‘I use disposable cups’: Chris Minns backflips on takeaway coffee cups after media and business backlash
Summary
New South Wales will abandon rules requiring cafes to offer mugs or glasses to dine-in customers and take part in a reusable-cup scheme. The government reversed course after criticism from businesses and media, but other rules on reusable cups and recyclable takeaway cups will remain.Key Facts
- The rules would have required cafes to offer mugs or glasses to dine-in customers from 2028.
- Businesses that did not join a reusable-cup scheme could have faced fines of up to $110,000.
- Environment Minister Penny Sharpe said the government would repeal the mug-and-glass rules and the potential fine.
- Customers will still be able to bring their own clean reusable cups, and businesses must accept them.
- A requirement for single-use takeaway cups to be recyclable by 2028 will remain.
- The government has asked the NSW Environment Protection Authority to clarify that it will not proceed with the rules being dropped.
- The legislation will not be repealed until after the March 2027 election.
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