Technology
Our Technology Unlocks Your Impact
Digital tools designed to promote an ongoing reuse cycle on your campus
“It’s just super user-friendly to the audience that we’re providing this service to.”
Kara Landolfi | Montana State University
Supply Chain Manager for Culinary Services
Familiar, user-friendly library model
In programs powered by USEFULL students “check out and in” reusable containers via our user-friendly app, just as they might a library book – an intuitive process they already know well.
Built-in accountability to minimize waste
Students are given automated reminders and incentives to ensure the stainless steel (e.g. clearly not “trash”) reusables consistently find their way back, which results in an unparalleled 99+% return rate.
Personalization to drive student engagement
Through the USEFULL app, students can view their own personal impact data right from their phone – including how much waste, water, and emissions they’ve saved through their participation in the reusable program.
“The data from USEFULL is extremely easy to digest. It’s easy to repurpose and use as we look at our carbon footprint and how we impact the community”
Matt Milless
AVP Student Affairs – Union College
Delivering Data That Matters, Real-time
At any time in our user-friendly dashboard, you can view real-time metrics tied to:
Sustainability
Measure the impact data critical to measuring progress against your sustainability goals – accumulated savings of waste, water, and emissions – so you can encouragingly share wins throughout your community and confidently apply metrics to your ESG reporting.
Operations
Track your reusable container inventory to ease logistics. With data on checkouts, returns, turnaround time, and usage patterns – like peak borrowing times and frequent return locations – your team can optimize container availability and placement to properly scale your reusable program.
Cost Savings
Keep tabs on how much you’re saving in terms of ongoing single-use plastic purchases – a number that gets better and better as time goes on! Colleges have saved an average of 20-50% when switching from single-use to the USEFULL program.
Your Program, Your Way
Our technology lets you call the shots with easy-to-use tools
Powerful admin controls for efficient program oversight
Program management is in the hands of your designated administrators, with clear settings and the ability to go deep with controls if needed: easily generate custom reporting, set parameters for employees vs. students, view location-specific data, determine Return Station settings, and more.
Flexibility to craft your unique program
Introduce reuse in the way that’s going to work best on your campus, with the ability to introduce and monitor limits to things like number of to-go meals permitted each day per student and seamlessly approach residential students differently than commuter students.
Built on Expertise and Ready to Scale With You
Unmatched innovation
Our proprietary tech stack is built with the collegiate user in mind and has been repeatedly recognized for its transformative framework.
Seamless integration
Our technology is truly campus-ready, featuring API integration with the leading campus card providers and order-ahead solutions.
Broad accessibility
USEFULL software applications are compatible with both iOS and Android, compliant with PCI and ADA accessibility, and supported by a 24/7 user help desk.
