Upstream, née the Product Policy Institute, was founded on October 27th, 2003. Twenty years later, as the reuse movement continues to grow, Upstream’s COO & Chief Friendmaker Julie Lamy sits down with our longest standing board member, David Stitzhal—a.k.a Stitz—to reminisce and look ahead. From Upstream’s roots focused on packaging policy, to our pivots during Covid, to the increasing, global focus on reuse—Stitz shares his insights on working “upstream” both with the organization and in the broader movement. 

Resources: 

• Blog: The chef taking trash out of school lunch
• Podcast: Coalition Building in Seattle with Pat Kaufman
• Livestream: The safety and future of reuse
• How Upstream & the Reuse Movement Began