All non-recyclable single-use cups are set to be replaced with a new compostable cup and lid from September this year, in Centra stores and SuperValu stores across Ireland.
The announcement was made this week by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten TD.
CupPrint, located in Ennis and Down2Earth Materials, Cork will supply the compostable cups for the Frank and Honest coffee brand, creating 20 new Irish jobs in the process to cater for the increase in production.
The decision to switch to compostable cups has the potential to divert millions of coffee cups from landfill. Consumers will able to dispose of their compostable coffee cups in domestic brown bins. Compostable coffee cups can also be organically recycled in commercial composting facilities around Ireland before being converted into renewable energy or fertiliser.
The announcement forms part of Centra and SuperValu’s overall sustainability strategy.
