Sir, – Eileen Bannon says we have a long way to go to solve this problem of “single-use coffee cups” (Letters, October 18th). Perhaps Killarney can show the way. The “tourist capital” has become the first town in Ireland to remove all takeaway coffee and tea cups and such is the success of their ground-breaking project that it has won a national award. The first project of its kind in the country scooped the Best Environmental and Ecological category prize at the Local Authority Members’ Association (LAMA) All-Ireland Community and Council Awards in February of this year.
The Killarney Coffee Cup Project, an agreement between Killarney coffee shops, cafes and hotels, is aimed at eliminating over one million single-use containers from local waste disposal systems.
If there is a will, there is a way. – Is mise,
TOM McELLIGOTT,
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