Impact

10,571,632 plastic items

To date, our subsidies have eliminated more than 10 million single-use plastic food ware items from the waste stream. We’ve done that by subsidizing the purchase of 51,154 reusable items at 69 restaurants and 40 schools in 10 states…
• 27,160 reusable utensils
• 10,825 reusable trays
• 5,297 reusable cups/mugs/glasses
• 3,104 reusable sauce cups
• 1,586 reusable bowls
• 1,740 reusable plates
• 593 reusable containers
• 476 reusable bottles
• 264 reusable straws
• 100 reusable lids
• 9 reusable specialty/other items

Our amazing partners at Rethink Disposable have released dozens of case studies showing that restaurant after restaurant SAVES MONEY by switching to reusable food ware. A few of their case studies have been done for restaurants subsidized by PlasticFreeRestaurants.org:
• Jersey Joe’s Coastside in Half Moon Bay CA
• House of Dim Sum in San Francisco CA
• Ballast Coffee in San Francisco CA
As more of these case studies are produced for restaurants and schools we’ve subsidized, we will add them to this page.

We are recruiting new restaurants and schools every month. This page will be updated frequently.

Last update 2/15/24.

We have subsidized these schools…

CALIFORNIA - Alameda
Amelia Earhart Elementary
Bay Farm School
Love Elementary School

CALIFORNIA - Berkeley
Cragmont Elementary School
John Muir Elementary School
King Middle School

CALIFORNIA - Emeryville
Anna Yates Elementary School

CALIFORNIA - Fremont
Ardenwood Elementary
Blacow Elementary
Cabrillo Elementary
Durham Elementary
Forest Park Elementary
Hirsch Elementary
Mission San Jose Elementary
Mission Valley Elementary
Niles Elementary
Warm Springs Elementary

CALIFORNIA - Pasadena
Field Elementary School

CONNECTICUT - Mansfield
Mansfield Elementary School

CONNECTICUT - Middletown
Beman Middle
Bielefield Elementary
Farm Hill Elementary
Lawrence Elementary
MacDonough Elementary
Middletown High
Spencer Elementary
Van Buren Moody Elementary
Wesley Elementary
Wilbert Snow Elementary

CONNECTICUT - Woodbridge
Beecher Road School

MASSACHUSETTS - Sharon
Sharon High School

NEVADA - Carson City
Empire Elementary

NEW YORK - Brooklyn
PS015 Patrick F. Daly School

NEW YORK - Ithaca
Boynton Middle School
Lehman Alternative Community School

OREGON - Redmond
Hugh Hartman Elementary School
Sage Elementary School
Tom McCall Elementary School

OREGON - Terrebonne
Terrebonne Elementary School

WASHINGTON - La Center
La Center Elementary School

…and these restaurants…

CALIFORNIA - Alameda
Bucket O’ Crawfish
China Villa
Jay’s Coffee & Tea
Little Joe’s
Lola’s Chicken Shack
Nation’s Giant Hamburger
New Bamboo Kitchen
Q’s Halal Chicken
Sidestreet Pho
Taqueria Casa la Revolucion
Yojimbo

CALIFORNIA - Burlingame
Ramen Sky

CALIFORNIA - Fremont
Aqua Adventure Water Park
Gaters
Mediterranean Bite
Taqueria Limon

CALIFORNIA - Half Moon Bay
Jersey Joe’s

CALIFORNIA - Mammoth Lakes
Noodle-Ly**

CALIFORNIA - Oakland
Sweet Bar Bakery

CALIFORNIA - Palo Alto
Tootsies
World Wrapps

CALIFORNIA - Pleasanton
Experience Burma
Namaste Pizza

CALIFORNIA - San Francisco
Abanico Coffee
Aramex
Bakery La Mejor
Ballast
Chic N’ Time
Crossroad Pizzeria
El Gran Taco Loco
El Toro Taqueria
Flor de Cafe & Ma’s Tacos
Happy Donut
House of Dim Sum
House of Xian Dumpling
Jake’s Steaks
JT Restaurant
La Corneta
La Torta Gorda
Manhattan Hub
Metro Hong Kong Desserts
Michael Gourmet Kitchen
Muse Juice Bar
New Fortune
New Lun Ting Cafe
New Wing Dim Sum
Nobhill Pizza
Original Bakery
Pancho Villa Taqueria
Star Bagel
Taqueria Buen Sabor
Taquieria Guadalajara
Taqeuria Vallarta
Tortas Las Picudos
Truly Mediterranean
Yasmin
Yummy Dim Sum
YuYu Sushi

CALIFORNIA - Santa Monica
Crudo e Nudo**

CALIFORNIA - Seaside
The Butter House
Deja Blue Soul Food Restaurant & Club
El Migueleno
Las Cazuelas Taqueria
Las Marias Bar & Grill
My Candy House
Seaside Seafood & Market

KANSAS - Topeka
Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center

NEW JERSEY - Newark
Franciscan Charities of Newark NJ

WISCONSIN - Prairie du Chien
Crawford County Central Kitchen

**Received a subsidy from our discontinued compostables program.