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Drink before you go. A cafe in Australia encourages the use of disposable coffee cups.

Published: 2026-08-25 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/08/25, In order to reduce garbage and protect the environment, some cafes are trying to reduce the use of disposable paper coffee cups, and one cafe even decided to stop using paper coffee cups. Frankies Cafe, located in Forde District, Canberra, Australia, will no longer use disposable coffee cups from July 1 this year. Owner Mark Ramsay says about 45000 paper coffees are used in the store each year.

In order to reduce garbage and protect the environment, some cafes are trying to reduce the use of disposable paper coffee cups, and one cafe even decided to stop using paper coffee cups.

Frankies Cafe, located in Forde District, Canberra, Australia, will no longer use disposable coffee cups from July 1 this year. 'The store uses about 45000 paper coffee cups a year, and we want to advise people to drink coffee in the store or spend 10 yuan on a reusable cup, 'said owner Mark Ramsay.

Ramsey also said that if customers buy reusable coffee cups from a cafe, the first cup of coffee is free. He expressed his willingness to encourage customers to stop using disposable paper cups in this way.

Some coffee shops in Canberra offer discounts to customers who bring their own cups, such as Coffee Lab in Civic, which can pay 50 cents less. Steph Urosevic, the cafe manager, says the number of customers who bring their own coffee cups has increased significantly since it opened for a year and a half. She also said that Canberra supermarket shopping no longer provides free plastic bags to reduce garbage, and hopes that there will be new rules on reducing paper coffee cup garbage.

The Ave Cafe in Turner District has creatively launched a coffee cup exchange method. Coffee shops use apps to get customers to place coffee orders and drive to pick up coffee. Customers can give the last used dirty cup to the coffee shop when picking up the next coffee. The coffee shop is responsible for cleaning and preparing the customer to use it next time.

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