Reusable cups that save the planet.
Ey up. We’re Ecups.
The 16oz Reusable System Replacing Single-Use Hot & Iced Cups.
Designed, manufactured, and recycled in Yorkshire. Built for high-traffic catering environments to eliminate waste with zero operational friction.
Discover a commercial-grade, 100% circular drinkware system trusted by UK universities, healthcare trusts, and estates. We are a family-run business making sustainability practical, profitable, and entirely compatible with the Crown Commercial Service framework.
1 Mission.
Whether you are managing a campus of 20,000 students, a corporate HQ with thousands of staff, a secure estate, or a commercial airline fleet:
Zero Operational Friction: A pure, hygienic cup-for-cup exchange at the point of sale. No buggy apps, no barcode scanning delays, and no training hurdles for your team.
Logistical Simplicity: Two cups and five lids replace dozens of single-use SKU numbers. Stackable, space-saving single-walled designs optimise tight storage space behind counters, on catering carts, or in galley kitchens.
12oz Safety Buffer: Built-in internal fill lines leave a 4oz spill buffer to the brim, drastically reducing slip hazards in busy corridors, office lobbies, or at 35,000 feet.
100% Made in Yorkshire: Fully circular. If an asset ever breaks or reaches the end of its life, we take it back, melt it down, and remold it right here in our local factory. Zero to landfill. That’s what we call our Yorkshire Guarantee!
Replacing Disposables, Not Your Travel Mug
We’ve streamlined estate catering down to a single, hyper-efficient circular loop. Two heavy-duty 16oz cup bodies and five interchangeable lids that mix, match, and eliminate single-use waste all year round.
5 Universal Lids.
The 5-Lid Mix & Match System Every single lid fits both the Slate and Frappe cup bodies perfectly. Transition your inventory instantly using our specialist options:
The Reusable Dome Lid: The ultimate retail upgrade for whipped cream, iced menus, and premium cold drinks.
The Multi-Purpose Colour Lids (Green, Red, Purple, Orange): High-visibility lids designed to serve your specific operational logic:
For Universities, Corporate HQs & Airlines: Match your exact brand colors, cabin classes, or distinct café identities to boost brand pride.
For Healthcare & Secure Estates: Establish clear safety protocols by color-coding for dietary restrictions, allergen alerts, or specific security zones.
2 Cups.
The Slate Cup (Lead Grey) - Our rugged, hot coffee workhorse. Engineered with clever external heat-dispersing ridges so your customers' hands never burn - completely eliminating the need, cost, and waste of cardboard sleeves.
The Frappe Cup (High-Clarity Clear) - Our crystal-clear powerhouse built to pull double duty across different sectors:
For Campus Retail: Puts high-margin iced coffees, smoothies, and blended frappes on full display to drive massive student impulse sales.
For Hospitals & Secure Estates: Engineered for absolute visual compliance, effortless fluid-intake monitoring, and shatter-proof safety on the wards.
“2.5 billion coffee cups are used and thrown away each year in the UK - enough to stretch around the world roughly five and a half times - but less than 1 in 400 - just 0.25% - are recycled.”
- Environmental Audit, parliament.uk
Let’s clear something up: Ecups are not travel mugs. We are not trying to compete with the insulated cups you bring from home, and we are not selling lifestyle merchandise.
Our mission is much simpler, more direct, and far more impactful: We are here to completely replace the single-use paper and plastic cups sitting behind your commercial counters.
Every year, millions of disposable cups are handed out on campuses and businesses simply because someone fancied a spontaneous iced coffee or forgot their travel mug at home. That is the waste mountain we are tearing down.
By providing an industrial-grade, 16oz cup-for-cup exchange system that handles both hot coffees and iced beverages, we give your customers the exact same convenience as a single-use cup - just without the landfill guilt.
Our clients include
