Feel likea good cup of coffee or tea while studying or working? From this spring onwards you can get one in a Billie Cup at the University of Twente! Caterer Appèl introduce these reusable cups at all coffee corners from Monday 21 March. The Billie Cups replace the current disposable cups. When you order a drink, you get your order in a reusable Billie Cup for a deposit of 1 euro. When you get a new cup of coffee or tea later, you simply exchange your cup for a clean one, free of charge. This way we save a lot of waste - and you have a nice, solid cup as well.
How it works
Billie Cup is a system with reusable, exchangeable cups. When you order for the first time, you pay a deposit of 1 euro and you get your drink in a Billie Cup instead of a disposable cup. Do you get a new drink later? Then you can exchange your Billie Cup for a clean one free of charge. In the meantime you can use your cup for other drinks as well, for instance at the coffee machines at the UT. That way you save even more waste. Optionally, a lid is available for 1 euro extra. These are also exchangeable.
The Billie Cup is already in use at more locations in the Netherlands and Belgium, including several other universities. A cup bought at the UT can be exchanged for a new one there - and vice versa of course. On billiecup.be you can find more information and an overview of all locations.
Farewell to disposables
The introduction of the Billie Cup fits in with the UT's ambition to reduce the amount of waste we produce on campus. By 2030, the UT aims to have a 'waste-free campus'. Reducing the amount of disposable cups is particularly important, because they are difficult or impossible to recycle and therefore almost always end up in the incinerator. Obviously, that is not sustainable. A Billie Cup, on the other hand, lasts for years and is easily recyclable at the end of its life. With the new system, we save over 90,000 cups every year at the UT.
More information
Would you like to know more about Billie Cup? Then take a look at billiecup.be.
