Reusable cups and mugs for catering and festivals

Reusable cups and mugs for hospitality & festivals

Plastic disposable cups and meal containers are no longer allowed if you eat or drink at a café, festival or fast food restaurant. Reusable plates and cups will be the norm. The measure is intended to reduce litter. It makes sense, because beverage containers, including coffee cups, are in the top 10 plastic products that are most common in litter. Last period Retulp helped various caterers, festivals and hospitality companies with reusable solutions well before the SUP legislation. From sustainable coffee cups and water bottles to reusable meal boxes. These are also widely used for sustainable merchandising.

Reusable coffee cups and meal boxes

For on-site consumption, reusable tableware will become the starting point by 2024. Only healthcare facilities and closed establishments are exempt. For on-the-go and take-out consumption, as of July 2023, a fee will apply for disposable plastic cups and plastic meal containers, on top of the price for the coffee and meal. This means a ban on the free provision of single-use plastic cups and food containers. At the same time, recycling is encouraged. In addition to having a reusable alternative available to consumers, this can also be a cup or package they bring themselves.

Reusable festival cups and hardcup festival glasses

Festivals are still not always green, unfortunately, and there is quite a bit of single-use material involved. Think banners and stands, but also the classic plastic cups and snack trays. One of the sustainable festival ideas you're seeing more and more often are hard plastic cups that are being reused. Festivals are required by 2024 to recycle and reuse whenever possible. Reusable festival cups prevent mountains of plastic waste at the end of a festival. At Retulp, there is a wide selection of convenient unbreakable and reusable festival cups and hardcup festival glasses. The system must ensure that the cups are actually returned for reuse otherwise it is not circular or waste-free. The use of a return system such as deposit or cup coin is crucial for this.