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Restaurants are now doing their part for the Earth as they transition into using reusable cups and containers, according to Nation’s Restaurant News.

Lawmakers are making it easier for restaurants to use reusable dishes when it comes to customers carrying out their food. The bill that recently passed in California allowing restaurants to use reusable cups and containers is now trending across the states.

The article explains how customers can check out and return reusable containers to take their food to-go rather than packaging it up in a plastic container or cup. While not every restaurant is hopping on board just yet, companies such as GO Box, Vessel Works and Ozzi are just a few who are leading the way to help restaurants move from disposable to reusable.

GO Box’s owner and CEO, Jocelyn Quarrell, “estimates the program has eliminated about 225,000 single-use disposables from the waste steam,” the article states.

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.

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