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During the May 4th orienteering games and festive concert, everyone will be offered to use a reusable glass or cup at the beverage outlets, informs municipal public relations specialist Evita EnĢele.
A deposit glass or mug can be purchased for one euro and can be refilled with drinks during the event without paying an additional deposit.
By returning the used glass or mug to the dealer, you will be able to get the deposit back.
Visitors will also have the option to keep this glass or mug for themselves and use it at other events or in everyday life to further promote an eco-friendly lifestyle.
Like many cities in the world and Europe, Liepāja has also committed to reducing the consumption of single-use packaging through various initiatives, including in the city’s public events, moving towards a model of a sustainable society where plastic and other materials never become waste.
Disposable drinking glasses and cups of hot drinks during various public events and city festivals make up a significant part of household waste.
Regardless of the material of disposable cups, their production process has a significant impact on the environment.
After use, glasses are practically impossible to recycle or compost, and end up in a landfill.
On the other hand, once in nature, disposable packaging decomposes slowly and incompletely – over several hundreds of years.
The glass rental system is based on the principles of sustainable resource circulation, because, in contrast to the usual disposable glasses, a more environmentally friendly alternative is offered.
Reusable drink glasses are usually issued in exchange for a security deposit.
After use, the security deposit is returned, but the glass is washed in a special washing machine and returned to the system to be refilled with drinks.
On the other hand, the damaged glasses are sent for recycling.
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