Dreamzero
Reusable containers for consumers.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CONDENSED CASE STUDY
IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL: Environmental awarenessIncreased environmental stewardshipIncreased resource utilisationPreserving Natural Capital - stocks & flows of energy and materialReduced emissionsReduced waste
ECONOMIC: Alternative revenue streamsIncreased competitivenessJob creationNew marketsStimulating innovation
SOCIAL: Developing Social Capital in partnership with others (ie families, communities, businesses, trade unions, educational, voluntary organisations)Increased access to services/productsIncreased employmentIncreased Human Capital - people's health, knowledge, skills and motivationIncreased local prideIncreased local resilienceLess hierarchical organisationsReduced gender inequalities
MODEL
SCALE: Local
LOCATION CONTEXT: Urban
STATUS: Active
FUTURE POTENTIAL: Scaleable, Replicable, Networkable
FACETDesign, Food & Drink, Material Flows, Plastic, Procurement, Product-as-a-Service, Reuse, Social Enterprise, Supply Chain, Waste Management
LEVEL: Macro - Cities, Regions, Nations, Micro - Company/Organisation
STAKEHOLDERS: Citizen, Private Sector, Public Sector
BUSINESS MODEL: B2B - Business to Business, B2C - Business to Consumer, B2G - Business to Government
TECHNOLOGY: Big Data, Cloud, Networks, Sensors
SOCIETAL READINESS LEVEL:
CYCLE PHASE
CASE STUDY MAPPING SOURCE:
- CAN-CECL1
Circular Case Studies by Circular Regions licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
STATUS & TIMELINE
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DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Reusable containers & systems
CONCEPT: Reusable containers for consumers.
Since 2017 DreamZero, a Toronto-based social enterprise, has helped their customers divert nearly 70,000 single-use food and drink containers. Currently sells and rents reusables to events, and the food and beverage industry including the Muuse program, an App based coffee cup program at 15 locations across Toronto.
LOCAL LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION: English
ORGANISATION / PARTNERS
Dream Zero Inc
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