August Hall

August Hall, originally built in the 1890s, is now a multidisciplinary event space with a 951-person capacity music hall, cocktail room, full kitchen, and three lanes of bowling.

August Hall replaced their 9 ounce, 12 ounce, and 20 ounce compostable plastic cups with reusable TURN cups.

Business Profile:

Taking into account the expense of TURN cups (an estimated annual cost of $13,000) and not having to purchase single-use disposable cups, August Hall expects to achieve an annual net cost savings of $29,700, while reducing the annual use of 232,000 single-use plastic cups and 5,000 pounds of plastic trash. Additionally, these savings will be augmented by reductions in refuse hauling fees.

Image of two guests at a concert at August Hall in SF. Photo by ReThink Disposable.

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420 Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

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The Bottom Line

12,700

Gallons of water saved between June and September

5,000

Annual Pounds of Refuse Diverted

$29,700

Anuual Cost Savings

We are thrilled with our partnership with TURN systems. Not only has the TURN system been easy to integrate, guests are sharing positive feedback and value the concept.

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Joe Poz, Beverage Director

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