Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2017 in the subject Engineering - System Science, California Polytechnic State University, course: Systems Engineering, language: English, abstract: San Luis Obispo is a progressive town and a leader in waste reduction striving to become a zero waste community. Currently, restaurants generate a large amount of waste from one time-use take out containers. Substituting one-time use containers with reusable containers will significantly reduce community waste. The following paper will perform a systems engineering analysis on creating a reusable container program in San Luis Obispo. Since the reusable container program is only in the design phase, forecasts will be made in the integration, production, and operations phases.