Starting May 1, the 25-cent charge for disposable cups previously charged to cafes and food vendors will be abolished.
This is due to the abolishment of the disposable cup ordinance announced by the city of Vancouver on March 28. This eliminates the 25 cents previously charged for things like coffee in disposable cups.
The target is shops and food vendors that use disposable cups, and the city of Vancouver has notified that the 25-cent cup fee will be removed from May 1st.
The charge for disposable cups was a policy taken to reduce waste, but the decision was made to abolish it because the charge was ineffective in reducing waste.
Although the city has abolished the cup fee, it continues to “encourage companies to continue to adopt reusable options to reduce disposable cup waste.”
It also announced that it plans to report to the council recommendations on potential policies and strategies that can help reduce single-use cups by the end of 2023.
Perspective: Changes in reuse options due to the impact of COVID-19
With this decision, the city will require vendors to charge a minimum of 25 cents for disposable drink cups, report the number of disposable drink cups when renewing their business license, and receive clean reusable cups when ordering in-store. I was notified that the points will be abolished.
In addition, as “adoption of reusable options”, “all hot and cold drinks (in-store, mobile app, drive-thru) accept reusable cups and offer discounts to customers who bring their own cups. , providing drinks in reusable cups, and lending take-out cups.”
These measures were recommended to tackle environmental issues before the spread of the new coronavirus infection, but since the spring of 2020, they have been suspended to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Many measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus have already been abolished, and it can be said that consideration for environmental issues has finally resumed.