Troublesome item Options to reduce waste Reuse Recycle: Packaged alternatives

Plastic takeaway Encourage customers by offering a discount for Introduce a reusable swap program such Recyclable cardboard containers BYO reusable containers as Retub or Returnr, or set up your own! Available from Detpak, The Packaging Place, Alpha Packaging and Kent Discourage customers by charging extra for single use containers Recyclable foil containers for wet Available from Confoil and Alpha

Recyclable with metal for wet foods Available from Cospak straws Supply reusable metal straws for dine in Reusable stainless steel straws Recyclable paper straws customers (for dine in) Available from Detpak, The Packaging Place, Alpha Food Packaging and Kent Paper Don’t supply straws for takeaway unless Available from The Clean Collective, Flora & Fauna specifically asked and Zero Store Home compostable wheat stem straws (for takeaway) Business value-add: Sell metal straws Available from Stroh, What a Wheat and Hay Straws Plastic Encourage customers by offering a discount for Reusable cloth or woven bags Recyclable paper bags those who bring their own bags Available from The Clean Collective, Flora & Fauna Recyclable paper satchel bags Discourage customers by refusing to supply and Zero Store plastic bags at all Available from Detpak, The Packaging Place, Alpha Food Packaging and Kent Paper Business value-add: Sell reusable cloth or woven bags Tableware Supply reusable metal cutlery, glass cups, ceramic Reusable metal cutlery, glass cups, ceramic plates Home compostable paper napkins plates and cloth napkins for dine in customers and cloth napkins for dine in customers Home compostable wood cutlery

Don’t supply takeaway options unless specifically We’re sure you already have these! Available from The Packaging Place, Alpha Food Packaging and Kent

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Coffee cups Encourage customers by offering a discount for Set up a mug library using second hand mugs There is NO good option for widely recyclable cups! BYO coffee cups donated from customers or collected from op shops! Detpak, Biopak and Simply Cup Discourage customers by charging extra for Join a cup sharing program: all offer closed loop /composting services for their own brand of takeaway cups HuskeeSwap, Retainr, Green Caffeen single-use coffee cups* Sell reusable cups: Business value-add: sell reusable cups and join Keep Cup, Huskee, Retainr, Rubber Cuppy *note: these rely on customers returning used single use cups to a specific collection point Responsible Cafés …or try a ceramic option!

Plastic water Supply takeaway drink options in aluminium cans Recyclable glass or glass bottles Consider having an in-bench water station for Available from Splitrock and Aquabotanical customers to use to refill their reusable bottles. Recyclable aluminium Don’t supply plastic water bottles at all Available from Calm & Stormy, Wallaby Water and EnjoyWater Available from Purezza, Zipwater and Vestal Water

If the suppliers we’ve suggested above don’t meet your needs, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of suppliers for you below.

SUPPLIER NAME OFFERINGS WEBSITE

TAKEAWAY CONTAINER SWAP PROGRAMS Reusable container with silicone , plastic base and swappable glass insert: swap and RETUB retub.com.au return program RETURNR Reusable stainless steel containers: deposit program returnr.org

REUSABLE PACKAGING SUPPLIERS (takeaway containers, straws, bags) BIOME Wide range of reusable options – not a wholesaler www.biome.com.au SHOP NATURALLY Wide range of reusable options – not a wholesaler www.shopnaturally.com.au FLORA & FAUNA Wide range of reusable options – not a wholesaler www.floraandfauna.com.au ZERO STORE Wide range of reusable options – not a wholesaler zerostore.com.au

RECYCLABLE PACKAGING SUPPLIERS (takeaway containers, straws, bags, tableware) Wide range of 100% takeaway (Enviro range) and 100% ALPHA FOOD PACKAGING containers* www.alphafoodpackaging.com.au *noting these come with optional PP lids Small range of 100% paperboard takeaway containers, wooden cutlery, paper straws and BIOPAK www.biopak.com.au recycled napkins Wide range of 100% aluminium foil containers* CONFOIL www.confoil.com.au/foil-containers *noting these come with optional PP coated paper lids COSPAK Wide range of 100% glass jars and metal lids www.cospak.com.au/jarsgfj.html Wide range of 100% paperboard takeaway containers (Endura/Go ranges), wood cutlery, www.detpak.com/products/cartons-and- DETPAK paper straws, paper bags and recycled napkins trays Wide range of 100% paperboard takeaway containers, 100% recycled paper punnets, paper GREENPACK www.greenpack.com.au straws, paper bags and recycled napkins HAY STRAWS Home compostable straws made from wheat stems haystraws.com.au/shop Wide range of 100% paperboard takeaway containers, wood cutlery, paper straws, paper www.kentpaper.com.au/food- KENT PAPER bags and recycled napkins containers/foil-containers STROH Home compostable straws made from wheat stems stroh.com.au Wide range of item-specific 100% paperboard options: snack cups, wrap cups and sleeves, www.packagingplace.com.au/food-and- THE PACKAGING PLACE snack cones, bagel/donut sleeves as well as takeaway containers, wood cutlery, paper catering straws, paper bags and recycled napkins WHAT A WHEAT Home compostable straws made from wheat stems www.whatawheat.com

CUP SHARING PROGRAMS GREEN CAFEEN Swap and return program – free for customer, fee if not returned www.greencaffeen.com.au HUSKEESWAP Swap and return program – customer purchases own cup www.huskee.co/swap RETAINR Swap and return program – deposit program or customer purchases own cup www.retainr.com.au SWAPCUP Swap and return program – customer purchases own cup www.swapcup.org THE CUP EXCHANGE (TCX) Subscription based www.tcx.org

REUSABLE CUP SUPPLIERS Reusable cups and water bottles made from recyclable plastic OR ceramic and glass, FRANK GREEN www.frankgreen.com.au payWave option HABIT Reusable cups made from up-cycled bamboo chopsticks www.habitcups.com Reusable cups made from coffee husk, available as dine in option, multiple sizes available, HUSKEE www.huskee.co/huskeecup saucer options Reusable cups and bottles made from glass and silicone, cobranding option, multiple sizes JOCO www.jococups.com available KEEP CUP Reusable cups made from plastic, glass, metal options, multiple sizes available www.au.keepcup.com/shop RCUP Reusable cups made from recycled coffee cups, multiple sizes available www.simplycups.com.au/rcup RETAINR Reusable cups made from corn husk and bamboo, cobranding option, multiple sizes available www.retainr.com.au UPPERCUP Reusable cups made from plastic, cobranding options, multiple sizes available www.uppercup.com

CLOSED-LOOP COMPOST/RECYCLING SERVICES Biopak’s service collects their cups, lids and other compostable packaging items, along with BIOPAK COMPOST SERVICE www.biopak.com.au/compost-service food scraps DETPAK ‘RECYCLEME’ SERVICE RecycleMe provides collection stations for their brand of cups ONLY www.detpak.com/recycleme www.closedloop.com.au/simply-cups- SIMPLY CUPS Closed Loop provides drop off points, collected cups are recycled into reusable cups australia

UNPACKAGED WATER SUPPLIER Under bench filtering/cooling system with benchtop taps: still or sparkling, option to add www.purezza.com.au/products/under- PUREZZA (WATERLOGIC) flavours – rental plan bench-systems Under bench filtering/cooling system with benchtop taps: still or sparkling, option to add www.vestalwater.com/vestal-water- VESTAL WATER flavours – purchase or rental plan solutions/cafes-restaurants Under bench filtering/cooling system with benchtop taps: still or sparkling – purchase or renta ZIPWATER www.zipwater.com/shop/hydrochill plan RECYCLABLE WATER SUPPLIERS AQUABOTANICAL Glass – still or sparkling www.aquabotanicalbeverages.com CALM & STORMY Aluminium can – still or sparkling, other flavoured options also available www.calmandstormy.com ENJOYWATER Aluminium can/bottle – still or sparkling www.enjoywater.com.au SPLITROCK – still or sparkling, other flavoured carbonated beverage options also available www.splitrock.com.au WALLABY WATER Aluminium can – still or sparkling www.wallabywater.com.au