{"id":26620,"date":"2023-03-03T11:19:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T11:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hospitalityuor.co.uk\/sustainability\/disposable-cup-tax\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:26:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:26:43","slug":"disposable-cup-tax","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hospitalityuor.co.uk\/sustainability\/disposable-cup-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Disposable Cup Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since our cup tax increased to 50p in September 2022, the percentage of hot drinks served in reusable cups has increased from 20% to 60%. This reduced the number of single use cups used on campus during the 2022\/23 academic year by approx. 126,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Aug 2023 &#8211; Jul 2024 Hot Beverages Sold<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Product<\/td><td>NET SALES<\/td><td>Qty Sold<\/td><td>Qty Sold %<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Hot Beverages Sold<\/td><td>\u00a3484,951<\/td><td>203,611<\/td><td>57%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Charge For Use Of Disposable Cup<\/td><td>\u00a342,705<\/td><td>88,348<\/td><td>43%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a positive step in the right direction and demonstrates what can be achieved when the University community works together to change the way we think about the impact our activities have on the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The profit from this tax will be ring-fenced for future sustainability initiatives within Catering Services. This has funded water dispensers and cup wash stations in addition to providing students with a free reusable cup during welcome week. \u00a0The latest water dispenser to be installed was in the Palmer Building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-3f78e0e8 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalityuor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/MicrosoftTeams-image-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-28545\" width=\"185\" height=\"247\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-spacer ab-block-spacer ab-divider-solid ab-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:13px\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember when you purchase one of our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/UniofReading\/\" target=\"_blank\">@UniofReading<\/a>&nbsp;reusable cups, the first drink is free. 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