resources

Benders Paper Cup Company is a company member of the Automatic Vending Association. AVA is the trade association representing the whole of the refreshment vending industry for UK and Ireland.

AVA acts on our behalf to represent the interests of the industry to government and opinion formers.  All Full Members of the AVA comply with the AVA Quality System (which is closely based on IS0 9000 : 20001 but bespoke for vending) which ensures a consistent service to customers.

Benders Paper Cup Company is a company member of the Food Service Packaging Association working to raise the profile and standards of the food service packaging industry and make its voice heard.

Together the FPA and company members encourage the use of disposable foodservice packaging by promoting and developing the benefits of: Hygiene, Safety, Convenience, Economy and Environmental Superiority.

The Save a Cup Recycling Company administers a scheme with the objective to increase the number of cups collected in line with Government targets for recycling packaging waste.

The Paper Cup Recovery & Recycling Group formed in 2007 with the objective of identifying ongoing sustainable routes for the recovery and subsequent recycling of paper cups and similar products.

Benders Paper Cup Company is a company member of the The Paper Cup Recovery and Recycling Group working with an alliance of other organisations involved in the supply chain of paper cups used throughout the UK.