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SustainabilityIntermediate
CupCycle: Smart Reusable Cup System for Coffee Shops
Eliminate single-use cups with trackable, returnable smart cups and managed cleaning.
Why Now?
Cities worldwide are banning single-use plastics, with many extending to cups (e.g., EU 2026, California 2027). Coffee shops urgently need compliant, customer-friendly alternatives, and venture-funded competitors like CupClub haven't saturated local markets yet.
The Idea
CupCycle provides a turnkey reusable cup program for coffee shops, combining RFID-tagged cups, a customer app for borrowing/returning, and daily collection with commercial sanitiza… …
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