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RECUP GmbH

RECUP GmbH

Founded in September 2016 by Fabian Eckert and Florian Pachaly, the company reCup GmbH offers a simple, attractive, and sustainable alternative to single-use packaging through Germany’s nationwide reusable deposit system REC...

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About RECUP GmbH

Founded in September 2016 by Fabian Eckert and Florian Pachaly, the company reCup GmbH offers a simple, attractive, and sustainable alternative to single-use packaging through Germany’s nationwide reusable deposit system RECUP and REBOWL. The circular deposit system is based on 100% recyclable reusable containers: RECUP for coffee-to-go cups and REBOWL for takeaway bowls. At over 13,000 distribution and return points nationwide in the form of cafés, restaurants, bakeries, kiosks, company cafeterias, and gas station shops, reusable cups and bowls can be borrowed and returned against a deposit. The company, recognized as “best practice” by the German Environmental Aid organization (Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.) among others and awarded the “Blue Angel” by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, aims to make single-use packaging unnecessary, further advance societal awareness of packaging waste, and encourage rethinking of general consumer behavior.

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