1. After you have completed the purchase of the package, please send us a quick email to cups@trashless.com with the following information. We will reach out to you if we have any further questions:  
Name of your organization (if any):
Website: 
City you are underwriting cups for:
Attach artwork: 
(Artwork can be 1.5 inches in height and .5 inches in width). 

Please include any other useful information or context in your email. 

2. Within a week after that, Trashless will send you final digital proofs of the content that goes on the cup for approval/edits. Approval/comments must be sent back within 2 business days, after which the cups will go into production. 
3. Within 2 weeks after the above, Takebacks cups + Activation Kits will start to go out to the shops, with regular follow ups individually and collectively. Social media posts, press releases, and media outreach will also start around that time.
4. One week after the above, the real-time impact reporting and analytics pages will become live and accessible. These reports will show shop activation, cups going into use/reuse and more. 

The Trashless team will be available to answer questions, coordinate specifics and more. Please reach out to us anytime at cups@trashless.com. 

Yes, we can accept any form of payment. Please write to us at cups@trashless.com with your preferences or any other ideas you may have for participation. 

Entities that cannot participate as underwriters include ones associated with the coffee/beverage business (which can create competitive complications), and those with a proven track record of products and services that are unhealthy for individuals and the planet. 
In general, Trashless reserves the right to reject any underwriter that it deems unfit for participation. If this happens, we will inform you and your payment will be refunded in full. 

Shops that will receive Cups and Activation Kits on behalf of the underwriter are selected based on geography, starting from the adopted city’s downtown and outward. Coffee shops, cafes, bakeries, event locations, and restaurants serving to-go drinks are included. 
The list of shops included and their activation status will be listed publicly on the underwriter’s page on the Trashless website and app. 

- 25 Trashless Takebacks cups and lids
- A display explaining the concept to customers to be placed on the shop counter
- Window decal stickers showing the shop’s participation to customers -
 A getting started manual 

The getting started manual has all the details for the shop owner/manager to activate their shop. Trashless will monitor the activation progress digitally. Shops can call/text/email us 24/7 with any questions or issues they may have.

We will then do continuous follow up with the shops - both active and inactive - via email, phone, notifications and texts at various steps in their zero-waste journey, checking in with them and offering any help they need. 

Here are some ideas:
- You can adopt several small cities together. Just let us know which ones in your email to us. 

- You can order Takebacks Activation Kits for the shops you want to activate. Simply enter the addresses of the shops you’d like them sent, or order them together and send us the names and addresses of the shops to cups@trashless.com and we will send them out. 
- You can make a contribution of any amount through the Trashless mobile app - simply go to Account -> Wallet -> Contribute. Then send us an email at cups@trashless.com with details of the shops you’d like us to activate. 

As mentioned above, we proactively follow up with all the shops that receive Activation Kits to orient them to adopting reusable cups. This can often take a bit of time as they run this by decision makers.

Sometimes, though rarely, it’s just not for them. We then give them the options to return the Activation Kit, or pass it along to another shop or entity. This will be included in the live report provided to you, the underwriter. 

Glad you asked! Trashless’ mission is to prevent everyday waste, and disposable cups are just the start. With a range of zero-waste products and services, Trashless has a phased approach to addressing the waste problem in a city, using it’s robust technology and impact measurement platform:

1. Establish a reusable cup network across independent coffee shops in the city.

2. Extend the network to c-stores, bakeries, restaurants, music venues. sports arenas and more.

3. Onboard local, sustainable, zero-waste businesses onto the Trashless platform, bringing them more customers, technology and combined logistics (refilleries, grocery services, farmers, reuse-based businesses).

4. In selected cities, we may roll out the award-winning Trashless Groceries that brings hundreds of essentials from local and national brands in a milkman-style zero-waste delivery service. This may be combined with retail presence as well. 

Together all this will result in a substantial reduction in a city’s waste output, carbon footprint and infrastructure costs. Your contribution will jumpstart an everlasting, self-sufficient, circular zero-waste ecosystem in your city. 

We look forward to partnering with you!