14 March 2024, for immediate publication. Links to hi-res images below.

CupLotto® launched to boost paper cup recycling

 ‘Bin it to Win it' free prize draw will give consumers a chance

to win spot prizes and a jackpot of £1,000 each week

An innovative new lottery has been launched which encourages consumers to recycle used paper cups throughout the UK. In return for binning their cup at participating outlets, users can enter the free CupLotto® prize draw to win regular spot prizes and a weekly jackpot of £1,000.

CupLotto® is the brain-child of circular economy experts, co-cre8 and technology pioneers, Peasy. co-cre8 already has deep experience in creating and managing programs to collect and recycle post-consumer materials, whilst Peasy uses innovative technology to boost consumer uptake and is the creator of LitterLotto¹.

CupLotto® can be played at any participating cup collection unit and is exclusive to members of co-cre8's paper cup recycling scheme.However, recognising that CupLotto® also presents a unique opportunity to increase overall engagement in collecting cups segregated, CupLotto® will also be available for businesses implementing reusable cup initiatives with supporting co-cre8 cup collection units.

ABOVE: (From L-R) Peter Goodwin Managing Director and Co-founder of co-cre8, and Georgia Bell, Sales and Marketing Manager, co-cre8.

"Paper cup recycling initiatives have been around for more than a decade yet the vast majority of consumers still don't know whether used paper cups can be recycled or have sufficient access to simple and easy to use cup collection units to recycle them", says Peter Goodwin, Managing Director and Co-founder of co-cre8.

"CupLotto® will build on the success of our existing, proven collection system by being the first cup recycling campaign that financially incentivises consumers to put their used cup in the right bin. We are continually innovating in this space and not only see that intuitive collection systems, simple to follow processes and data harvesting are paramount, but also how all this dovetails with evolving consumer behaviour to boost capture rates and ultimately recycle more", added Peter.

Entering CupLotto® is quick and easy. Users simply scan the QR code on the participating bin panel, take a photo of their used paper cup and then deposit it in the collection bin. Although users can enter multiple times, the technology ensures that one deposited cup only counts as one entry.

ABOVE: Entering CupLotto® is quick and easy; just scan the QR code, take a photo and drop the cup in the collection bin.

co-cre8 are already busy signing up a raft of participating brands who see CupLotto® as a way of both building customer loyalty and making the cup collection process as cost-effective as possible (by collecting cups stacked and free from contamination). This is of particular importance given the pending introduction of UK Mandatory Cup Take Back legislation in 2025.

Although originally intended to promote recycling schemes, CupLotto® is also proving to be of equal interest to reuse schemes as a way of maximising return rates in closed loop environments. co-cre8 is already in discussion with a number of leading destinations who are looking to increase the efficiency of their reuse systems.

David Landsberg, Founder and CEO of Peasy says, "After our successful rollout of LitterLottowe wanted to proactively incentivise the recycling of problematic waste streams, the most abundant of which are used coffee cups. co-cre8, with their vast experience in post-consumer materials, were the perfect fit to take exclusive rights of CupLotto® through its existing Paper Cup Recycling service and it's established links with the coffee cup supply chain in both the UK & Europe".

The CupLotto® activation panel can be applied to both new and existing co-cre8 cup collection stations, and is subject to a monthly charge that contributes both to the prize fund, as well as a new Paper Cup Recycling Fund which will be used to support further paper cup collection initiatives in the UK.

Retailers and brands also have the opportunity to upgrade the service to offer their own spot prizes, such as food and beverage prizes for those consumers playing CupLotto® at their own sites.

For more information on co-cre8's paper cup recycling service please visithere.

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Notes to Editors:

Contact:Nigel Couzens at: nigel@barkingdogcommunications.co.uk or call on: 0333 900 6800 / 07867 987307.

 Links to download hi-res images: co-cre8 team   Scanning the QR code.  Cup photo

 References: ¹https://litterlotto.com/

CupLotto® is a registered trademark of Litter Aware Ltd

 About co-cre8

co-cre8 was founded with a vision that our much-needed transition from a linear economic model to a more circular one can only be achieved through systemic thinking.

From the many years' experience designing and implementing recycling programmes, including the world-leading Simply Cups cup recycling scheme, co-cre8 now have a unique understanding of how to both create and maintain consumer engagement and increase material collected.

As demonstrated by our Honest Bottle brand, co-cre8 also has the ability to turn these materials back into beautifully designed, functional products that perfectly demonstrates the success of recycling programmes and the circular economy

co-cre8.earth

honestbottle.com

About Peasy

Peasy is a tech business with expertise in the waste sector. Their behavioural change initiatives include the multi-award winning LitterLotto app which incentivises citizens to bin litter, and SmartSegregation®, which ensures citizens put the right waste in the right bin.

Peasy.com