{"id":7499,"date":"2022-07-28T12:20:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T04:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/?p=7499"},"modified":"2022-11-14T09:48:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T01:48:54","slug":"sheung-wan-borrow-and-return-cup-program-gives-the-earth-a-coffee-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/blog\/7499\/sheung-wan-borrow-and-return-cup-program-gives-the-earth-a-coffee-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program Gives the Earth a Coffee Break"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are delighted to announce the expansion of the program to more districts and to more than 30 independent and chain coffee shops. Find more details here<\/span><\/a> & experience the zero-waste takeaway journey!<\/h3>\n\n
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Would you join us in giving the troubled Earth a coffee break? We could replace single-use plastic and paper cups with reusable coffee cups<\/strong>. Let\u2019s give the Earth a time out from the overwhelming plastic pollution problem.<\/p>\n\n

In collaboration with a local start-up, Greenpeace launched the Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program<\/strong> in July 2022. Reusable cup<\/strong> ware is introduced to the Hong Kong community through a mobile app. In the first phase, 6 coffee shops offer returnable cup services, showcasing a feasible approach to plastic reduction. Download the app below and give the Earth a break from plastics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

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Join the Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program, experience and promote a plastic-free community with us, and give the Earth a break from the plastic pollution problem.  \u00a9 Chilam Wong \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Instant change in a coffee break time<\/h2>\n\n

Perhaps most Hong Kong people are too exhausted. Tossing away wastes is meant to say bye-bye to troubles. Yet keeping them away from sight doesn\u2019t mean the wastes vanish in the air. Instead, they accumulate on the Earth day by day, till we can no longer afford the consequences.<\/p>\n\n

Over 400 million<\/strong> takeaway coffee cups are consumed in Hong Kong every year. In 2020, a record of over 266 tonnes of single-use tableware was tossed, among which about half of them were disposable cups and boxes. The Earth needs a break from the tremendous amount of plastic waste produced. Would you spare a coffee break time and kick off an instant change to help relieve the plastic pollution problem?<\/p>\n\n

We deserve a coffee break, and so does the Earth<\/h2>\n\n

The lately launched Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program<\/strong> is backed with a mobile app #ch00ze<\/a>. It aims to replace single-use disposable cups with a convenient, feasible and user-friendly reusable cup borrow-and-return system<\/strong>. With a click, you\u2019d be able to borrow returnable cups<\/strong> at the 6 participating coffee shops in Sheung Wan.<\/p>\n\n

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Show the QR code in your mobile app at the participating coffee shop in Sheung Wan, and your takeaway drink will be served in a reusable cup.  \u00a9 Chilam Wong \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Four Simple Steps to Borrow and Return<\/h2>\n\n
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Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program <\/strong>\u00a9 Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
  1. Download<\/a> App #ch00ze<\/strong>\uff08Support iOS and Android \uff09<\/li>
  2. For new users, register with your email account<\/strong> (the credit card link is used for cup borrow deposit to be charged for late returns)<\/li>
  3. At any of the 6 participating coffee shops, show your QR code<\/strong> in the App. The takeaway drink will be served in a reusable cup<\/strong> for you.<\/li>
  4. Return the used cup to any of the <\/strong>6 coffee shops<\/strong> in 7 days<\/strong>. The cup will be cleaned for the next user.<\/strong> Community resource sharing can be achieved as simple as this!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n
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    Return the reusable cup at any one of the 6 participating coffee shops in Sheung Wan. \u00a9 Chilam Wong \/ Greenpeace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

    Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program – The six cafes<\/h2>\n\n