Electric Picnic goes green with reusable cups
The upcoming Electric Picnic music festival is introducing a new ecologically-sound cup system at its bars, it was announced today.
The system replaces the pint-sized plastic or paper cups that have for years led to widespread litter at Irish festivals with new polypropylene hard plastic “Eco Cups”, which can be used more than 100 times before being fully recycled.
Compared to alternative cups which are produced then disposed or recycled after one use, Eco Cups offer the minimum impact on the environment, the organisers claim.
Customers purchasing a half-litre sized drink at any of the bars will pay a €3 deposit for the Eco-Cup on top of the drink cost for only their first drink. When buying further drinks, customers will exchange their old cup for a new one at no extra cost
At the end of the night, revellers have a choice of either a full refund or taking the cup home with them. A limited number of special commemorative Electric Picnic cups are likely to be kept as souvenirs of the event.
