Sky Cups

ZERO CUPS WASTE
Reusable cups for airports and airline inflight service

- significantly reducing procurement / rubbish disposal cost and impact


Our offer

A circular reuse system for the airline industry

- Avoiding waste

- Managing cost

- Achieving better environmental outcomes

The vision


🛠️ Remove single use cups from airports & inflight service globally

Improve airport & airline brand perception

Attract an ever-increasing customer base demanding:

  • genuine relationship with their airport/airline of choice
  • proactive environmental action, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Improve airport/airline customer experience

A more pleasant inflight service experience enjoying beverages from quality reusable cups

Significantly contribute to global waste reduction

Airlines: Remove an estimated
68K tonnes of non-recyclable paper/plastic cups from the global waste stream every year

  • Real commitment to and government recognition of how your airline is meeting ESG requirements


Visualising 68,000 tonnes

Weight: ~10,000 african elephants

Volume: ~300 olympic-sized pools



Sky Cups solution - airlines

Sky Cups solution - airports

Solution scalability

Aviation industry

720 airlines
operating worldwide

3,915 airports in operation

30 million+ scheduled flights worldwide
(30 Dec 24 - 12 Oct 25)

An average of 101,244 scheduled flights per day

Source: https://www.oag.com/airline-frequency-and-capacity-statistics, 7 January 2026

Why partner with Sky Cups?

Right capabilities ready to support airlines on their reuse journey

- removing cups rubbish from airport / airlines achieves cost, customer and environmental benefits


Leading the change:

  • Bringing your people on the journey
    - at all levels of your organisation

Inspiring customers to adopt change:

Designing effective processes that meld with existing efficient operations:

  • The right operational processes (catering, washing, customer service) adopting human-centred design and risk management principles

Implementing proven reuse systems:

  • Currently successfully implementing re-use systems at land-based events / cafes
    - ready to adapt to airports & airlines (events in the air) and the unique biosecurity requirements

Get in touch to learn more

Helen Tobias
Orchestrator of Circular Systems in Aviation
Sky Cups

helen@helentobias.com

+61 407 345 373