Go Green With Free Coffee
Published on 24 May 2022
To celebrate the launch of a swap and go reusable coffee cup system in the Snowy Valleys anyone who signs up for the program will be shouted a free coffee at participating cafes on Wednesday 1 June 2022.
Snowy Valleys Council has partnered with Green Caffeen to launch a swap and go reusable coffee cup system that makes being eco-friendly a simple choice for coffee lovers.
Coffee drinkers simply signup via the Green Caffeen app, purchase their drinks at participating cafes and return their empty cup to the same cafe or any other participating cafe once the coffee is consumed. They then grab a fresh cup the next time they order.
As long as the cup is returned within 30 days, it’s completely free to use, just pay for the coffee. The scheme is also free for participating cafes.
Thirteen local cafes across the Snowy Valleys have already opted in, with numbers continuing to grow.
Cafes using the system have the reusable cups in stock and wash the cups between uses, so there are clean, green, reusable cups always ready for coffees to go.
The official program launch will take place at Simply Wholesome in Capper Street Tumut from 9am on Wednesday 1 June. Councillors and representatives from Green Caffeen will be there to help people with the app and to talk about the program.
Other Snowy Valleys participating cafes include:
- Adelong - Adelong Gold Rush Cafe
- Khancoban - Pickled Parrot Providore
- Tumbarumba - Dare to Bite, Nest Cafe
- Talbingo – Go Play Outside
- Tumut - Bodhi Eshin (Tumut Valley Caravan Park), Kats Whiskers Cafe, The Coach House Kitchen, Riverside Cafe, K&T's Cafe, Tumut River Brewing Co and the Coffee Pedaler
All will be serving free coffee to Green Caffeen app users during the launch day on 1 June.
Over a billion disposable coffee cups are sent to landfill every year in Australia with most ending up in landfill or the ocean. Green Caffeen is part of the solution to transitioning away from single-use coffee cups to help reduce greenhouse gases and stop plastic pollution.
Council’s partnership with Green Caffeen is part of a wider agreement with the Canberra Region Joint Organisation. Other Local Government Areas joining the program include Wingecarribee, Queanbeyan-Palerang and Eurobodalla.
Download the Green Caffeen app today from the app store or google plus.
To find out more about becoming a participating cafe and offering Green Caffeen swap and go cups to your takeaway customers, head to www.svc.nsw.gov.au/Green-Caffeen
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