Everywares is a zero waste product company offering reusables solutions for both food and drinks. They currently sell just direct to consumer, but are working to design and implement a community wide container exchange pilot program.
Everywares sells stainless steel take-out containers for food and drink. As of April 2020, they sell reusables direct to consumer, and are also partnered with several restaurants in Fairfax, San Anselmo, and Petaluma, California, to encourage diners to bring their own containers.
Legislation in the city of Fairfax will require all takeout containers to be organic compostable or reusable starting in July 2020. In response to this legislation, Everywares is designing a community wide container exchange program. The first phase of the exchange program will be to have customers purchase their own containers for $15-$20. Customers will then be able to bring their container to any participating restaurant and exchange it for a sanitized container. Benefits to participating restaurants should include long term cost savings, as restaurants won’t need to purchase as many organic compostable disposables.
Everywares sells several different reusables options. Their take out container is made of stainless steel, which is 100% recyclable. They sell a collapsible silicone cup, and insulated snack bag, a canvas tote and stainless steel utensils and straws.
In the first phase of the exchange program customers will purchase their own containers for $15-20. Customers will then be able to bring this container to any participating restaurant and exchange it for a sanitized container carried by the restaurant. If restaurants need more sanitized containers in stock, Everywares will provide restock, but restaurants will be responsible for washing containers that customers drop off. As demand grows, Everywares plans to introduce a centralized washing location. Everywares will also provide sponsored customer outreach.
Everywares is working to design and implement a community wide container exchange pilot program in Fairfax, CA. They need at least 5 restaurants to participate.
Megan is a long time crusader for waste reduction and reuse, holding a degree in urban planning with a focus on waste management infrastructure. She spent much of her life in the hospitality industry and developed a passion for the food and the culture, while getting a close up view of consumption and waste. She later went on to open an interior design business centered around second hand and sustainably sourced items. Everywares is the latest culmination of Megan’s commitment to reuse and personal passions.
‘I was definitely the oddball California girl in New York 15 years ago with a tupperware and fork in my purse…but I figured such a thing would be commonplace by now everywhere. The truth is it’s less convenient to reuse and I get it, but I hope to minimize the challenges through clever practical products and normalizing reuse practices.’
Kimberly is data driven. With a background in math and statistics, her motivation in waste reduction stems from the overwhelming evidence that our planet is in serious trouble. Kimberly has been a data scientist for a decade, working for both major corporations and the City of San Francisco. She sees an opportunity to have an impact on our planet’s bottom line by inspiring everyday folks to change their daily habits.
‘In the US, we’re producing several pounds of waste per person per day. On top of that, research shows that recycling (and even ‘composting’!) is a far cry from a solution to our abundance of waste. I see reusables as the only sustainable path forward.’
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