When I launched BYOB a year ago, I had one mission in mind: to help people say no to single-use plastic and Styrofoam by making it simple (and even fun!) to bring your own box.
I knew change wouldn’t happen overnight. But I also knew that if enough of us made the switch, the ripple effect could be enormous.
Now, thanks to you, we finally get to celebrate our first-ever BYOB Sustainable Impact Report. And wow — the numbers blew me away.
🚀 Our First Year by the Numbers
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📦 2,250 BYOBs purchased
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🏡 560+ households now living more sustainably
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🔁 15% repeat customers (and growing every month 💪)
🥡 What We Replaced Together
Every BYOB swapped in for:
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🥡 Restaurant to-go boxes (Styrofoam & black plastic clamshells)
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🍱 Deli & bakery clamshells for sandwiches and muffins
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🍰 Bakery bags and pastry boxes for sweet treats
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🍽️ Plastic plates at office spreads, coffee shops, and dinner parties
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🛍️ Extra packaging waste like foil, wrap, and plastic bags
📊 Containers Avoided
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✨ 117,000+ avoided (casual use, 1x per week)
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🌟 585,000+ avoided (heavy use, 5x per week)
That’s hundreds of thousands of clamshells, pastry bags, and plates that were never made, never used, and never trashed.
🗑️ Waste Prevented
Because each BYOB can reduce over 200 lbs of waste per year when used regularly:
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♻️ 45,000 lbs of waste prevented (casual use)
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🌍 225,000 lbs of waste prevented (heavy use)
That’s the same as:
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🚛 2–11 full garbage trucks diverted from landfills
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🌳 The carbon savings of planting 2,500+ trees
💬 The Ripple Effect
Our community isn’t just saving waste — you’re inspiring others.
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💚 Carline shared: “I use my BYOB every week and feel so good knowing I’m not taking home Styrofoam anymore.”
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👀 One customer told us: “People stop me at restaurants asking where I got it.”
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🧳 Another called BYOB a “game changer for travel nurses” — because it’s durable, portable, and collapses down between shifts.
Every time you pull out your BYOB in public, you’re sparking change.
🌹 Milestones from Year One
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🎉 Launch of BYOB
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❤️ Released our first new color — Red (holiday edition)
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🌱 Introduced eco-conscious kraft stickers and a reusable utensil sleeve
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👜 Began development of the BYOB tote bag (coming soon!)
✨ Looking Ahead
Year Two is going to be even bigger. More colors, more bundles, and more opportunities to say no to plastic. Together, we’ll double our impact — and keep leading the charge toward a microplastic-free future.
From the bottom of my heart: thank you. Your choice to bring your own box has already changed the world.
💚
Rachel
Founder, BYOB
