diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs
index 41512f548b..1a84954c4c 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use crate::{
     Handle, HandleId,
 };
 use bevy_app::{AppBuilder, Events, FromResources};
+use bevy_core::bytes::Bytes;
 use bevy_type_registry::RegisterType;
-use bevy_core::bytes::GetBytes;
 use legion::prelude::*;
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
@@ -121,13 +121,10 @@ impl<T> Assets<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T> GetBytes for Handle<T> {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        Vec::new()
-    }
-
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        None
+impl<T> Bytes for Handle<T> {
+    fn write_bytes(&self, _buffer: &mut [u8]) {}
+    fn byte_len(&self) -> usize {
+        0
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_core/src/bytes.rs b/crates/bevy_core/src/bytes.rs
index e64d245487..bc691a6756 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core/src/bytes.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_core/src/bytes.rs
@@ -1,104 +1,127 @@
 use glam::{Mat4, Vec2, Vec3, Vec4};
 use zerocopy::AsBytes;
 
-pub trait GetBytes {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8>;
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]>;
+macro_rules! impl_bytes_zerocopy {
+    ($ty:tt) => {
+        impl Bytes for $ty {
+            fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+                buffer[0..self.byte_len()].copy_from_slice(self.as_bytes())
+            }
+            fn byte_len(&self) -> usize {
+                std::mem::size_of::<Self>()
+            }
+        }
+        
+    };
 }
 
-impl GetBytes for f32 {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.as_bytes().to_vec()
+pub trait Bytes {
+    fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]);
+    fn byte_len(&self) -> usize;
+}
+
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!(u8);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!(u16);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!(u32);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!(u64);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!(usize);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!(i8);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!(i16);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!(i32);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!(i64);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!(isize);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!(f32);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!(f64);
+
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([u8; 2]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([u16; 2]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([u32; 2]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([u64; 2]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([usize; 2]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([i8; 2]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([i16; 2]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([i32; 2]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([i64; 2]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([isize; 2]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([f32; 2]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([f64; 2]);
+
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([u8; 3]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([u16; 3]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([u32; 3]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([u64; 3]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([usize; 3]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([i8; 3]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([i16; 3]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([i32; 3]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([i64; 3]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([isize; 3]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([f32; 3]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([f64; 3]);
+
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([u8; 4]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([u16; 4]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([u32; 4]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([u64; 4]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([usize; 4]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([i8; 4]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([i16; 4]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([i32; 4]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([i64; 4]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([isize; 4]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([f32; 4]);
+impl_bytes_zerocopy!([f64; 4]);
+
+
+impl Bytes for Vec2 {
+    fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+        let array: [f32; 2] = (*self).into();
+        buffer[0..self.byte_len()].copy_from_slice(array.as_bytes())
     }
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        Some(self.as_bytes())
+    fn byte_len(&self) -> usize {
+        std::mem::size_of::<Self>()
     }
 }
 
-impl GetBytes for [f32; 2] {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.as_bytes().to_vec()
+impl Bytes for Vec3 {
+    fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+        let array: [f32; 3] = (*self).into();
+        buffer[0..self.byte_len()].copy_from_slice(array.as_bytes())
     }
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        Some(self.as_bytes())
+    fn byte_len(&self) -> usize {
+        std::mem::size_of::<Self>()
     }
 }
 
-impl GetBytes for [f32; 3] {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.as_bytes().to_vec()
+impl Bytes for Vec4 {
+    fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+        let array: [f32; 4] = (*self).into();
+        buffer[0..self.byte_len()].copy_from_slice(array.as_bytes())
     }
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        Some(self.as_bytes())
+    fn byte_len(&self) -> usize {
+        std::mem::size_of::<Self>()
     }
 }
 
-impl GetBytes for [f32; 4] {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.as_bytes().to_vec()
+impl Bytes for Mat4 {
+    fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+        buffer[0..self.byte_len()].copy_from_slice(self.to_cols_array().as_bytes())
     }
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        Some(self.as_bytes())
+    fn byte_len(&self) -> usize {
+        std::mem::size_of::<Self>()
     }
 }
 
-impl GetBytes for Vec3 {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let vec3_array: [f32; 3] = (*self).into();
-        vec3_array.as_bytes().into()
-    }
-
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        Some(self.as_ref().as_bytes())
-    }
-}
-
-impl GetBytes for Vec2 {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let vec2_array: [f32; 2] = (*self).into();
-        vec2_array.as_bytes().into()
-    }
-
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        Some(self.as_ref().as_bytes())
-    }
-}
-
-impl GetBytes for Vec4 {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        let vec4_array: [f32; 4] = (*self).into();
-        vec4_array.as_bytes().into()
-    }
-
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        Some(self.as_ref().as_bytes())
-    }
-}
-
-impl GetBytes for Mat4 {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.as_ref()
-            .as_bytes()
-            .iter()
-            .cloned()
-            .collect::<Vec<u8>>()
-    }
-
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        Some(self.as_ref().as_bytes())
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T> GetBytes for Option<T>
+impl<T> Bytes for Option<T>
 where
-    T: GetBytes,
+    T: Bytes,
 {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        Vec::new()
+    fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+        if let Some(val) = self {
+            val.write_bytes(buffer)
+        }
     }
-
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        self.as_ref()
-            .and_then(|get_bytes| get_bytes.get_bytes_ref())
+    fn byte_len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.as_ref().map_or(0, |val| val.byte_len())
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_derive/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_derive/src/lib.rs
index 6388fa9b5b..3ed024ebd4 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,44 @@ pub fn derive_resource(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     })
 }
 
+#[proc_macro_derive(Bytes, attributes(module))]
+pub fn derive_bytes(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    let ast = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
+    let fields = match &ast.data {
+        Data::Struct(DataStruct {
+            fields: Fields::Named(fields),
+            ..
+        }) => &fields.named,
+        _ => panic!("expected a struct with named fields"),
+    };
+
+    let modules = get_modules(&ast);
+    let bevy_core_path = get_path(&modules.bevy_core);
+
+    let fields = fields.iter().map(|field| field.ident.as_ref().unwrap()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    let generics = ast.generics;
+    let (impl_generics, ty_generics, _where_clause) = generics.split_for_impl();
+
+    let struct_name = &ast.ident;
+
+    TokenStream::from(quote! {
+        impl #impl_generics #bevy_core_path::bytes::Bytes for #struct_name#ty_generics {
+            fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+                let mut offset: usize = 0;
+                #(let byte_len = self.#fields.byte_len();
+                self.#fields.write_bytes(&mut buffer[offset..(offset + byte_len)]);
+                offset += byte_len;)*
+            }
+            fn byte_len(&self) -> usize {
+                let mut byte_len: usize = 0;
+                #(byte_len += self.#fields.byte_len();)*
+                byte_len
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
+
 #[proc_macro_derive(Uniform, attributes(uniform, module))]
 pub fn derive_uniform(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let ast = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
@@ -88,19 +126,18 @@ pub fn derive_uniform(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                 }
             }
 
-            fn get_uniform_bytes(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
-                use #bevy_core_path::bytes::GetBytes;
+            fn write_uniform_bytes(&self, name: &str, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+                use #bevy_core_path::bytes::Bytes;
                 match name {
-                    #struct_name_string => Some(self.get_bytes()),
-                    _ => None,
+                    #struct_name_string => self.write_bytes(buffer),
+                    _ => {},
                 }
             }
-
-            fn get_uniform_bytes_ref(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-                use #bevy_core_path::bytes::GetBytes;
+            fn uniform_byte_len(&self, name: &str) -> usize {
+                use #bevy_core_path::bytes::Bytes;
                 match name {
-                    #struct_name_string => self.get_bytes_ref(),
-                    _ => None,
+                    #struct_name_string => self.byte_len(),
+                    _ => 0,
                 }
             }
 
@@ -423,22 +460,6 @@ pub fn derive_uniforms(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                 }
             }
 
-            fn get_uniform_bytes(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
-                use #bevy_core_path::bytes::GetBytes;
-                match name {
-                    #(#uniform_name_strings => Some(self.#active_uniform_field_names.get_bytes()),)*
-                    _ => None,
-                }
-            }
-
-            fn get_uniform_bytes_ref(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-                use #bevy_core_path::bytes::GetBytes;
-                match name {
-                    #(#uniform_name_strings => self.#active_uniform_field_names.get_bytes_ref(),)*
-                    _ => None,
-                }
-            }
-
             fn get_uniform_texture(&self, name: &str) -> Option<#bevy_asset_path::Handle<#bevy_render_path::texture::Texture>> {
                 use #bevy_render_path::shader::GetTexture;
                 match name {
@@ -447,6 +468,21 @@ pub fn derive_uniforms(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                 }
             }
 
+            fn write_uniform_bytes(&self, name: &str, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+                use #bevy_core_path::bytes::Bytes;
+                match name {
+                    #(#uniform_name_strings => self.#active_uniform_field_names.write_bytes(buffer),)*
+                    _ => {},
+                }
+            }
+            fn uniform_byte_len(&self, name: &str) -> usize {
+                use #bevy_core_path::bytes::Bytes;
+                match name {
+                    #(#uniform_name_strings => self.#active_uniform_field_names.byte_len(),)*
+                    _ => 0,
+                }
+            }
+
             // TODO: move this to field_info and add has_shader_def(&self, &str) -> bool
             // TODO: this will be very allocation heavy. find a way to either make this allocation free
             // or alternatively only run it when the shader_defs have changed
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/color.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/color.rs
index 048cd569d6..da61c45c39 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/color.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/color.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use super::texture::Texture;
 use crate::shader::ShaderDefSuffixProvider;
 use bevy_asset::Handle;
-use bevy_core::bytes::GetBytes;
-use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+use bevy_core::bytes::Bytes;
 use bevy_property::Property;
 use glam::Vec4;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::ops::{Add, AddAssign};
 use zerocopy::AsBytes;
 
@@ -91,12 +91,27 @@ impl Into<[f32; 4]> for Color {
     }
 }
 
-impl GetBytes for Color {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        self.as_bytes().iter().map(|v| *v).collect::<Vec<u8>>()
+impl Bytes for Color {
+    fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+        buffer[0..self.byte_len()].copy_from_slice(self.as_bytes())
     }
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        Some(self.as_bytes())
+    fn byte_len(&self) -> usize {
+        std::mem::size_of::<Self>()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Bytes for ColorSource {
+    fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+        match *self {
+            ColorSource::Color(ref color) => color.write_bytes(buffer),
+            ColorSource::Texture(_) => {}, // Texture is not a uniform
+        }
+    }
+    fn byte_len(&self) -> usize {
+        match *self {
+            ColorSource::Color(ref color) => color.byte_len(),
+            ColorSource::Texture(_) => 0, // Texture is not a uniform
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -130,19 +145,4 @@ impl ShaderDefSuffixProvider for ColorSource {
             ColorSource::Texture(_) => Some("_TEXTURE"),
         }
     }
-}
-
-impl GetBytes for ColorSource {
-    fn get_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
-        match *self {
-            ColorSource::Color(ref color) => color.get_bytes(),
-            ColorSource::Texture(_) => Vec::new(), // Texture is not a uniform
-        }
-    }
-    fn get_bytes_ref(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        match *self {
-            ColorSource::Color(ref color) => color.get_bytes_ref(),
-            ColorSource::Texture(ref texture) => texture.get_bytes_ref(), // Texture is not a uniform
-        }
-    }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/lib.rs
index 5590415dfc..6e0d7e23fa 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/lib.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ use self::{
 };
 
 use base_render_graph::{BaseRenderGraphBuilder, BaseRenderGraphConfig};
-use bevy_app::{stage, AppBuilder, AppPlugin};
+use bevy_app::{AppBuilder, AppPlugin};
 use bevy_asset::AddAsset;
 use bevy_type_registry::RegisterType;
 use legion::prelude::IntoSystem;
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ use render_resource::EntitiesWaitingForAssets;
 use texture::{PngTextureLoader, TextureResourceSystemState};
 use std::ops::Range;
 
-pub static RENDER_RESOURCE_STAGE: &str = "render_resource";
-pub static RENDER_STAGE: &str = "render";
+pub mod stage {
+    pub static RENDER_RESOURCE: &str = "render_resource";
+    pub static RENDER: &str = "render";
+}
 
 pub struct RenderPlugin {
     /// configures the "base render graph". If this is not `None`, the "base render graph" will be added  
@@ -68,8 +70,8 @@ impl Default for RenderPlugin {
 
 impl AppPlugin for RenderPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut AppBuilder) {
-        app.add_stage_after(bevy_asset::stage::ASSET_EVENTS, RENDER_RESOURCE_STAGE)
-            .add_stage_after(RENDER_RESOURCE_STAGE, RENDER_STAGE)
+        app.add_stage_after(bevy_asset::stage::ASSET_EVENTS, stage::RENDER_RESOURCE)
+            .add_stage_after(stage::RENDER_RESOURCE, stage::RENDER)
             .add_asset::<Mesh>()
             .add_asset::<Texture>()
             .add_asset::<Shader>()
@@ -90,15 +92,15 @@ impl AppPlugin for RenderPlugin {
             .init_resource::<EntitiesWaitingForAssets>()
             .init_resource::<TextureResourceSystemState>()
             .add_system(entity_render_resource_assignments_system())
-            .init_system_to_stage(stage::POST_UPDATE, camera::camera_system::<OrthographicProjection>)
-            .init_system_to_stage(stage::POST_UPDATE, camera::camera_system::<PerspectiveProjection>)
+            .init_system_to_stage(bevy_app::stage::POST_UPDATE, camera::camera_system::<OrthographicProjection>)
+            .init_system_to_stage(bevy_app::stage::POST_UPDATE, camera::camera_system::<PerspectiveProjection>)
             .add_system_to_stage(
-                stage::PRE_UPDATE,
+                bevy_app::stage::PRE_UPDATE,
                 EntitiesWaitingForAssets::clear_system.system(),
             )
-            .init_system_to_stage(RENDER_RESOURCE_STAGE, mesh_resource_provider_system)
+            .init_system_to_stage(stage::RENDER_RESOURCE, mesh_resource_provider_system)
             .add_system_to_stage(
-                RENDER_RESOURCE_STAGE,
+                stage::RENDER_RESOURCE,
                 Texture::texture_resource_system.system(),
             );
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/mesh.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/mesh.rs
index 848e855a1f..2798bd8c96 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/mesh.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/mesh.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
     shader::AsUniforms,
     Renderable, Vertex,
 };
-use bevy_app::Events;
+use bevy_app::{GetEventReader, Events};
 use bevy_asset::{AssetEvent, Assets, Handle};
 use glam::*;
 use legion::prelude::*;
@@ -336,8 +336,7 @@ fn remove_current_mesh_resources(
 
 pub fn mesh_resource_provider_system(resources: &mut Resources) -> Box<dyn Schedulable> {
     let mut vertex_buffer_descriptors = resources.get_mut::<VertexBufferDescriptors>().unwrap();
-    let mesh_events = resources.get::<Events<AssetEvent<Mesh>>>().unwrap();
-    let mut mesh_event_reader = mesh_events.get_reader();
+    let mut mesh_event_reader = resources.get_event_reader::<AssetEvent<Mesh>>();
     // TODO: allow pipelines to specialize on vertex_buffer_descriptor and index_format
     let vertex_buffer_descriptor = Vertex::get_vertex_buffer_descriptor().unwrap();
     vertex_buffer_descriptors.set(vertex_buffer_descriptor.clone());
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_graph/nodes/uniform_node.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_graph/nodes/uniform_node.rs
index cf976595ef..370591df06 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_graph/nodes/uniform_node.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_graph/nodes/uniform_node.rs
@@ -231,26 +231,15 @@ where
                     let staging_buffer_start = uniform_buffer_status.staging_buffer_offset
                         + (uniform_buffer_status.queued_buffer_writes.len()
                             * uniform_buffer_status.item_size);
-                    if let Some(uniform_bytes) =
-                        uniforms.get_uniform_bytes_ref(&field_info.uniform_name)
+                    let uniform_byte_len = uniforms.uniform_byte_len(&field_info.uniform_name);
+                    if uniform_byte_len > 0
                     {
-                        if size != uniform_bytes.len() {
-                            panic!("The number of bytes produced for {} do not match the expected count. Actual: {}. Expected: {}.", field_info.uniform_name, uniform_bytes.len(), size);
+                        if size != uniform_byte_len {
+                            panic!("The number of bytes produced for {} do not match the expected count. Actual: {}. Expected: {}.", field_info.uniform_name, uniform_byte_len, size);
                         }
 
-                        staging_buffer
-                            [staging_buffer_start..(staging_buffer_start + uniform_bytes.len())]
-                            .copy_from_slice(uniform_bytes);
-                    } else if let Some(uniform_bytes) =
-                        uniforms.get_uniform_bytes(field_info.uniform_name)
-                    {
-                        if size != uniform_bytes.len() {
-                            panic!("The number of bytes produced for {} do not match the expected count. Actual: {}. Expected: {}.", field_info.uniform_name, uniform_bytes.len(), size);
-                        }
-
-                        staging_buffer
-                            [staging_buffer_start..(staging_buffer_start + uniform_bytes.len())]
-                            .copy_from_slice(&uniform_bytes);
+                        uniforms.write_uniform_bytes(&field_info.uniform_name, &mut staging_buffer
+                            [staging_buffer_start..(staging_buffer_start + uniform_byte_len)]);
                     } else {
                         panic!(
                             "failed to get data from uniform: {}",
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/shader/shader_reflect.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/shader/shader_reflect.rs
index dca02352f1..91a0ef9fb8 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/shader/shader_reflect.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/shader/shader_reflect.rs
@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ fn reflect_binding(binding: &ReflectDescriptorBinding) -> BindingDescriptor {
                 multisampled: false,
             },
         ),
+        ReflectDescriptorType::StorageBuffer => (
+            &binding.name,
+            BindType::Buffer {
+                dynamic: false,
+                readonly: true,
+            },
+        ),
         // TODO: detect comparison "true" case: https://github.com/gpuweb/gpuweb/issues/552
         ReflectDescriptorType::Sampler => (&binding.name, BindType::Sampler { comparison: false }),
         _ => panic!("unsupported bind type {:?}", binding.descriptor_type),
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/shader/uniform.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/shader/uniform.rs
index 4b04c2af71..7281ef869d 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/shader/uniform.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/shader/uniform.rs
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 use bevy_asset::{Assets, Handle};
-use bevy_core::bytes::GetBytes;
+use bevy_core::bytes::Bytes;
 use legion::prelude::*;
 
 pub trait AsUniforms: Send + Sync + 'static {
     fn get_field_infos() -> &'static [FieldInfo];
-    fn get_uniform_bytes(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Vec<u8>>;
+    fn write_uniform_bytes(&self, name: &str, buffer: &mut [u8]);
+    fn uniform_byte_len(&self, name: &str) -> usize;
     fn get_uniform_texture(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Handle<Texture>>;
     fn get_shader_defs(&self) -> Option<Vec<String>>;
     fn get_field_bind_type(&self, name: &str) -> Option<FieldBindType>;
-    fn get_uniform_bytes_ref(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&[u8]>;
     fn get_vertex_buffer_descriptor() -> Option<&'static VertexBufferDescriptor>;
 }
 
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ impl AsFieldBindType for Handle<Texture> {
 
 impl<T> AsFieldBindType for T
 where
-    T: GetBytes,
+    T: Bytes,
 {
     // TODO: this breaks if get_bytes_ref() isn't supported for a datatype
     default fn get_bind_type(&self) -> Option<FieldBindType> {
         Some(FieldBindType::Uniform {
-            size: self.get_bytes_ref().unwrap().len(),
+            size: self.byte_len(),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub trait GetTexture {
 
 impl<T> GetTexture for T
 where
-    T: GetBytes,
+    T: Bytes,
 {
     default fn get_texture(&self) -> Option<Handle<Texture>> {
         None
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/shader/uniforms/local_to_world.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/shader/uniforms/local_to_world.rs
index a83b3b93dc..09c4ce485e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/shader/uniforms/local_to_world.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/shader/uniforms/local_to_world.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     texture::Texture,
 };
 use bevy_asset::Handle;
-use bevy_core::bytes::GetBytes;
+use bevy_core::bytes::Bytes;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
 static LOCAL_TO_WORLD_FIELD_INFOS: &[FieldInfo] = &[FieldInfo {
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ impl AsUniforms for bevy_transform::prelude::LocalToWorld {
         LOCAL_TO_WORLD_FIELD_INFOS
     }
 
-    fn get_uniform_bytes(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
-        match name {
-            "Object" => Some(self.value.get_bytes()),
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
     fn get_shader_defs(&self) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
         None
     }
@@ -73,14 +66,19 @@ impl AsUniforms for bevy_transform::prelude::LocalToWorld {
         None
     }
 
-    fn get_uniform_bytes_ref(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        match name {
-            "Object" => self.value.get_bytes_ref(),
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
     fn get_vertex_buffer_descriptor() -> Option<&'static VertexBufferDescriptor> {
         Some(&VERTEX_BUFFER_DESCRIPTOR)
     }
+    fn write_uniform_bytes(&self, name: &str, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
+        match name {
+            "Object" => self.value.write_bytes(buffer),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+    fn uniform_byte_len(&self, name: &str) -> usize {
+        match name {
+            "Object" => self.value.byte_len(),
+            _ => 0,
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/vertex.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/vertex.rs
index 2d97d82082..f3dfaf770d 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/vertex.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/vertex.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-use zerocopy::{AsBytes, FromBytes};
-
+use zerocopy::AsBytes;
 use bevy_derive::Uniforms;
 
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, AsBytes, FromBytes, Uniforms)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, AsBytes, Uniforms)]
 #[module(bevy_render = "crate")]
 pub struct Vertex {
     #[uniform(vertex)]
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_sprite/Cargo.toml
index d9c38e2dd2..431b76f77f 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ bevy_asset = { path = "../bevy_asset" }
 bevy_type_registry = { path = "../bevy_type_registry" }
 bevy_derive = { path = "../bevy_derive" }
 bevy_render = { path = "../bevy_render" }
+bevy_transform = { path = "../bevy_transform" }
 glam = { path =  "../bevy_glam" }
-legion = { path = "../bevy_legion", features = ["serialize"] }
-zerocopy = "0.3.0"
\ No newline at end of file
+legion = { path = "../bevy_legion", features = ["serialize"] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/bevy_wgpu/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_wgpu/src/lib.rs
index e9045aa2cb..d85b1a645f 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_wgpu/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_wgpu/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub use wgpu_renderer::*;
 pub use wgpu_resources::*;
 
 use bevy_app::{AppBuilder, AppPlugin, Events};
-use bevy_render::{renderer::RenderResources, RENDER_STAGE};
+use bevy_render::{renderer::RenderResources};
 use bevy_window::{WindowCreated, WindowResized};
 use legion::prelude::*;
 use renderer::WgpuRenderResourceContext;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub struct WgpuPlugin;
 impl AppPlugin for WgpuPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut AppBuilder) {
         let render_system = wgpu_render_system(app.resources_mut());
-        app.add_system_to_stage(RENDER_STAGE, render_system);
+        app.add_system_to_stage(bevy_render::stage::RENDER, render_system);
     }
 }