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The Myth of the "Compostable" Cup
It's time to listen to the science
At timesΒ when the convenience imperative loosensΒ its grip on our lives,Β we can'tΒ waste the opportunity toΒ reduceΒ wasteΒ and single-use behaviour.Β Β
On breaking free from single-use plastic
At timesΒ when the convenience imperative loosensΒ its grip on our lives,Β we can'tΒ waste the opportunity toΒ reduceΒ wasteΒ and single-use behaviour.Β Β
COVID19 - How Big Plastic exploited fear in a crisis
As the COVID-19 crisis unfurled across the globe inΒ MarchΒ 2020, Γ’β¬ΛBig Plastic'Β used thatΒ uncertaintyΒ and fearΒ to pushΒ forΒ reuse bans andΒ aΒ repealΒ ofΒ single-useΒ legislation.Β Β
What does it mean to be a B Corp?
B CorpsΓ’β¬Β―are for-profit businesses committed to a new economy.Β They'reΒ purpose-driven, focused on making a positive difference toΓ’β¬Β―their employees, customers, current and future generations and the natural world.Γ’β¬Β―Β
Between May 2017 and May 2018 the team managed to reduce their single use cup waste by an impressive 47 per cent. How did they manage it?
It's not the material that's the problem, it's how we use it. This is a problem of plastic waste, not plastic as a material.
Joining forces with Dear Green Coffee Roasters, here's how we helped to make the 2018 Glasgow Coffee Festival disposable cup free.