Birdie Boy
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I had no idea they are not recyclable, bets the question, why not?
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[Albion] Drinks at the Amex.
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I had no idea they are not recyclable, bets the question, why not?
Whilst I'm not an expert on the subject they are lined with plastic so the liquid doesn't go straight through the paper but that plastic makes it not recyclable in paper waste. There was a a flurry of news about it a while ago:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43739043
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mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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Its obvious.
Replace season ticket cards with season ticket swimming caps. Walk straight through the scanners with you hat on.
When you want a pint, take your hat off and fill it up at the pump. When finished, put the hat back on.
Will also look great in the stadium.
Replace season ticket cards with season ticket swimming caps. Walk straight through the scanners with you hat on.
When you want a pint, take your hat off and fill it up at the pump. When finished, put the hat back on.
Will also look great in the stadium.
They could do it so one block is all blue caps and the next is all white so we don't have to bother with cheapo flags in the future. Like it!
pearl
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Baldseagull
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There are companies that will collect, take away, wash and return.
CorgiRegisteredFriend
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No more than anywhere else locally.
West Upper Seagull
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Is this just a UK law ? For some reason I thought it was a FIFA ruling and then I saw loads of people drinking in their seats at the World Cup without any problem so it’s obviously nothing to do with FIFA and proved that it really isn’t an issue. Ridiculous law indeed.
It's a UEFA rule, and UK Law. So at a Euro's final (or qualifiers) you can't drink in the stands either.
Over in the States recently, I noticed that the re-usable plastic cups for “beer” and “soda” at a baseball game were not only branded for the club but had different players mugshots on them, making them collectible, too.
As long as the deposit is more than the cost to replace for the club, then it’s a win win.
We have to stop throwing away so much plastic and this is something that can make a huge difference. As others have said, they can still pre-pour for half time and swap cups. If you want to keep the one you’ve got, then you pay another deposit. Simples!
As long as the deposit is more than the cost to replace for the club, then it’s a win win.
We have to stop throwing away so much plastic and this is something that can make a huge difference. As others have said, they can still pre-pour for half time and swap cups. If you want to keep the one you’ve got, then you pay another deposit. Simples!
Postman Pat
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They have the re-usable cups at Twickenham too for the rugby, they add £1 to the first drink bought, and then as long as you bring the cup back when buying the next, they charge 'normal' price for the next drink.
Alternatively bring them all back at the end of the game and get what you are owed.
They also do a charity bin where they donate the £1 per cup to a chosen charity.
They get through about 150,000 pints per game so I think we should be OK.
I've got a couple of rugby cups and a couple of Sussex cricket cups at home, they come in pretty handy for when the grandkids want a drink.
Alternatively bring them all back at the end of the game and get what you are owed.
They also do a charity bin where they donate the £1 per cup to a chosen charity.
They get through about 150,000 pints per game so I think we should be OK.
I've got a couple of rugby cups and a couple of Sussex cricket cups at home, they come in pretty handy for when the grandkids want a drink.
Agree. Works brilliantly at Twickers and most cricket grounds, really can't see why the club can't do this. Could still have multiple glasses full at the kiosks to keep the queues moving, just swap your used glass for a full one if you've already bought a pint and paid a deposit. Won't be any left lying around as any left will get harvested for the deposit.
hart's shirt
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Palace should probably consider that for the Holmesdale Ultras.
Baldseagull
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Sodexo have a company called Simply Cups as a supplier now, they have specialist facilities for recycling these types of cup where they can separate the plastic element from the paper, so I am hopeful that the hot drinks cups will be recycled, still a single use though.
Would be great if this did start to happen.
Bob'n'weave
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I think a variation on this is the best option. They could sell a reusable collar/support for 50p that you can keep.
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Great idea, Sussex have a few different designs.
Baldseagull
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To be honest, I don't know that it doesn't already to some degree, but this thread does reveal that there is confusion over which side of the bin to use if those are currently recycled. Sodexo have pledged to hit certain percentage recycling targets across the company as a whole, this should be good news, but it could affect the decision to change from single use plastic, to reusable cups.
Any cup that Sodexo supplied and then a supporter took home with them, could not be considered as recycled for their figures, as it could still potentially end up in the normal waste. So it may be preferable to a company looking to hit recycling targets, to use a single use cup and recover it for recycling, than sell a cup that will have a life of many years, and is just highly likely to end up in council recycling eventually, rather than definitely, and can't be counted in their figures.
Still, if we were given large paper cups like those you get for soft drinks, and we all knew which side of the bin to put them in, it would be a decent reduction of plastic waste by volume.
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I notice that the Premier League have a partner called Sky Ocean Rescue, who are using education within football clubs to help stop the proliferation of single use plastic. However, there doesn't appear to be a huge amount going on with it and, at best, they're only paying lip service to it.
https://www.premierleague.com/news/694812?sf191075409=1&sf191347433=1
From that press release, Spurs have banned single-use straws - which is a start. I hope the Albion do - especially as a large number of pubs in Brighton (maybe even the majority) now ban them.
Each club runs its own initiative (rather than indulging in joined up thinking - or even having targets imposed by the PL), and the noises coming from the Albion aren't overly encouraging. Put it this way, if the club and Sodexo had a great new scheme to announce, I'd like to think they'd be shouting it from the highest rooftops. Here's hoping they do...
https://www.premierleague.com/news/694812?sf191075409=1&sf191347433=1
From that press release, Spurs have banned single-use straws - which is a start. I hope the Albion do - especially as a large number of pubs in Brighton (maybe even the majority) now ban them.
Each club runs its own initiative (rather than indulging in joined up thinking - or even having targets imposed by the PL), and the noises coming from the Albion aren't overly encouraging. Put it this way, if the club and Sodexo had a great new scheme to announce, I'd like to think they'd be shouting it from the highest rooftops. Here's hoping they do...