From campus dining to corporate kitchens, Topanga partners with food-service teams across industries to reduce food waste and build scalable reusables programs.
As part of our ongoing improvements to the dashboard overview page, we've added 2 new modules: Reuse rate and Asset usage! Here's a brief overview of what you need to know about them.
Why are these modules helpful?
Reuse rate and asset usage help you track and monitor your inventory and usage, to better understand your inventory flow and operations and to hone into the ROI with reusables. In terms of reusable container materials, we typically see that polypropylene containers need to be used 3–4 times to break even and outperform single-use compostable containers, versus 8–10 times for stainless steel to outperform single-use compostables.
Reuse rate is the number of closed loops per asset for assets that have been used at least once. The graph breaks down all assets, used 1 or more times, by their total number of uses. At the top of the module you'll notice the average reuse rate, which helps to understand ROI, and a reference link to the number of loops for your most used asset.
Ideally as your program matures you’ll see a bell curve shape on the graph, with most of your assets falling into the middle range of uses. To increase your reuse rate, implement the “first-in-first-out” method to cycle your inventory more effectively and keep less inventory in circulation so that the same assets are being used over and over.
The asset usage module shows an all-time breakdown of assets, and, in combination with return rate, will help you gauge the lifespan of containers. The number of available assets is based on programmed tags, either QR or RFID depending on your program (NOT the physical number of containers).
Stay tuned for additional information and in-depth tutorials on how to use and interpret information on the overview page at ReusePass Academy. As always, please reach out to our team with any questions!
From campus dining to corporate kitchens, Topanga partners with food-service teams across industries to reduce food waste and build scalable reusables programs.
As part of our ongoing improvements to the dashboard overview page, we've added 2 new modules: Reuse rate and Asset usage! Here's a brief overview of what you need to know about them.
Why are these modules helpful?
Reuse rate and asset usage help you track and monitor your inventory and usage, to better understand your inventory flow and operations and to hone into the ROI with reusables. In terms of reusable container materials, we typically see that polypropylene containers need to be used 3–4 times to break even and outperform single-use compostable containers, versus 8–10 times for stainless steel to outperform single-use compostables.
Reuse rate is the number of closed loops per asset for assets that have been used at least once. The graph breaks down all assets, used 1 or more times, by their total number of uses. At the top of the module you'll notice the average reuse rate, which helps to understand ROI, and a reference link to the number of loops for your most used asset.
Ideally as your program matures you’ll see a bell curve shape on the graph, with most of your assets falling into the middle range of uses. To increase your reuse rate, implement the “first-in-first-out” method to cycle your inventory more effectively and keep less inventory in circulation so that the same assets are being used over and over.
The asset usage module shows an all-time breakdown of assets, and, in combination with return rate, will help you gauge the lifespan of containers. The number of available assets is based on programmed tags, either QR or RFID depending on your program (NOT the physical number of containers).
Stay tuned for additional information and in-depth tutorials on how to use and interpret information on the overview page at ReusePass Academy. As always, please reach out to our team with any questions!
.png)
Unlock Deeper Insights with ReusePass Academy Beyond the Topanga Loop Dashboard, our ReusePass program reports provide a comprehensive look at your program’s performance. Designed to complement the Dashboard, these reports deliver richer insights tailored to key growth phases like Launch.
.png)
.png)
