23,000 single-use cups prevented in one year
Kommunala Škofja Loka launched a reusable cup rental and washing service available to event organisers across the municipality. In 2024, 25 event organisers: public and private: used the service, preventing approximately 23,000 single-use cups from going to waste. The system rents cups, collects them after the event, washes them, and makes them available for the next booking.
When & where
- Year-round service for event organisers in Škofja Loka municipality
- Book cup rental and collection through Kommunala Škofja Loka; washing and return handled after each event
How to participate
- Event organisers: book reusable cups through Kommunala Škofja Loka
- Attendees: ask your local event organisers to use the rental service instead of disposable cups
Why it matters
Switching one event from disposable to reusable cuts hundreds of plastic cups at a stroke. At 25 events in a small municipality, the impact adds up fast: and the model is directly replicable by any town with a municipal waste operator.
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- Operator: Kommunala Škofja Loka
- Report chapter: ZWE State of Zero Waste Municipalities, 5th edition