As Starbucks is opening its first coffee-shop within the Italian Metropolis of Milan, NGOs name for Starbucks to make a distinction, and never use disposable cups of their Italian shops.
“We name on Starbucks to say no to disposable cups and glasses within the new store as a result of open in Milan in September, and make it a sustainability finest observe in Europe and the entire world, whereas on the similar time serving to cut back waste administration prices for municipalities.” The decision, launched by the Italian Affiliation of Virtuous Municipalities in view of Starbucks’ first opening in Italy, was signed and supported by nationwide and worldwide companions comparable to Greenpeace Italy, WWF Italy, Zero Waste Italy, Zero Waste Europe and the Reloop Platform, a pan-European multi-stakeholder platform supporting round financial system.
Of their letter to Howard Schultz the NGOs ask the outgoing Government Director to go “a inexperienced revolution of Starbucks” on to his successor Myron Ullman, and to kick this off proper in Milan – town that has impressed the creation of the favored espresso store chain, as the identical Schultz says.
The NGOs spotlight how phasing out disposable cups and glasses would signify a step in direction of decreasing impactful single-use objects and curbing the plastic air pollution disaster, in step with what environmental organisations, native and nationwide governments, the European Fee and many voters are asking for.
Yearly about 600 billion paper and plastic cups are distributed globally, and UNEP extimates by 2003 we are going to want 40% extra wooden and cellulose fibers to help the demand for assets from the world’s inhabitants.
The NGOs are addressing Starbucks to leverage the potential of a robust multinational group to affect market developments: “An organization counting 28 thousand shops in 77 countries, serving thousands and thousands of individuals on daily basis, has an enormous potential to make a distinction and contribute to sort out the rising tide of espresso cups and different disposable tableware waste”.
In addition to the engagement of keen native authorities represented by the Affiliation of Virtuous Municipalities, decreasing waste at supply is vital to make round fashions come true: “Till waste manufacturing received’t be prevented at supply by designing round services and products, the efforts and financial assets invested by native and nationwide governments will simply alleviate a symptom of the downside, with out affecting the causes. Waste administration prices drains a major a part of the municipalities’ budgets (supported by tax payers), that we might as a substitute allocate to different social and environmental initiatives wanted by our communities”, says the letter.
The NGOs ackowledge Starbucks’ sustainability effort such because the promotion of its reusable espresso cup, the 5p levy utilized in some espresso outlets in London to disincentivise single-use cups, and the large monetary funding within the NextGen Cup Problem mission to develop disposable cups that may be recycled or composted. Nevertheless, they remind that “a enterprise coverage that primarily promotes reycling reasonably than reuse fails to scale back the consumption of uncooked materialss, the environmental impacts when it comes to waste and emissions, and the monetary burden of waste administration for native governments”.
The letter additionally recollects the instance of the British chain Boston Tea Party, which has been phasing out disposable cups and glasses in its outlets since June 2018, thus affirming the feasibility of a shift to reusable cups and glasses.
The NGOs conclude by asking the mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala to “take up the decision together with his Council, within the curiosity of his residents and the cleanliness of town”.
Right here’s the complete letter in Italian and English
Press Contact:
Silvia Ricci
[email protected]
Cell. +39 347.9075399
Of their letter to Howard Schultz the NGOs ask the outgoing Government Director to go “a inexperienced revolution of Starbucks” on to his successor Myron Ullman, and to kick this off proper in Milan – town that has impressed the creation of the favored espresso store chain, as the identical Schultz says.
The NGOs spotlight how phasing out disposable cups and glasses would signify a step in direction of decreasing impactful single-use objects and curbing the plastic air pollution disaster, in step with what environmental organisations, native and nationwide governments, the European Fee and many voters are asking for.
Yearly about 600 billion paper and plastic cups are distributed globally, and UNEP extimates by 2003 we are going to want 40% extra wooden and cellulose fibers to help the demand for assets from the world’s inhabitants.
The NGOs are addressing Starbucks to leverage the potential of a robust multinational group to affect market developments: “An organization counting 28 thousand shops in 77 countries, serving thousands and thousands of individuals on daily basis, has an enormous potential to make a distinction and contribute to sort out the rising tide of espresso cups and different disposable tableware waste”.
In addition to the engagement of keen native authorities represented by the Affiliation of Virtuous Municipalities, decreasing waste at supply is vital to make round fashions come true: “Till waste manufacturing received’t be prevented at supply by designing round services and products, the efforts and financial assets invested by native and nationwide governments will simply alleviate a symptom of the downside, with out affecting the causes. Waste administration prices drains a major a part of the municipalities’ budgets (supported by tax payers), that we might as a substitute allocate to different social and environmental initiatives wanted by our communities”, says the letter.
The NGOs ackowledge Starbucks’ sustainability effort such because the promotion of its reusable espresso cup, the 5p levy utilized in some espresso outlets in London to disincentivise single-use cups, and the large monetary funding within the NextGen Cup Problem mission to develop disposable cups that may be recycled or composted. Nevertheless, they remind that “a enterprise coverage that primarily promotes reycling reasonably than reuse fails to scale back the consumption of uncooked materialss, the environmental impacts when it comes to waste and emissions, and the monetary burden of waste administration for native governments”.
The letter additionally recollects the instance of the British chain Boston Tea Party, which has been phasing out disposable cups and glasses in its outlets since June 2018, thus affirming the feasibility of a shift to reusable cups and glasses.
The NGOs conclude by asking the mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala to “take up the decision together with his Council, within the curiosity of his residents and the cleanliness of town”.
Right here’s the complete letter in Italian and English
Press Contact:
Silvia Ricci
[email protected]
Cell. +39 347.9075399
“We name on Starbucks to say no to disposable cups and glasses within the new store as a result of open in Milan in September, and make it a sustainability finest observe in Europe and the entire world, whereas on the similar time serving to cut back waste administration prices for municipalities“