OUR STORY SO FAR
Back in 2012 we first heard that single-use cups weren’t recyclable. Despite what it said on them, it turned out to be a big, fat lie. That’s when we became determined to do something to help address this massive, unpublicised problem. And that precise problem? 300 billion single-use cups are made each year, with less than 2% being recycled.

It took us two years to perfect, but in 2014 Ecoffee Cup was born; created using a beautiful new material that no-one had seen before. In year-one, people liked our products, but didn’t understand the point of re-use. It wasn’t until 2016 that the environmental climate began to change, with consumers and media finally waking up to the appalling true cost of single-use items. The mind shift had begun.

Almost a decade on and things have come a long way – certainly in some senses. We’ve been in Vogue, on Love Island, in Forbes, in Parliament, on the cover of the Daily Mail, cloned, copied and called-out – and in 2019 we even made Oprah’s Favorites for Christmas. It’s been a big journey, that’s for sure, but have we achieved what we originally set out to do? Sadly, we haven’t come.

COVID has proven a massive step backwards for the re-use movement; lobbying by the plastics and single-use packaging industries has gone into overdrive, and government initiatives designed to curtail the growth of single-use seem to have all but disappeared. Not where we thought we would be on the eve of our second decade.

But with every set back comes resolution. We believe now is the time for doubling-down; now is the time to build on these important foundations; now is the time to push forward and make a real difference. And that is why we have evolved.

Today, we offer solutions for cafes and businesses wanting to replace single-use cups with practical, cost-effective, and attractive alternatives. We offer real consumer insight, logistics, inventory, and supply chain management – and soon, a wide array of different types of Ecoffee Cup to suit specific customer needs.

The next few years are critical. Every decision, no matter how small, counts towards creating the tomorrow we all want. Together, we must translate words into actions and kick our single-use habits for good. Together we must #choosetoreuse