CupClub, Cuantec, RePack, Replenish join JLAB programme

Following a pitch day for its retail innovation programme, JLAB, the John Lewis Partnership has selected four businesses to help it reduce the impact of plastic waste: CupClub, Cuantec, RePack and Replenish.

CupClub - Reusable cup subscription service, in which reusable cups can be dropped off at stores after which the cups will be collected and cleaned, will now be trialled.

Cuantec –Takes natural waste materials to obtain a natural biopolymer and is then turned into compostable, antimicrobial food packaging.

RePack - a reusable and returnable e-commerce mail packaging service.

Replenish - creates reusable and refillable bottles for liquid concentrates.

Benet Northcote, Director of Corporate Responsibility at the John Lewis Partnership and one of the pitch day judges, says: “It was fantastic to see so much energy from a range of businesses innovating to solve the global plastic problem. We’re passionate about creating a sustainable future for the retail sector and that means changing the way we all use and view plastic. The businesses we’ve selected are truly disruptive and will help towards our own ambitious targets.”