Works across every format
Residential dining halls
Students tap their campus card at the checkout station and take a reusable container. When they're done, they drop it into a Smart Return Bin — no staff involvement, no app, no reconciliation. Containers flow directly into your existing dishwashing cycle.
Works with Atrium, Transact, CBORD, and Illumia
Grab-and-go stations
Works at any counter with a checkout terminal. Students check out in under 5 seconds and return at any bin on campus. Return rates stay high because returns are genuinely effortless — no penalties, no deposits, no chasing containers.
Bins placed at natural traffic points — hallways, exits, dining entrances
Catering and events
Track containers issued at catered events and collect returns through Smart Return Bins placed at venue exits. No manual counting, no chasing down containers after the event. Your catering team moves faster with less waste overhead.
Containers tracked per event — full accountability without manual reconciliation
Food courts and multi-vendor halls
A single container pool shared across every vendor. Students check out at any counter and return to any bin — it doesn't matter which stall served them. Vendors don't manage containers at all; your dining team runs one centralized program.
One container pool, multiple vendors, zero vendor-level tracking required
Grubhub & Mobile Ordering
Students ordering through Grubhub or your campus mobile ordering platform select a reusable container at checkout. The container is fulfilled at pickup and returned through the same Smart Return Bin network. No separate program, no extra steps for the student.
Integrates with Grubhub Campus, GET, and other campus ordering platforms
How it works
Campus Reuse, Fully Managed
Reusables operates the entire reusable dining system behind the scenes, so your dining services team stays focused on speed, quality, and student experience. No apps for students. No barriers. No inventory reconciliation.
Containers move through tamper-proof Smart Return Bins and are professionally collected, sanitized, and recirculated, seamlessly integrating into residential dining halls, food courts, grab-and-go stations, and catering programs.
Reusables made it all so easy to get started. Being green is super important here. It’s just how the students move.
Cary Miller
Dining Manager UCLA
FAQs
How does this integrate with our existing dining operation?
Reusables is designed to integrate into existing residential dining halls, grab-and-go stations, food courts, and catering workflows without slowing service or disrupting flow. Return stations are placed at natural traffic points, and containers flow back into your existing dishwashing process. No new POS systems, staff tracking, or line changes required.
If you already have leftover containers from a previous program, we can actually use them and fully integrate them in our system with no charge associated to it. We want to Waste Nothing.
What containers does Reusables use?
Reusables is completely container agnostic, meaning the system works with virtually any reusable container format. Whether you prefer stainless steel, BPA-free plastic, microwaveable, or non-microwaveable, we can accommodate your program's needs and your students' expectations.
For institutions that want a turnkey solution, we offer high-quality commercial-grade containers available through lease or outright purchase — every container we supply is rated to withstand 500+ commercial dishwasher cycles without degrading in quality or appearance. Prefer to use containers you already own or have sourced independently? That works too. The hardware, software, and return infrastructure operate the same way regardless of what's in the bin.
Does Reusables integrate with our campus card or dining management system?
Yes. Reusables is fully integrated with all major campus card and dining management platforms, including Atrium, Transact, Illumia and CBORD.
Students check out containers using the same card or credential they already use for dining, no new accounts, no extra steps.
What about guests or visitors who don't have a campus card?
No problem. Reusables also accepts standard credit and debit at the point of sale, meaning anyone on campus, guests, conference attendees, visiting faculty, can participate in the program with nothing more than a tap of their card. The experience is completely frictionless regardless of who's in line.
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