City to Sea launches reusable cup scheme guidance for organisers
City to Sea, a campaigning organisation on a mission to stop plastic pollution at source, has launched a guide for event organisers that is designed to help reduce waste caused by single-use plastic cups.
The guide – called Solutions on Tap – a Guide to Reducing Waste and Introducing Reusable Cup Schemes at Events – is designed for small and medium-sized events and offers a practical way forward to help event organisers avoid single-use plastics.
Full of information and clear advice, it will enable event producers to introduce measures like deposit return schemes for reusable cups, as well as busting myths around bioplastics and highlighting some of the existing best practice already happening across the industry
Currently, more than 100 million single-use plastic cups are used every year at UK festivals and live events, and most of these are incinerated or sent to landfill. The industry’s 100 million plastic cups are responsible for 100,000 tonnes of C02e emissions and 30,000 tonnes waste that could be avoided.
City to Sea hopes that that providing guidance, examples and inspiration will lead to more and more events switching to the reuse model, which it says is the best way to reduce the environmental impact of events arising from single-use plastic waste streams.
To download the guide, click here.
