Are We Really Protecting the Environment with Our Reusable Cups?
“An iced americano, please.” “We offer a drink in a reusable cup for environmental protection.” This is what we commonly hear at a café these days. As disposable plastic waste has increased since the COVID-19 outbreak, disposable cups are restricted at stores and are replaced with reusable ones such as mug cups or thermos. In fact, this movement began a while ago, but the targets were limited to cafés and their customers. Now, it is widely and rapidly applied to public organizations or companies. Then, what kinds of changes does the replacement bring to the environment? Reusable cup campaigns Public institutions and local governments are carrying forward environmental campaigns to reduce the use of disposable products and many of them include the introduction of a reusable cup system. As a part of ESG management practices, companies implemented a reusable cup sharing system at their in-company café, and movie theaters and universities also make various attempts to reduce single-u...
