01/06/2026
Tread lightly Tuesday: Did you know Australians use an estimated 1.84 billion single-use cups every year?
Reusable cups take more resources to produce than disposable cups. As a comparison, ceramic cups must be reused 39 times, plastic cups 17 times and glass cups 15 times to match the energy efficiency of plastic-lined paper cups. So if you opt for a reusable cup, best to use it often and for a long time. Using cups you already have or borrowing a Huskee Cup from our library is ideal.
If a takeaway cup is the best option at the time, they can be home composted or recycled through resmartco.
resmartco arrange the cups to be processed for the manufacturing industry to be used for things like roads and lightweight concrete.
