Where it all began…
Tuatua is an award-winning cafe working towards a zero waste and circular economy, using local suppliers that supply in return-ables or unpackaged, with a shop space selling sustainable provisions, re-usables and locally produced ceramics. Also headquarters for Mugcycle, an initiative helping Wellington cafes, businesses and events reduce single use waste by providing them with second hand rescued mugs and resources.
We use celcius coffee which is organic and fair trade because that matters, and at the end of the day take the coffee grounds home with any other food scraps to turn into compost we use to grow more vegetables. Ingredients are brought in to Tuatua as often as possible in the bike trailer attached to the bike Simon cycles in on. We use locally produced ingredients and sell all our drinks in bottles that are reused - be assured you won’t find a single use cup or coca cola at this establishment (bad karma!)
Mug.Cycle was born from Tuatua, Mug.Cycle is a not-for-profit service helping cafes and workplaces in Wellington reduce their use of single-use serviceware by providing a supply of donated secondhand serviceware and the resources to eliminate single-use waste.
How does it work? We supply cafes and workplaces with fleets of mugs in custom made crates, we provide mug stands, signage and all the best ways of messaging customers and staff to choose a reusable option (a mug)