Margate loves coffee and we're not alone.
In the UK, 2.5 billion single-use coffee cups are thrown away each year, ending up in landfill and in our waterways. We want to see more people with reusable coffee cups and less single-use plastic on our streets and beaches.
In partnership with Oast and Rise Up Clean Up, we're launching Margate’s first reusable cup scheme. From June, Oast Bakery is introducing The Margate Cup - a reusable, returnable and recyclable option for coffee lovers.
Getting your drink to takeaway? For an extra £2.50, you’ll receive a beautiful reusable cup made from 100% recycled and recyclable materials. Keep it, wash it and reuse it to get a discount on your coffee at Oast or any participating coffee shop.
Each cup can save up to 900 single-use cups from ending up in landfill. Plus, for each one sold, a 25p donation goes to our amazing friends at Rise Up Clean Up.
The Margate Cup and #ChooseToReuse discount scheme is a pilot project that we hope will stem the tide of single-use coffee cups across town. We eventually hope to bring it to other parts of Thanet too.
Read all about it in Cene Magazine.
