by Responsible Cafes | Nov 14, 2025 | In the Loop, Partner Post
At Responsible Cafes, we’re all about finding great alternatives to single-use plastics. Today, we’re focusing on one of the most wasteful packaging items sold in coffee shops worldwide: the coffee bean bag. Why? Because in Australia, 55,000 cafés and restaurants use...
by Responsible Cafes | Sep 4, 2025 | In the Loop, Partner Post
siptember: an annual campaign normalising reuse by social enterprise streat Every year, Australians use an eye-watering 1.8 billion disposable coffee cups. While some are labelled “compostable,” only a tiny amount are actually recycled, repurposed or downcycled. The...
by Amy Humphrey | Jan 29, 2025 | In the Loop, Partner Post
Shhh! Don’t tell, but there are a few secrets successful cafes are keeping under wraps about reusable cups. In Australia where sustainability is becoming a bigger priority than ever, these secrets could be the key to attracting new customers and boosting your...
by Maria and Freddi | Nov 9, 2024 | In the Loop, Partner Post
Australia has long been a champion of environmental initiatives, but one area where we have ongoing struggles is recycling and more specifically, the recycling of tetra paks – those much loved, super useful, multi-layered cartons used for beverages like milk and juice...
by Maria and Freddi | Nov 5, 2024 | In the Loop, Partner Post
Most people and cafes buy dairy milk in plastic bottles, and some alternative milks and many juices use them too – but are plastic milk bottles recyclable? Plastic milk bottles are made from a rigid form of a plastic called HDPE, High Density Polyethelene. It is...
by Maria and Freddi | Nov 3, 2024 | In the Loop, Partner Post
The National Sword Policy The National Sword policy, introduced by China in 2018, marked a turning point for global recycling efforts. For decades, China had been the world’s largest importer of recyclable materials, processing a significant share of waste...
