Case Study: Indiana University achieves major dining waste reduction with Topanga's ReusePass

How Indiana University launched ReusePass in their residential dining halls and their decision-making considerations for expanding to RFID

Indiana University sought to reduce waste from single-use packaging in its dining halls and lower associated costs. They required a reusable container program that would be easily adopted by their large student body, operationally feasible, and able to provide measurable environmental impact reporting.

The university partnered with Topanga to implement its ReusePass program. The solution resulted in a 99% container return rate and diverted over 27,000 containers from landfills. Topanga's system provided valuable data insights and operational support, leading to significant waste, water, and greenhouse gas savings while paving the way for future expansion.

Indiana University

Ken Field

Director of Residential Dining