Ban single-use coffee cups

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   Mr N on June 5, 2024 at 12:48 am

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   Idea: Ban single-use coffee cups

   Link: https://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-...

   Every coffee enthusiast should get a coffee mug to take to a coffee shop for a refill.

   The 12 Very Best Travel Mugs

   Link: https://nymag.com/strategist/art

   Cut back on waste and enjoy a better cup of coffee.

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   Seal Dwidakiss on June 4, 2024 at 11:55 pm

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   Idea: Ban single-use coffee cups

   Link: https://www.amazon.com/Domensi-Reusable-Co...

   Re-usable coffee cups are readily available. You can get them on Amazon!

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   sunnyjim on June 4, 2024 at 11:02 pm

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   Idea: Ban single-use coffee cups

   Link: https://www.iamexpat.nl/expat-info/dutch-e...

   It looks like the Netherlands has also been clamping down on single-use cups.

   2024 Dutch ban on disposable cups under fire a month before it starts

   Link: https://www.iamexpat.nl/expat-in

   The Netherlands is set to introduce a ban on disposable cups at coffee machines in places such as offices and sports canteens but lobbyists want to stop it.

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4. 

   ChrisP on June 4, 2024 at 10:14 pm

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   Idea: Ban single-use coffee cups

   Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct...

   Check out this town in Ireland that introduced the ban after its residents started using up to 23,000 disposable cups a week!
   https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/14/it-was-a-plague-killarney-becomes-first-irish-town-to-ban-single-use-coffee-cups

   ‘It was a plague’: Killarney becomes first Irish town to ban single-use coffee cups

   Link: https://www.theguardian.com/worl

   A blanket ‘bring or buy’ reusable scheme has been introduced in the town, which was getting through 23,000 cups a week

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   Clever Dick on June 4, 2024 at 9:43 pm

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   Idea: Ban single-use coffee cups

   Link: https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/10/02/...

   England is already leading the way with a ban on single-use plastics, including polystyrene coffee cups.
   https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/10/02/england-bans-single-use-plastic-what-is-and-isnt-included-in-the-new-rules

   England bans single-use plastics two years after the EU

   Link: https://www.euronews.com/green/2

   Campaigners have warned that the ban leaves out some of the most polluting items.

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   CC on June 4, 2024 at 8:31 pm

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   Idea: Ban single-use coffee cups

   Link: https://insights.basf.com/home/article/rea...

   Over 50 billion single-use coffee cups end up in landfills annually in the U.S. alone. This is, without a doubt, one of the world’s largest sources of environmental pollution.

   The anatomy of a cup | Where business meets science

   Link: https://insights.basf.com/home/a

   Your paper coffee cup may seem like it’s recyclable, but chances are it’s not. It’s an issue that paper cup manufacturers have struggled with for decades. Until now.

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