Reusable cup system "Chemnitz Cup" to grow
Renewed appeal to companies and restaurateurs
The local reusable cup system "Chemnitz Cup" is to be extended beyond the city centre to the entire city area and the Chemnitz cultural region in future. With the first edition of the Chemnitz Cup in summer 2022, more than 40 Chemnitz companies, caterers and craft businesses have already been equipped with the standardised system for reusable cups.
The blue reusable cups for Chemnitz bear the name "Chemnitz Cup" and have a capacity of 0.3 litres. The first edition was printed with the "Chemnitz City" logo, while the other cups will bear the "Chemnitz European Capital of Culture 2025" logo. The cups will therefore also be part of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 communication campaign. The cup costs the consumer a one euro deposit. The cup and lid are made of recyclable plastic.
The standardised system for the reusable cups is open, and interested retailers can still join. The first 40 retailers to register with the City of Chemnitz will each be provided with 50 reusable cups with lids and stands free of charge. Please register at: sylvia.stoelzel(at)stadt-chemnitz.de.
Additional beverage cups will then be purchased from the Chemnitz provider Relocal. Relocal has other reusable products on offer that the participating businesses can purchase as required, independently of the City of Chemnitz, and distribute as part of the deposit system. In this way, a network for reusable products can be established in Chemnitz and the cultural region in the medium term.
Background:
Around 320,000 disposable cups for hot drinks are consumed in Germany every day - 140,000 of which are to-go cups. In addition, there are numerous disposable packages for take-away meals. Reusable packaging saves resources and cleaning costs of around 5.50 euros per inhabitant per year. From 1 January 2023, Sections 33 and 34 of the Packaging Act will come into force, obliging companies of a certain size to offer packaging that can be used multiple times in addition to disposable plastic packaging.
The introduction of the Chemnitz reusable cup was subsidised by tax funds as part of the Zero Waste project on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Saxon state parliament.
The former Mayor for Law, Safety and Environmental Protection, Miko Runkel, the site coordinators of the ChemnitzCity.de initiative, Sylvia Stölzel and Sven Hertwig, and the representative of Relocal, Jens Preißler, were involved in the development. Other partners are the Chemnitz Chamber of Crafts, the Chemnitz Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Chemnitz University of Technology, the Environmental Centre and the Environmental Agency.