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Food and drinks to go – without any packaging waste

RECUP is Germany’s largest reusable packaging system for food service businesses. Join now!

For consumers: Easy to use

1. Order

Order your drink or meal to go in a RECUP cup, bowl or pizza box and deposit €1, €5 or €7.

2. Enjoy

Enjoy your drink or your food to go.

3. Return

Return your borrowed RECUP products at one of our 20,000 partner locations in Germany and get your deposit back.

Find RECUP partners near you

Our deposit system for food and drinks to go is available at around 20.000 locations throughout Germany. Check out partners near you:

Looking for a partner? You can also find all RECUP locations in our app:

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For restaurants: The right product for every use case

Strengthen your image

RECUP products send a clear message. For many guests, this leaves a lasting positive impression.

Save money

It only takes 6 RECUP bowls / 12 RECUP cups a day to start saving money compared to the use of disposable packaging.

Avoid waste

RECUP is the alternative to single-use packaging: Each cup can be washed up to 1,000 times, bowls and pizza box up to 500 times each and replace single-use packaging.

Our high-quality products

  • Food-safe
  • Shatterproof
  • Recyclable
  • Space-saving and stackable
  • Dishwasher-safe
  • Microwave-safe (excl. lids and pizza box)

More benefits

  • Predictable costs – no pay-per-use
  • No app required
  • Free marketing package
  • Free training materials
  • Nationwide network
  • Enjoy without waste
  • Made in Germany
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Every day in Germany, an unbelievable 16 million single-use cups and 4.5 million single-use food containers end up in the bin.

Our mission is to make reusable products the norm and reduce this enormous amount of waste. That’s why we developed a reusable system that is simple and affordable.

We’re proud to already count around 20.000 foodservice businesses among our partners.

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What our roughly 20.000 partners say

"For our takeaway food, we now use only REBOWLs."
Michael
MichaelOwner, Balan Deli
"We chose RECUP because it's easy to handle, both internally and for our guests."
Sarah
SarahBirdie Deli
"We recommend the REBOWLs to other restaurateurs because they save money and are very easy to clean in the dishwasher."
Alessandro & Ioana
Alessandro & IoanaKoos Bowls and Bar Munich
"The more reusables we hand out, the more money we save. Pretty cool!"
Linh
LinhPho Restaurant Vinpearl in Berlin
"Two years ago we switched all our branches to RECUP only and have already saved over 100,000 single-use cups."
Michael
MichaelHofpfisterei
"REBOWL goes down really well with our guests."
Pamela
PamelaMoschMosch
"We're very happy with this practical reusable solution."
Alina
AlinaNOVUM - The Organic Cheese Shop
"The deposit system is very convenient because you don't have to install an app. And the REBOWL is really robust as packaging."
Michael from SATTVA VEGAN
MichaelSATTVA VEGAN
"RECUP lets us comply with hygiene rules and also brings new customers to our deli counter."
Sasa from denn's Biomarkt
Sasadenn's Biomarkt
"The RECUP concept is just cool, and the ordering process for restaurateurs is very simple."
Dominic from Grey Kaffee
DominicGrey Kaffee
"It's wonderful to be part of something big. It makes you happy to be good to our planet.“
RECUP partner Roberta
RobertaHappy Baristas
"The deposit system is super simple. We get lots of positive feedback from our customers."​
RECUP partner Johannes
Johannes HoyosOwner, Café Bellevue
"With RECUP we give our to-go guests at the Alnatura café bars a great alternative to the single-use coffee cup – so we've done away with single-use cups entirely.“
RECUP partner Julian
Julian StockProject Lead, Alnatura

It's this easy for restaurateurs

1. Give out

Give out RECUP cups for €1, bowls for €5, and pizza boxes for €7 as a deposit to your customers

2. Take back

Take the reusable containers back and pay out the deposit that was left.

3. Clean

Before you give out the RECUP products again, clean them in the dishwasher.

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Save costs and waste with our reusable packaging system

Find out now how much unnecessary costs and waste you can save by using our reusable products.

How many days per week is your business open?
How many to-go beverages do you serve per day? 18 cups
How many take-away meals do you serve per day? 25 bowls
What does a single-use cup currently cost you in cents?* 12 cents
What does a single-use bowl currently cost you in cents?* 25 cents

* 12 cents is the average price per single-use cup in Germany.
* 25 cents is the average price per single-use bowl in Germany.

Note: Any shipping costs are not taken into account in this breakdown. This calculation is based on a 12-month contract term.

You save approx.

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Savings per year

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About us

Our team is passionate about making reusable products the norm and reducing single-use waste.

2016

Market leader since

1

Simple deposit system

100%

Developed with foodservice professionals

70

Dedicated employees

Get our info package for restaurateurs

We’d be happy to send you all the important information, with no obligation:

  • Price overview
  • Detailed product information
  • Precise explanation of the system
  • Access to the partner shop