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To: Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Say no to plastic cups
We want Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to ban single use cups by council workers, and to ask all local businesses to use biodegradable or multi-use cups.
Why is this important?
Ireland is the EU’s top producer of plastic waste. In 2015, we produced 61kg of plastic per inhabitant (http://jrnl.ie/3786393).
Despite what you might think, takeaway cups are neither recyclable nor compostable. This means that approximately 200 million takeaway cups are dumped in landfill or incinerated in Ireland each year (https://consciouscup.ie).
Cork City Council just banned single use non-recyclable cups, and council workers are being encouraged to use reusable cups (https://yaycork.ie/2018/01/10/cork-city-council-banned-disposable-coffee-cups/).