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# Lavazza Professional launches biodegradable and recyclable cup for vending machines
- URL: https://packaging-europe.ghost.io/lavazza-professional-launches-biodegradable-and-recyclable-cup-for-vending-machines/
- Published: 2020-01-23T11:47:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-22T21:10:43.000Z
- Author: Packaging Europe staff writers
- Tags: Collaboration, Sustainability, Beverages, #layout-s, #type-article, #packaging-europe, #Import 2026-09-08 15:41

[**Lavazza**](https://www.lavazza.com/en.html?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io)[ **Professional**](https://www.lavazzapro.co.uk/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io) **has revealed a new recyclable and biodegradable product, KLIX Eco Cup – manufactured using paper sourced from sustainably managed forests.**

The product, created in partnership with manufacturer [Kotkamills](https://kotkamills.com/?ref=packaging-europe.ghost.io), will be available in KLIX vending machines from February 2020, serving a wide range of hot drinks brands, with more to come throughout the year.

A Life Cycle Assessment run by the external consultancy WSP reportedly states that using the cup reduces environmental impacts by almost 2/3 compared to a standard paper cup.

According to the Kotkamills, most consumers are unaware that standard paper cups are difficult to recycle and are usually sent to landfill due to a Polyethylene (PE) lining that very few recycling facilities across Europe can process. The new KLIX Eco Cup™ is unique, the company says, due to a special patented water-based dispersion barrier board that enables the cups to be recycled with normal paper waste, just like office paper.

Ashley Weller, General Manager Lavazza Professional UK, explained: “Calls for a reduction in single-use plastic for food and drink containers increased our commitment to offering our customers and consumers a revolutionary solution to meet their needs: KLIX Eco Cup marks another step forward in our mission to deliver the most sustainable drinks vending solutions in the world.”

Commenting on the collaboration, Kotkamills CEO Markku Hämäläinen said: “We are pleased about the collaboration with Lavazza Professional. The company is a frontrunner in bringing eco-friendly solutions to the beverage vending sector, and they are ambitiously striving to implement a model of sustainability that responds to the challenge of reducing plastic in the next couple of years. This kind of collaboration partner is ideal for us.”