1. City of Palo Alto GoBox Pilot Project
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2. No Yes Zero Waste Goal Palo Alto has a Zero Waste goal
Already had robust recycling and composting programs
Wanted to foster waste prevention efforts – chose take out containers because they are also a litter issue
Goal metrics: 90% diversion by 2021 & 95% diversion by 2030
Zero Waste is more than recycling and composting – which we have robust programs for
We have fewer waste prevention programs – home composting, Zero Waste Party Packs, swaps, Repair Café. These are much harder to figure out.
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3. GO Box Pilot Project
The City contracted with GO Box to start a pilot program in Palo Alto.
Focused only in one area, University Avenue.
The pilot started in 2015.
Restaurants & Drop Boxes:
The City and GO Box went out and asked businesses to participate.
Vendor – 11 restaurants
Drop box location – 2 sites
Subscribers to date:
City staff - 141
Individual (residents, workers, etc.) - 6
City issued an RFP for a reusable takeout cup and container service
The only vendor that responded was GO Box.

4. Outreach efforts Ads Flyers Emails Tabling Other
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5. GO Box Pilot Project Update
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The City has six restaurants signed up and one drop off location.
The program has diverted 89 cups & 187 single use containers.
Since inception the GO Box program has diverted 876 single use containers and cups.
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6. Many businesses are about convenience.
Take-Aways
Many businesses are about convenience.
Disposables are cheap and easy to get.
Currently reusables are optional.
Even when barriers were removed, participation was limited
City employees have free subscription
City Hall Café offers GO Box cups and containers
City Hall Lobby has drop box
The only users of GO Box are City employees
141 are signed up, but only 5 use it regularly

7. Mandate reusable take-out containers
Next Steps
Mandate reusable take-out containers
Foodware Packaging Reduction Ordinance
Require restaurants to help solve the problem
City is working on developing a foodware packaging reduction plan and ordinance.
The plan is to eventually require reusable foodware for take-out (2025).
Make it mandatory.
Meeting with UpStream to determine ways to get business to take more responsibility (EPR) for providing a reusable container program.

8. Questions?
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9. chuck.muir@cityofpaloalto.org New section Arial 36 black centered
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