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Reuse system

RECUP

Germany´s largest reusable deposit system with around 20.000 partner businesses.

2016
founded in Munich
~20,000
partner businesses
2
countries: Germany, Austria
REBOWL
returnable bowl next to the RECUP cup
About

reCup GmbH was founded in Munich 2016 with the aim of making single-use packaging redundant. With RECUP (returnable cups) and REBOWL (returnable bowl), whe offer the catering industry and consumers an innovative reusable deposit system that can be easily integrated into everyday life.

Our Vision: a circular ecosystem for a world without single-use items.

Our mission: to establish reusable as the standard - simple, inexpensive, and available everywhere.

The system in brief:

  • Deposit instead of waste: RECUP for drinks (deposit: €1), REBOWL for food (deposit: €5)
  • Nationwide coverage: around 20.000 distribution points in Germany and Austria
  • Products: RECUP in four sizes (0,2 - 0,5 l), REBOWL in several variants (up to 1.100 ml) all products are dishwasher-safe, BPA-free, and 100% recyclable
  • Each RECUP replaces up to 1.000 disposable cups, each REBOWL up to 500 disposable bowls
Product range

Reusable cups and bowls.

  • RECUP cups in four sizes (0.2 to 0.5 l)
  • REBOWL bowls in several variants (up to 1,100 ml)
  • Dishwasher-safe
  • BPA-free
  • 100% recyclable
In action

Reuse in practice.

Outdoor

ReMuc in Munich: public reuse returns at the Viktualienmarkt

On Munich's Viktualienmarkt, a unified reuse system takes back cups and bowls at return machines around the clock. CircleCube supplies the machines.

Read the story

Looking for a reuse solution?

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