Panellist: Kim Borg (Research Fellow at BehaviourWorks Australia), Fabia Pryor (KeepCup), and Amanda Cunningham (Victoria University of Wellington)

There is no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives; in some ways that were needed, and others that were the result of a knee-jerk reaction to the fast-moving global crisis. The banning of reusable food and beverage containers by many cafes and food outlets across the world falls under the latter.

Disposable cups, takeaway containers and other single-use plastic items are unnecessarily adding to the mountain of medical and personal protection waste piling up from the pandemic.

As lockdown restrictions begin to lift, and more people are able to visit cafes and restaurants, it’s now more important than ever to focus our efforts to dispel any of the myths that have arisen concerning environmentally friendly reusables.

As part of Plastic Free July, ACTS is hosting this webinar to provide guidance on how you can help reboot reuse, on our campuses and in our everyday lives, at this critical time.

Hear firsthand from our panellist Kim Borg, Research Fellow at BehaviourWorks Australia, about the success of the reuse movement prior to the pandemic, with a focus on the key relationships between media, social norms and single-use plastic avoidance behaviours.

You’ll also hear from Fabia Pryor who heads up global partnerships, responsible business and advocacy at KeepCup. Known worldwide for its reusable cups, KeepCup is a global campaign for reuse and has already helped divert millions of single-use cups from landfill. Fabia will dispel many of the myths concerning reusable cups, and provide a scientifically endorsed safe method for using reusable cups.

Amanda Cunningham will wrap up the presentations with a case study of reuse in action from Victoria University of Wellington, where you’ll learn about their ‘AURAKI – Returnable Cup Scheme’.