{"id":42075,"date":"2020-03-10T12:50:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T12:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=42075"},"modified":"2020-03-10T12:50:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T12:50:49","slug":"starbucks-bans-reusable-cups-to-limit-spread-of-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/10\/starbucks-bans-reusable-cups-to-limit-spread-of-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks bans reusable cups to limit spread of Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Coffee chain sticks with single-use containers but it&#8217;s business as usual for independents<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"466\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-FI.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-FI.jpg 618w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-FI-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-FI-500x377.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-FI-293x221.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-FI.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-FI.jpg 618w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-FI-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-FI-500x377.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-FI-293x221.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>CARDIFF&#8217;S independent coffee shops are not following the lead of Starbucks, which has temporarily banned reusable cups to protect against Coronavirus. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for Starbucks said:\n\u201cOut of an abundance of caution, we are pausing the use of personal cups or\ntumblers in our stores across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHowever, we will continue to\nhonour our 25p discount for anyone who brings in a personal cup.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>According to Public Health Wales,\nthere is no formal advice to avoid reusable cups, however the measures are\nunderstood to have been taken to minimise contact between servers and members\nof the public. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Starbucks-sign-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A sign in Starbucks to inform customers of the change<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Beth Jones, 47, from Tongwynlais\nsaid: \u201cI don\u2019t really know what difference it\u2019s going to make to be honest. I think\npeople are panicking and they [Starbucks] just want to be seen to be doing\nsomething.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey haven\u2019t necessarily thought\nabout the environmental impact, so I think it\u2019s bit silly &#8211; it seems to be more\nof a publicity stunt than anything else.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, independent coffee\nshops in Cardiff are continuing to accept reusable cups as normal. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Scott Lewis, 27, works at Uncommon Ground Roastery\nin Cardiff city centre\u2019s Royal Arcade.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve increased our hygiene\nmeasures with signs encouraging customers to wash their hands, but in terms of stopping\nreusable cups, we haven\u2019t gone to that extreme yet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe would possibly consider it if\nthings escalated, but it\u2019s not a massive issue at the moment \u2013 we pre-wash everything\nanyway, so if someone does bring a cup in, we\u2019ll swill it out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Staff at The Plan caf\u00e9 in the\nMorgan Arcade and Hanoi 1991 in Royal Arcade also said they are not making any\nchanges yet. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200310_122339335_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/20200310_122339335_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/20200310_122339335_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/20200310_122339335_iOS-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/20200310_122339335_iOS-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Reusable cups are an increasingly popular eco-friendly alternative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Trevor Hyam, who works at The\nPlan, said: \u201cI can understand why some of the bigger companies might be\nconcerned about stopping the spread of the virus. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re hearing all sorts of information from different people about how much we should be worrying, but unless things escalate further, we\u2019re still taking reusable cups.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe always flash rinse them with\nwater from our boiler and we\u2019re careful with handwashing.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Costa Coffee and Pret-\u00e0-Manger are also continuing to accept reusable cups, while Great Western Railway reportedly scrapped a policy banning reusable cups on trains after days.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Leader of the Welsh Green Party,\nAnthony Slaughter, said: \u201cWhile people are understandably concerned about the\nuncertainty around the Coronavirus and seeking to minimise risk, I would urge\ncaution to businesses and individuals taking any action that has not been advised\nby health officials.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cRecent years have seen growing\nawareness about the huge environmental impact of single use cups and other\ndisposable items with increasing numbers now using their own reusable cups.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis decision has the potential\nto set back that growing awareness, resulting in customers returning to bad\nhabits with damaging environmental impacts.\u201d&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coffee chain sticks with single-use containers but it&#8217;s business as usual for independents CARDIFF&#8217;S independent coffee shops are not following the lead of Starbucks, which has temporarily banned reusable cups to protect against Coronavirus. &nbsp; A spokesperson for Starbucks said: \u201cOut of an abundance of caution, we are pausing the use of personal cups or tumblers in our stores across the UK. \u201cHowever, we will 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