FLAVIA®, part of Mars Drinks, has pioneered a smart, simple, and compostable solution - the N-viro cup - for use with its machines.

The N-viro cup is the first hot drinks vending eco-friendly cup to be manufactured in the UK: it uses a bio-plastic lining derived from corn instead of the standard oil-based lining, resulting in a commercially compostable paper-board cup, harvested from sustainable sources under the management of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.

After use, the N-viro cups are collected via the Save-a-Cup scheme, and taken to industrial composting facilities where they break down into compost for later use on farms and horticulture facilities across the UK. 

The FLAVIA® N-viro cup is part of the Mars Drinks' ‘Thirsty for Change' sustainability programme, which was launched to help businesses achieve environmental targets and become more sustainable.

Daniel Vennard, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Director, said: "We are committed to helping our clients make their operations more sustainable - this has been at the heart of developing our Thirsty for Change programme. The N-viro cup is an important initiative which can help reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.  The scheme, which we have pioneered with the not-for-profit company Save-a-Cup, allows the used N-viro cups to be collected and sent to specially identified composting facilities. We have committed 20 per cent of our research and development budget to developing innovative changes to Mars products - which will make a positive difference to our business and our customers' sustainability targets."

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