ReThink Disposable in California

The Fillmore is a 1,199-person capacity music venue located in the Western Addition of San Francisco, California and, fittingly, where Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable avant-garde multimedia show took place. The Fillmore transitioned from using compostable plastic cups to using TURN reusable cups for an net annual savings of $1,400.

The Warfield, originally built in the 1920s, was a vaudeville and movie palace and became a 2,250-person capacity concert hall in 1979. In 2023, The Warfield successfully made the switch from single-use plastic and paper cups to reusable cups with a small sustainability fee generating yearly revenue.

With support from ReThink Disposable, the House of Dim Sum restaurant eliminated 2.2 million disposable items (equal to the weight of a San Francisco cable car!) from their yearly supply costs - an upfront investment of just $429 that will save $33,561 per year. Includes case study translation in Chinese.