Ecosurety reveals its final Exploration Fund project: the Bristol Refill Cup Scheme

This city-wide reusable 'returnable' cup scheme aims to help tackle single-use cup consumption. The Scheme is the final of eight projects to secure funding from the £1million Ecosurety Exploration Fund.
Ecosurety and environmental charity, City to Sea, today on World Refill Day announced the launch of the innovative Bristol Refill Cup Scheme, a city-wide reusable ‘returnable’ cup scheme which will enable consumers to ‘borrow’ a reusable takeaway cup from a café and then return it so it can be reused.
The Bristol Refill Cup Scheme will be piloted across Bristol by Autumn 2022 as part of City to Sea’s award-winning Refill campaign and app.
Ecosurety Exploration Fund
The Scheme is the final of eight projects to secure funding from the £1million Ecosurety Exploration Fund which supports projects that aim to reduce the environmental impact of packaging, batteries, or e-waste through innovation or research.
“We are excited to be part of the Bristol Reuse Cup Scheme via our Ecosurety Exploration Fund. This initiative is a fantastic opportunity to accelerate a shift in consumer behaviour by making it easy for people to use refillable cups when they are on the go. It is through these collaborations that we will continue to demonstrate our commitment to finding viable and tangible solutions to the challenges that packaging waste poses to the environment. Alongside the introduction of mandatory take back of disposable cups by 2024, we believe that reusable cup schemes have an important role to play in reducing disposable packaging waste at point of sale and helping people to reduce their carbon footprint and the amount of packaging they use. We look forward to seeing the public’s positive engagement with the scheme and hopefully a UK-wide rollout of the initiative in the near future.”

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