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2025-09-12

En Boîte Le Plat: reinventing the takeaway without throwing anything away

Being part of En Boîte Le Plat isn't just about distributing returnable glass boxes - it's about embodying a job that combines ecology, solidarity and innovation.

Disposables are not for them

Since 2019, En Boîte Le Plat has been building a network of restaurateurs and consumers ready to go zero-waste without giving up convenience. The principle is simple: replace disposable packaging with returnable glass containers that can be borrowed, used, washed and returned. But behind this simplicity lies a daily grind of awareness-raising, logistics and adjustments... A fascinating daily grind for those who want to take action at plate level.

To act, yes. Convince, even more.

The heart of the job is change management. Going out to retailers, understanding their obstacles, proposing solutions, testing and retesting. It's all about being an ambassador, a facilitator and a teacher. And sometimes, it also means learning to listen, to recognize resistance and to celebrate small victories - a restaurant that agrees to change its habits, a customer who returns with his or her container, an elected official who takes an interest.

An impact that can be measured... in thousands of packaging units avoided

Working for En Boîte Le Plat also means being part of an ecosystem where every gesture counts. The figures speak for themselves: in 2023, over 100,000 disposable packaging items were avoided. And beyond the stats, there's a real sense of pride in seeing practices evolve, habits change and mentalities open up.

A new way of working together

That's what this job is all about: being part of a team where people think differently. Where decisions are taken collectively, where experimentation is valued, where time is taken to do things right rather than to do them quickly. The employees and volunteers who get involved are not there to "make a career", but to build a model more consistent with the world they want to live in.

What if this was the job of tomorrow?

Chez En Boîte Le Plat, on ne parle pas d’un simple contrat. On parle d’un projet de société, d’un modèle d’insertion innovant, concret, humain. C’est une cuisine qui redonne confiance, un emploi qui recrée des repères, un plat qui raconte une histoire. Et si le futur du travail, c’était justement ça : remettre du sens dans l’ordinaire, et du lien dans l’assiette ?