‘It’s as good as new’: Vancouver businesses adopt reusable cup-share programs to reduce waste
Global News
Reusables.com, a zero waste packaging as a service platform, operates like a bikeshare or carshare for containers, including stainless steel double walled mugs.
On Jan. 1, the city of Vancouver became the first municipality in Canada to implement a single-use fee on disposable cups, and while many people are paying the extra 25 cents for a to-go beverage, interest in environmentally friendly alternatives appears to be growing.
Jason Hawkins co-founded Reusables.com in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
The zero-waste packaging as a service platform operates like a bikeshare or carshare for containers, including stainless steel double-walled mugs.
Users download an app giving them access to the shareable containers at all of Reusables.com participating stores.
Businesses scan the app user’s QR code and deliver their beverage in a clean and sanitized mug that must be returned within 14 days.
“We’re really trying to help people change their behaviour and make it easy to do that and affordable,” Hawkins told Global News.
After a 30-day free trial, membership costs $5 per month.
Hawkins said more than 40 cafes and restaurants are on board in Vancouver and North Vancouver where local coffeehouse JJ Bean was one of the first to adopt the cup share program.
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