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Made from 100% recycled material

Australians have been waiting for this, as can be seen from the tremendous positive impact of reusable coffee cups – since the first reusable coffee cup was launched in Australia, we’ve diverted an estimated 4 billion takeaway cups from landfill.

Stay tray is for your drinks, and for the planet.

Constructed from 100% recycled material, it was built to be used over and over again. It’s also one less cardboard tray in the bin. And one less guilt-ridden coffee run.

Not only will Stay tray positively contribute to reducing waste, but we are 100% designed, tooled and manufactured entirely in Australia, by Australians, using ethical methods.

We like to keep things fair and local, as I’m sure, you do too. In fact we’ve done everything within a 50km radius, design and manufacturing, and a RRP of only $25.

As you know, we have a problem

Australia – and the world – have created more waste than can be managed, and the damage is literally piling up. But there’s something we can do about that.

Stay tray is my simple but very effective solution to not only cutting down on my own personal waste generation, but because it’s made using recycled material, it will also help to reduce the 2.2 million tonnes of plastics disposed to landfill in Australia each year.

We use cute, colourful, reusable coffee cups – why not have an environmentally friendly coffee tray to go with it? Approximately five million tonnes of paper and cardboard waste is generated in Australia every year. And 1.6 million tonnes (or 27%) of this waste isn’t even recycled – it’s disposed directly to landfill.

We also export our waste processing, which means we send our rubbish to China, India, Indonesia and other countries to be recycled or reused. This year, China has stopped accepting our trash. And the inconvenient truth is; we’ve simply created too much rubbish.

We hope to eventually make Stay tray an everyday staple.

Phone. Keys. Wallet. Stay tray.

Use it to carry coffee cups; all types, reusable and disposable drink bottles, fast food drinks, juice etc. Really, the possibilities are endless.

Stay tray comes in a variety of colours but every variant is Earth-friendly. It is weather-resistant and UV-stable. It’s also dishwasher safe.

The intent is to reach out to all Australian café owners, airlines, large corporates and fast food outlets.

We know that there will be corporates out there who are looking to demonstrate their support to the environment by reducing waste in the workplace.

Making Stay tray available for employees in offices and workplaces, instead of consuming and discarding thousands of cardboard trays each day, will mean less waste and will positively contribute to improving the sustainability of your business.

There’s even an opportunity to brand Stay tray with your own organisation’s logo.

The person behind the startup

I am a proud mum of two young children living on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.

For many years, I worked in corporate FMCG sales. My career was illustrious. However it culminated in me asking myself:

“Now what?”

My days were spent commuting 3+ hours a day, in meetings and missing crucial time with my family.

I witnessed first-hand the copious amounts of waste we produce as consumers, retailers and manufacturers.

As a result of all of this, the idea for this startup was born, fueled by my desire to work on something that was more meaningful for myself and the community – and most of all, for my children.

The turning point was when I realised – during one of my daily coffee and beverage runs at work – that I was carrying everyone’s (reusable) coffee cups in disposable cardboard trays.

I thought it was painfully ironic. These are trays that get discarded at the end of my coffee run, or, at best, consume energy in the recycling process.   Imagine that; another cardboard tray for yet another coffee run. Everyday. It felt counterintuitive. It felt wrong.

For me societal impact has always been at the forefront. People and planet. We get one chance to leave our legacy, let’s make sure it’s a lasting one for all the right reasons.

Our mission?

Stay tray is a small business with big dreams and a lofty purpose:

to help reduce waste in the world by encouraging conscious habits in our community – all through the use of a humble beverage tray.

Constructed using 100% recycled material, Stay tray carries drinks and the future of the planet, and was made to be used everyday.

We’re passionate about cutting down on the five million tonnes of paper waste generated in Australia every year.

We believe that when it comes to environmental sustainability, the little bit that we do everyday matters. Because we’re doing it together.

I believe Stay tray can be the start of a substantial conscious shift in the way Australians consume in their day-today, just as reusable coffee cups have done when they were first released. I hope you think so too.

For more information, please visit staytray.com.au.

Hopefully with your help, more people will go to purchase their very own Stay tray, to use everyday.