Festival Cups | UK Reusable Branded Festival Cups

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

Reduce waste at source, cut carbon, and keep materials in circulation with durable, closed-loop reusable cups.

Reduce waste at source — prevention before recycling

Lower carbon emissions compared to single-use cups

Designed for hundreds of reuses and full closed-loop recycling

Supports sustainability targets and accreditation

Demonstrates visible environmental leadership at your event

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Reducing Waste Through Reuse

Celebrations should leave memories — not mountains of rubbish.

By choosing reusable cups, organisers prevent thousands of disposables from ending up in landfill or incineration. Every Festival-Cup product is designed to be washed, reused many times, and eventually recycled — keeping valuable materials in circulation instead of creating waste.

Reducing Waste Through Reuse

Celebrations should leave memories — not mountains of rubbish.

The Waste Hierarchy Explained

The Waste Hierarchy is a government-recognised framework used to rank waste solutions by environmental impact. UK organisations have a legal responsibility to follow it under waste minimisation regulations.

The five levels are:

Prevention — avoid creating waste entirely
Reuse — extend product life through multiple uses
Recycling — turn old material into something new
Recovery — extract energy from waste
Disposal — landfill or incineration only as a last resort

Reusable cups sit right at the top — delivering the most positive environmental impact by preventing waste before it happens.

Why Reuse Beats Recycling

Recycling still requires energy, transport, water, and processing.

Reuse eliminates all of that.

Each Festival-Cup replaces hundreds of disposables, saving resources and reducing emissions every time it’s reused. When a cup eventually reaches end-of-life, it enters our closed-loop recycling process — ensuring zero waste.

Carbon Impact & Reporting

Independent assessments show that with 1 million reusable cups in active rotation:

Around 1,000 tonnes of CO₂e emissions are avoided
Around 300 tonnes of waste is prevented

In real-world terms: A 50,000-person festival switching to reusable cups can prevent around 50 tonnes of CO₂e emissions in a single weekend.

Festival-Cup can also provide tailored sustainability reports for event organisers — ideal for audits, tenders, and sponsor submissions.

Our Commitment to a Circular Future

Countries worldwide — from Europe to the US and Australia — are rapidly moving toward reuse-first systems. Festival-Cup is proud to help the UK join that shift.

By choosing reuse, you:

Reduce your event’s carbon footprint
Support national sustainability and ESG goals
Strengthen your environmental credentials
Encourage positive behaviour change among guests

Closed-Loop Recycling System

All Festival-Cup products are made from 100% recyclable polypropylene (PP). When they can no longer be reused, they are collected, reprocessed, and repurposed into new products — completing a true closed-loop cycle.

From UK manufacturing to responsible end-of-life processing, every step is designed to minimise environmental impact.

Start Your Reuse Journey Today

Switching to reusable cups is one of the most impactful changes any event can make. Cleaner spaces, lower emissions, stronger sustainability credentials — and a better experience for every guest.

Make reuse your new event standard.