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Reusable cup hire can make switching from single-use simple. But repeated hire, loss and washing charges can add up. Learn what venues should consider.

Blenheim Palace and Eden Project have permanently switched to returnable cup schemes using re-universe technology, eliminating approximately 620,000 single-use coffee cups annually and saving 27 tonnes of CO2e per year.

The re-universe returns platform makes it easy for people to return items for reuse or recycling, delivering a frictionless user journey and providing transparency, data and insights for industry.

re-universe won the prestigious Cleantech Isle of Man Innovation Award 2024 for their project to eliminate single-use cups and make the Isle of Man a leader in reusable cup technology.

Blenheim Palace eliminates 500,000 single-use cups annually using re-universe's digital returns system with Circular&Co. smart returnable cups, preventing 30 tonnes of carbon emissions.

Blenheim Palace eliminates 400,000 single-use cups annually using re-universe's digital returns platform with deposit-based returnable cups featuring RFID technology and QR codes for seamless reuse and refunds.

The re-universe returns platform makes it easy for people to return items for reuse or recycling, providing transparency, data and insights.

Guide to accounting for VAT and deposits on returnable reusable cups

Pioneering digital reuse and recycling projects with evian, Wimbledon, Blenheim Palace and Sainsbury's

Our Chairman Tony McGurk chats to FMCG CEO Magazine about DRS Deficiencies and why digitalDRS is the right solution

The organization reflects on pioneering digital reuse and recycling initiatives with major partners including evian, Wimbledon, Blenheim Palace, and Sainsbury's, plus leadership expansion with new CEO Doug Morwood.

Return4Reward is evian's first-ever digital recycling reward scheme, taking place within Wimbledon grounds and town centre.

A real-world Dublin trial tested whether consumers would use a digital deposit return system through household recycling, achieving a reported 94% deposit return rate.

Explores how digital transformation is reshaping society across retail, work, and recycling, emphasizing innovation over tradition in deposit return schemes.

Discusses the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how a chance conversation led to the creation of CryptoCycle

Reward4Waste is an app-based recycling solution - a unique digital deposit return scheme, or digital DRS, that brings many benefits

Reward4Waste is an app-based recycling solution providing a unique digital deposit return scheme with blockchain and AI technology to track items through the circular economy.

Tony McGurk discusses Reward4Waste, a digital deposit return scheme for the UK, in Materials Recycling World interview

Celebration of Reward4Waste achievements in 2020, including successful trial launch with Bryson Recycling and Mid & East Antrim Borough Council

A four-month proof-of-concept trial in Whitehead, Northern Ireland tested a digital approach to recording and rewarding recycling, with independent research by Queen’s University Belfast examining consumer attitudes towards digital and conventional deposit return schemes.