In collaboration with the City of Fremont, ReThink Disposable assisted Voca Coffee in eliminating 87% of their dine-in disposable foodware. The company is eliminating 1,356 pounds (the weight of a blue wildebeest!) from the waste stream and saving $1,609 annually, which can be reinvested into other upgrades to the space.
By purchasing proof boxes with lids, our ReThink specialists also eliminated Voca’s need for food service film in the kitchen. These small changes in front of and behind the counter are eliminating 41,000 individual single-use items and 228 pounds of cling wrap from the waste stream annually.
Voca Coffee was able to cut their overall disposable usage by 87% annually — and completely eliminate the usage of food service film in the kitchen.
Business Profile:
Voca Coffee is a boutique coffee roaster and online coffee retailer. It offers a collection of premium coffee beans originating from the most renowned coffee-producing regions, like Sumatra, Java, Ethiopia, Kenya and Costa Rica. With specially-designed roasting profiles, roast-to-order and cupping processes, Voca assures that the coffee reaches you at the peak of freshness. Through hand-crafted coffee, Voca wishes to offer a space and a moment to listen to the inner calling, and follow.
Packaging practices prior to ReThink Disposable:
- Paper-wrapped straws
- Wood stirring sticks
- Wood paddle picks
- Disposable sweetener packets
- Food service film
Recommendations Implemented:
- Glass straws with cleaning brush
- Silicone stir sticks
- Metal cocktail skewers
- Glass sugar pourer
- Airtight proof boxes with lids
46560 Fremont Blvd
Suite 304
Fremont, CA 94538
United States
The Bottom Line
With the help of our ReThink Disposable Zero Waste Specialists, Voca Coffee is eliminating 1,356 pounds (the weight of a blue wildebeest!) from the waste stream, and the business is saving $1,609 annually, which can be reinvested into other upgrades to the space. They were able to cut their overall disposable usage by 87% annually, and completely eliminate the usage of food service film in the kitchen.
41,659
228.92 pounds
Reducing Single-Use Food Packaging
ReThink Disposable works with local governments, businesses and institutions, and consumers of single use food packaging to inspire a cultural shift away from single-use "throwaway" lifestyle.