Utilise CupClub in your business district
CupClub is a returnable packaging service designed to hold both hot and cold drinks. Reusable cups are dropped off with businesses and picked up for washing from designated drop points. Cups are tracked using RFID technology.
An estimated 5 billion coffee cups are used and thrown away each year in the UK and less than 1% of them are recycled.
SourceBenefits
- Can be used for one site or across a city with multiple drop off points
- Has hard and soft incentives for cup return
- Charged per cup and number of cups used is smarttracked
- Cups with POS technology available
Challenges
- Set up cost
- To apply across businesses and vendors requires agreement and cooperation
Making a difference
CupClub's service uses only half the CO2e of disposables and ceramics (including PE lined, styrofoam and compostable PLA.)