Globally, we use 500 billion single-use cups every year, and in Ireland alone, we use over 200 million! Although disposable cups are marketed as “recyclable” and “compostable”, only 1 in 400 cups are properly disposed of, meaning more than 99% of disposable cups used end up in landfills or incineration.

As our fast-paced society relies heavily on the convenience of a takeaway, the obvious solution to the single-use crisis is to bring your own cup, right? But did you know that whilst 7/10 people own a reusable cup, only 1/10 people actually use them? 

That’s where a deposit and return scheme comes in, providing all the convenience of a takeaway cup minus the mental strain to remember your own, and without the waste!