Public Works, and StopWaste (Alameda County). Support for ReThink Disposable is provided by: US EPA San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund, StopWaste (Alameda County), Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grant, Santa Clara Valley Water District, and Klean Kanteen.

T Tel. 415.369.9174 [email protected]

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