Recirclable

02/06/2026

Happy to be working with Clean Water Action Massachusetts to help the Northampton area reduce single use waste!

01/21/2026

Thankful for this partnership and all Lexington Zero Waste Collaborative does to reduce waste in their community.

LexZeroWaste now has three Lexington restaurants currently participating in the ZeroTogo program including Royal India Bistro, Revival Café and Kitchen, and our newest member, Beijing Chinese Dining.

Super simple to use, ZeroToGo is a program for reusable takeout intended to significantly reduce the use of single-use plastic containers.

Nearly 1 trillion disposable food service products are used each year in the United States, resulting in 7.5 million tons of waste. ZeroToGo promotes a culture of reuse over a culture of throwaway, single-use. So far, ZeroToGo participants have eliminated over 5000 single use plastic takeout containers since our program started!

Join us in tackling plastic waste while enjoying takeout at some of our favorite Lexington eateries.

http://lexzerowaste.org/zerotogo

01/18/2026

Like many of you, we've been struggling with all that is going on right now, and how we can continuously channel our energy in support of our broader community.

We started Recirclable with a simple, firm belief: when people come together as a community, we can do good things and create real change. Our focus was on waste reduction. But the more we worked with local restaurants, the more this became about community. We are so thankful for all of the restaurants around us - local small businesses are a critical part of the fabric of our communities.

Now more than ever, that belief in community guides us.

We’ll keep showing up as best we can—personally and professionally—and standing by our community, far and wide. Sometimes it's hard to know how best to help, but we all have to keep showing up as best we can.

Community matters. Dignity matters. Justice matters. Humanity matters.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." Martin Luther King Jr.

01/09/2026

Quick favor for future you (and your favorite restaurants):

If you’ve got a reusable takeout container hanging out at home, bring it back next time! Returns keep the system running smoothly ♻️

01/03/2026

Easy New Year’s Resolutions!

Ins and outs for the new year—because sustainability is always in style! 😎 Together, let's make 2026 a year of reducing, reusing, and recycling smart. We're here to help:

♻️Use the Recyclopedia at RecycleSmartMA.org to check whether an item is recyclable, anytime.
🔍Search Beyond the Bin to find where to donate items that can't be recycled (but are too good to trash): https://bit.ly/3QgCX3B

01/01/2026

NEW RESTAURANT ALERT‼️‼️‼️ We're excited to announce our new partner in Northampton:

12/19/2025

More great coverage of our work in Northampton. Reuse is gaining momentum!

A Boston-based app, that works like checking out a book from a library, is expanding to Western Massachusetts

12/18/2025

Thrilled to be partnering with Clean Water Action Massachusetts to enable another Massachusetts community to offer takeout in reusables.

Our Northampton field canvassers headed to La Veracruzana Mexican Restaurant to get some eats and check out their new program fighting trash before it starts! NoHo restaurants are teaming up with Clean Water Action's ReThink Disposable campaign and Recirclable to offer free, reusable containers for taking food to-go! We are so excited for the launch of this program! (Also, yum!)

12/05/2025

More chances to reduce waste!

Some good news to send you into the weekend! We're partnering with Joe's Cafe and other Northampton restaurants to offer reusable containers! Here's how it works:
1. Download and sign-up for the free Recirclable app!
2. Borrow bowls from Joe's and other participating restaurants for free!
3. Scan and return the containers within 14 days! (The app will remind you.)
It's easy, and it reduces trash and litter! Spread the word - the future is reusable! ReThink Disposable

11/22/2025

JP Zero Waste, a new local organization, is encouraging the Jamaica Plain community to reduce disposable plastic use, switch to reusable goods and adopt more sustainable practices. With support from the and in partnership with Clean Water Action Massachusetts ReThink Disposables and , they have kicked off a project to better understand and reduce waste in the community.

Learn more here: https://jamaicaplainnews.com/2025/11/17/jp-zerowaste-collected-340-lbs-of-trash-how-much-couldve-been-recycled-or-composted/684307 or https://jpzerowaste.com/

11/21/2025

Reuse is gaining momentum. Now available in Northampton, Easthampton and Amherst, MA.

Restaurants offer Recirclable at no cost because they’re committed to cutting single-use waste. To keep the system working smoothly, we ask customers to register and “check out” their containers. This helps us:

• Keep containers circulating — so we can send friendly return reminders and prevent bowls from getting stuck in cupboards.
• Maintain restaurant inventory — ensuring every location always has enough clean containers on hand.
• Show your positive impact — by tracking waste savings for you and your favorite restaurants.
• Avoid unnecessary replacement fees — charged only when a container isn’t returned, just like a library book.

Registering takes seconds, and it keeps the whole reuse system—and the environmental benefits—flowing.

Have you registered your Recirclable containers yet? Keep the system moving and tag a friend who should too!

10/11/2025

Don’t forget: compostables are not a solution, and in fact are worse than other single use alternatives. And more expensive for restaurants to purchase, in a business that already has razor thin margins.

Single-use plastic items are a substantial contributor to litter across Canada, but compostable alternatives can follow a similar path. Marketplace set out to determine how items would break down if they ended up in our environment.