Changing single-use containers can assist companies, schools and hospitals maintain waste out of landfills whereas lowering prices

Boulder, CO  (RestaurantNews.com)  Eco-Merchandise^® and OZZI^® are partnering on a brand new multiprong initiative to make reusable foodservice containers extra accessible to companies, schools, hospitals and different establishments — an effort that would assist foodservice operators meet their sustainability objectives, assist maintain waste out of landfills and scale back prices.

This multipronged initiative options a number of modern options. The initiatives embody Veda™, launched in October, a brand new line of sturdy and reusable containers from Eco-Merchandise; free steering from the corporate’s Product & Zero Waste Specialists on easy methods to convert to reusables; and assortment and monitoring options for reuse methods offered by the staff at OZZI.

OZZI is providing a brand new financing possibility that lowers the preliminary prices for foodservice institutions seeking to spend money on the OZZI Machine — a totally automated assortment answer that helps container retention charges as much as 97%.

“We’re dedicated to creating reuse sensible and accessible for companies, campuses and different establishments,” stated Wendell Simonson, Director of Advertising and marketing at Eco-Merchandise. “With modern new merchandise and free steering, we’re serving to eating venues transition to options that work for each their backside line and the planet.”

Reusable merchandise supply companies and establishments a extremely seen method to showcase their commitments to waste diversion, present an elevated stage of confidence for the consumer and program supervisor that circularity is being achieved, and infrequently ship value financial savings when a profitable assortment system is in place.

“We’re enthusiastic about serving to firms and establishments obtain their sustainability targets,” stated OZZI President and CEO Thomas Wright. “It’s even higher once we’re capable of assist them scale back their prices on the similar time.”

Amongst these utilizing the OZZI system are greater than 300 schools and universities throughout the nation, together with Notre Dame, Florida State and the UC San Diego.

“We’re saving cash and never throwing away containers,” stated Jeffrey Palmer, the director of eating companies with UC San Diego Housing, Eating and Hospitality. “It has completely paid for itself, and it’s turn out to be part of our tradition and geography right here on campus. It’s actually cool to see college students strolling round with the brilliant inexperienced containers. It’s not nearly meals for us. It’s about making a pupil expertise and supporting pupil imaginative and prescient for this technology and the following.”

The OZZI system combines innovation and ease: Diners obtain their meals in clear reusable containers, get pleasure from their meals, and return the containers to OZZI Assortment Stations — both a guide Drop N’ GO™ field or an automatic OZZI Machine. The containers are then washed, sanitized and ready for his or her subsequent use.

Veda containers are NSF Licensed to fulfill meals safety and security requirements, and Ecolab ware examined to a minimal of 1,000 washes. The OZZI system works independently or integrates seamlessly into campus meal plan methods like CBORD^®   and Atrium.

Eco-Merchandise and OZZI are taking quite a few vital steps to make reusable containers extra accessible to establishments nationwide. Amongst them:

• New line of sturdy and reusable foodservice containers from Eco-Merchandise: The Veda line of containers, outfitted with OZZI’s monitoring and assortment know-how, gives a wide range of sizes and choices to fulfill numerous wants.
• Free professional steering from Eco-Merchandise: Eco-Merchandise’ Product & Zero Waste specialists present free help to assist organizations simply transition from single-use to reusable containers.
• Progressive financing from OZZI: A brand new financing possibility that gives foodservice institutions reusable containers, OZZI assortment machines, two O2GO carts, assortment stories, 5 years of tech help and a full components guarantee — all with no subscriptions, transaction charges or month-to-month fees.

“Our mission is all about discovering methods to make waste diversion a actuality for everybody,” Simonson stated. “This new mixture of reusable containers, monitoring and assortment methods could make that extra accessible and reasonably priced than ever.”

For extra details about Eco-Merchandise’ Veda containers and different sustainable improvements, go to EcoProducts.com.

To study OZZI’s reusable system, go to OzziReuse.com.

About Eco-Merchandise, PBC

Eco-Merchandise^®, a Novolex^® model and licensed B Corp, is a number one supplier of foodservice packaging made out of renewable, recycled, and reusable supplies.  Eco-Merchandise gives packaging with actual environmental advantages, works with prospects to enhance composting and recycling, and collaborates with the broader trade to shift how companies and customers take into consideration and handle waste. With the aim of Zero Waste as a part of the corporate mission, Eco-Merchandise is utilizing enterprise as a power for good. Go to EcoProducts.com for extra info.

About OZZI

OZZI^® containers and assortment methods supply a reusable different for waste discount. Designed with each comfort and the atmosphere in thoughts, OZZI makes hitting your sustainability objectives simpler and lifts take-out to a greater place. To be taught extra, go to OzziReuse.com.

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