Packaging built to replace plastic — and hold up during service.
Compostable containers, cups, cutlery and bags for restaurants, cafés, wineries and events nationwide — sourced for what your region actually recycles and composts.
Six core categories covering front of house, takeout, and events — all meeting the same sourcing standard.
Clamshells, bowls, to-go boxes and deli containers for hot and cold service.
Hot cups, cold cups, lids and carriers built for daily volume.
Forks, knives, spoons and stirrers that don't snap mid-meal.
Straws that last the whole drink, not just the first five minutes.
Takeout bags, delivery boxes and carriers that survive the trip.
Decor, servingware and tabletop for weddings, tastings and private events.
Sample boxes built for your operation type, shipped anywhere in the US. Hold the product, run it through a real service, then decide — no reason to commit a case order to something you haven't touched. Each kit notes whether an item is recyclable, compostable, or both.
Clamshells, bowls, cups, cutlery and napkins for full-service and takeout.
Hot cups, cold cups, pastry boxes, deli cups and dessert servingware.
Tasting-room servingware, event tabletop and to-go options.
Every straw alternative we carry, so you can test what survives a full drink.
We don't manufacture. We curate. Every brand on this wall clears the same five-point sourcing standard.
MOCKUP — brands shown are sourcing targets, not current partners. Names are placeholders pending supplier agreements; no logos are used and no affiliation is implied or claimed.
Custom-printed cups, bags, boxes and labels — so the packaging that leaves your counter works as marketing, not just containment.
Low minimums for independent operators, held to the same sourcing standard as everything else we carry.
Request Custom QuotePackaging law in the US isn't federal — it's a patchwork, and every state runs its own timeline. If you operate in more than one, you're already managing more than one rulebook.
The first two states with active producer fee obligations — Oregon since July 2025, Colorado since January 2026. If you sell packaged goods in either, the cost is already real.
Oregon SB 582 · Colorado HB 22-1355
Five more states with enacted packaging EPR laws phasing in over the next several years. California's SB 54 regulations took effect May 1, 2026, with producer fees starting in 2027.
CA SB 54 · ME LD 1541 · MN HF 3911 · MD SB 901 · WA SB 5284
A growing number of states now ban intentionally added PFAS in food packaging — including fiber-based containers, plates, bowls, wraps and liners. California's AB 1200 has been in effect since January 2023.
Every product we list is required to be sourced PFAS-free, everywhere.
Provided as general information, not legal advice. Confirm your own obligations with counsel or your state agency.
These aren't preferences. A supplier who can't meet all five doesn't get listed.
In every category we carry, we list the lowest-plastic option that actually performs — the product and the box it ships in. Where a plastic-free option exists, that's what we stock. Where one doesn't yet, we name the material plainly so you know exactly what you're buying.
No intentionally added PFAS. Already banned in food packaging by a growing list of states — and the right call regardless.
Domestic fulfillment for reliable restocking. Overseas manufacturers need US warehousing to qualify.
Certified recyclable or compostable and actually accepted by the facilities that serve your area — which is not the same thing.
It has to work in a real kitchen at real volume. This is why we don't carry paper straws.
I've spent three decades in retail and hospitality — skincare, cosmetics, food and wine — including years in the Napa and Sonoma wine country. That's a long time watching operators get handed the same bad choice: buy something "sustainable" that fails during service, or keep buying plastic and feel bad about it.
The products got better. The sourcing didn't. Finding packaging that performs, ships reliably, and actually composts where you live is still unreasonably hard.
YuGoEco exists to close that gap — retail merchandising discipline applied to getting plastic out of foodservice supply. We started in wine country because that's the ground I know, but the sourcing problem is national, and so is the catalog.
— Gregory Vaughan, Founder
The same question comes up in every kitchen, tasting room and counter we talk to.
"When I shop with YuGoEco, I know I can find certified products that work in my area."
Small footprint, high volume, and a hauler who is specific about what goes in the green bin.
"I need it to survive the drive, not just the photo."
Hot food, grease, and a twenty-minute delivery window that punishes anything flimsy.
"One supplier instead of four, and the reorder takes ten minutes."
Seasonal swings, event spikes, and no purchasing department to chase quotes.
Illustrative operator scenarios — not attributed customer testimonials. These same lines work as dramatized dialogue in video, where an "actor portrayal" super is the standard disclosure.
Packaging touches all of them — what it's made from, what it pollutes, what it takes to produce, and where it ends up. So the giving follows the same map.
Composting infrastructure and the farmland that finished compost goes back into.
Plastic removal from rivers and coastline, and watershed restoration upstream of it.
Emissions reduction and clean-air work in the communities our customers operate in.
Renewable energy access — the fire we still need, from sources that don't cost the other three.
Measured on net profit, not revenue. Partner organizations for each element are being selected now and will be named here once confirmed.
We're a broker, not a warehouse. We never take title to your goods — you keep control of fulfillment, we bring the accounts.
Only if your local facility accepts it — which is exactly the problem we exist to solve. Certification means a product can be recycled or broken down under the right conditions; it doesn't mean your hauler will take it. Portland isn't Phoenix. Boston isn't Boise. Some items are best routed to recycling, some to compost, and which is which changes by region. We match what we sell to what your area can actually process.
It does — seven states now have packaging EPR laws on separate timelines, and PFAS rules differ too. That's the main reason operators consolidate to one supplier who tracks it. We flag what applies where you operate rather than leaving you to reconcile seven rulebooks.
Some items cost more per unit, some are close to parity. Bulk ordering and predictable reorders close most of the gap, and consolidating to one supplier usually saves more in admin time than the unit difference costs.
That's the first thing we screen for. Anything that fails under heat, grease, or a full drink doesn't get listed — paper straws included. Request a Discovery Kit and test it in your own service before committing.
Every supplier we list is required to fulfill from a US warehouse. No overseas lead times on restocks.
That's the standard we hold every order to: no poly mailers, no plastic void fill, no plastic tape on our end. If you ever spot an exception, let us know — we treat it as a miss, not a maybe.
Yes — cups, bags, boxes and labels, with low minimums for independent operators. Custom-printed items meet the same sourcing standard as our stock catalog.
Occasional updates on state packaging law, new products, and what's actually working in other kitchens. No spam.
Restaurant, café, winery or event operator — or a supplier with a product line that meets the standard. Either way, we want to hear from you.
Email hello@yugoeco.comPackaging law is changing state by state, each on its own deadline. Get occasional updates on what's in effect, what's coming, and which products actually hold up in service.
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