cups

Retail Asia17/05/2022

Nespresso has launched a new Recycling Rewards scheme, offering consumers incentives to recycle their used aluminum coffee capsules at Nespresso boutiques. From 16 to 30 June, anyone who returns a full bag of 100 used aluminum coffee capsules of any kind to a Nespresso Boutique can receive a free gift in return. Rewards include a […]

Retail Asia27/09/2021

Starbucks is giving away 2 million reusable cups across the Asia Pacific on Tuesday as part of its global commitment to reduce the waste footprint by 50 percent by 2030. The initiative, starting Tuesday, coincides with the coffee chain’s 50th anniversary. Starbucks’ new campaign aims to encourage its customers to use reusable cups when buying […]

Retail Asia20/08/2021

“Australians love their coffee so it’s vital that they can easily and reliably recycle their disposable coffee cup and reduce the huge number of takeaway cups that currently end up in landfill each year,” Assistant Minister Evans said. “Rather than just being put into the rubbish bin and ending in landfill, Simply Cups collect and […]

Retail Asia15/09/2020

McDonald’s is to launch a reusable cup option for hot beverages with TerraCycle’s circular packaging service Loop. At first, the service will be trialed in the US before being introduced in other markets. In the program, customers will get the durable cup for a small deposit, which can be redeemed by returning the cup to participating […]

Retail Asia16/03/2020

The use of disposable cups and other products is on the rise as consumers are prioritizing safety from the coronavirus. Disposable protective masks, plastic gloves, and plastic cups are being consumed en masse across South Korea and elsewhere in Asia. In the meantime, a new ‘filaroid’ service that recycles disposable products into photographs is becoming […]

Retail Asia23/09/2019

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International design and innovation office Carlo Ratti Associati has developed an experimental orange squeezer that 3D-prints bioplastic cups from orange peels. The “Feel the Peel” project was completed in partnership with global energy company Eni with the aim to bring circularity to everyday life. The juice bar turns squeezed oranges into a filament that is […]

Retail Asia12/07/2019

New Zealand-based online retailer Twiice has recently launched single-use coffee cups that are both biodegradable and edible. Twiice director Jamie Cashmore said it took four years to create the product and the company only felt ready to launch it to the public recently. They are now offering pre-orders on their website and have stocked one […]

Retail Asia28/06/2019

Single-use cup consumption at Korean fast-food restaurants has plunged by 72 per cent. The changes have occurred in the year since establishments began to participate in a move initiated by the government to pull back plastics use. The Korean Ministry of Environment assessed 1000 outlets under 21 brands over the past year, of which 16 […]

Retail Asia25/01/2017

These days, Ms Crystal Ling’s morning coffee comes in the form of a teal-coloured, bucket-shaped capsule. By popping it into a Nespresso machine in her office’s pantry, black coffee covered by a light caramel-coloured froth fills her espresso cup in about 40 seconds. “I like dark espresso that’s a bit bitter. There’s a café near […]

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Nespresso to reward consumers who return pods for recycling

Starbucks giving 2 million reusable cups away across Asia Pacific

7-Eleven, Simply Cups rescue 20 million cups from landfill

McDonald’s US starting up innovating cup-reusing system with Terracycle

Disposable cups transformed into photographic paper

Juice bar makes appealing bioplastic cups from orange peels

Twiice launches edible coffee cups

Single-use cup consumption on the fall in South Korea

Capsules serve up competition in Singapore’s coffee market