The GROUNDD xpress has been awarded Silver and Editor’s Choice for Best Reusable Bottle / Cup in the Clean + Conscious Home + Style Awards 2026, announced on Wednesday 16 September.
Now in their eighth year, the Clean + Conscious Awards recognise ethical, sustainable and conscious products from Australia and New Zealand. Every entry is first assessed on its materials, sustainability, ethical practices and social impact. Products that meet the Awards’ standards then go to the Expert Panel, 90 experts from across Australia and New Zealand, who test them hands on over four weeks for quality, performance, innovation, sustainability and overall impact.
What the Expert Panel said
“This is both a beautiful and supportive product. I love that this beautiful product makes an impact on single use waste in several ways. Reducing take away cup use, coffee pod use + tea bag use. I am also impressed that every single part of this product can be replaced, which demonstrates a genuine ‘repair over replacement’ philosophy.”
Melissa Mai, Clean + Conscious Expert Panel
“It has a really effective filter, is easy to take apart and clean, doesn’t leak or spill, and is lightweight. … It’s practical and thoughtfully designed. What stood out to me most is the level of care and intention behind the brand.”
Jordie Pie, Clean + Conscious Expert Panel
“It looks unique and interesting. I think it is a clever and well-engineered product for coffee/tea. The fact that it brews and stops in the same cup, with zero pods, bags, or filters, and gives you a genuinely great cup of tea wherever you are is just brilliant.”
Liz Claire, Clean + Conscious Expert Panel
Read the full reviews on the Clean + Conscious Awards site
About the xpress
The xpress brews loose leaf tea or ground coffee in the same cup you drink from. Add your leaves or grounds, pour in hot water and wait until it tastes right, then push down. The piston, with its two way valves and ultra fine filter, takes the leaves or grounds to the bottom of the cup and keeps them there, so the brew pauses while you drink.
There are no pods, no tea bags and no single use cups, and what is left at the end is leaves or grounds you can compost. It is made from borosilicate glass, a 316 stainless steel filter, a Tritan lid and a walnut grip, and every part is sold as a spare, so it can be repaired rather than replaced.
More than 1% of every sale goes to cleaning up plastic in oceans and waterways through 1% for the Planet.
Thank you
Thank you to the Clean + Conscious team and the Expert Panel for the time they spent with the xpress, and to everyone who has made it part of their ritual. It was designed at home in Margaret River, and it means a lot to see it recognised.
