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Make the switch to a reusable coffee cup today!
Plastic Free Cafes aims to reduce the amount of litter and waste created by single use plastic items such as takeaway coffee cups and plastic straws. We are encouraging our community to Choose Reusable alternatives over single use plastic items.
Participating cafes were able to offer good quality reusable cups at a subsidised price of just $2, thanks to a NSW Government Community Litter Grant. Our first roll out of the reusable cups was completed in March 2020 in participating cafes in Warners Bay and Toronto, and we have now completed a second round in early 2021 at a number of cafes throughout the City. |
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Join the thousands of Lake Macquarie residents who are making the switch away from single-use plastics.
Plastic Free Cafes has now successfully distributed 600 reusable cups to Lake Mac coffee drinkers, saving an estimated 6000 takeaway cups from going to landfill.
Show your support
Visit our participating cafes to show your support for a Plastic Free Lake Mac, and pick up a cup, while stocks last.
Visit our participating cafes to show your support for a Plastic Free Lake Mac, and pick up a cup, while stocks last.
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Choose to reuse
Remember your cup
Don't be a Tosser
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Tips for using reusables during Covid-19
The Boomerang Alliance and Plastic Free Places program has developed this guide for retailers and customers about safely using reusable coffee cups and other common takeaway items.
The Boomerang Alliance and Plastic Free Places program has developed this guide for retailers and customers about safely using reusable coffee cups and other common takeaway items.
Viruses and bacteria can exist on both single-use and reusables alike. Single-use items are not cleaner or safer - it’s about following good hygiene practices. Normal dishwashing practices can remove the virus from reusables - the same cannot be said for single-use packaging, which usually cannot be washed.
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You can read more at plasticfreeplaces.org, or download the pdf version here:
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NSW Food Authority website contains more information for customers and businesses about managing reusables during Covid-19.
A food handler does not have to accept re-usable containers from customers, especially if they are dirty.
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About the project
Grant funding from the NSW Government enabled us to purchase good quality reusable cups in bulk, and to distribute them to local businesses for sale at a subsidised price. Please get in touch if your business is interested in participating in future Plastic Free Lake Mac projects. |
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How can you help local businesses switch to plastic free?
See how you can help, and an audit of Lake Mac cafes from July 2019.
See how you can help, and an audit of Lake Mac cafes from July 2019.
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A project of the Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance.
Proudly funded by the NSW Government. |
