Trim Returnable Coffee Cup Scheme
- The scheme would mean that customers pay a €2 deposit for their cup the first time they get their coffee. When they return the cup, they can get their deposit back or hand the cup in and get their next coffee in a fresh cup.
- The scheme means that coffee cups would not end up in the environment or in bins. It is the same principle as the Deposit Return Scheme that has been introduced for bottles & cans.
- Organisers hope that the scheme will help customers to remember to bring their keep cups (which most of them probably already have at home) or take the time to relax and enjoy a lovely coffee in a ceramic mug.
- If successful, the scheme would take over 360,000 disposable cups out of circulation in the town in a full year, or around 1000 each day.
- Most disposable cups are not recyclable as they contain a mix of plastic & paper. Even those that are rarely find their way into recycling bins & end up going for incineration or into our environment.
- It seems a shame that trees are being cut down so that people can use a coffee cup for a few minutes & then throw it away. The incineration of disposable cups releases carbon that contributes to an already overheating planet.
