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Retail Asia10/05/2021

Sam Stone and Christie Kamphuis have been close friends for a long time, and one of the pillars of their friendship has always been going to events together. “We always hated the overflowing bins, and walking over cigarette butts, chewing gum, and cups all over the ground,” Sam bemoans. “When we heard of a few […]

Retail Asia25/05/2020

South Korea is set to introduce disposable cup deposits at coffee shops and fast-food outlets, starting 2022, in its latest efforts to cut carbon emissions. Under a set of bills approved in Parliament this week, businesses will factor the deposits into prices and refund the amount when customers return used disposable cups. It usually takes […]

Retail Asia16/03/2020

The use of disposable cups and other products is on the rise as consumers are prioritizing safety from the coronavirus. Disposable protective masks, plastic gloves, and plastic cups are being consumed en masse across South Korea and elsewhere in Asia. In the meantime, a new ‘filaroid’ service that recycles disposable products into photographs is becoming […]

Retail Asia16/09/2019

Multiple Animal rights activists have flooded Taylor Swift’s social media channels asking her to refuse the offer that she just accepted from the Melbourne Horse Racing Cup 2019. According to a Guardian report, animal activist coalitions are starting campaigns all over websites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter imploring the famous American singer to “not […]

Retail Asia12/07/2019

New Zealand-based online retailer Twiice has recently launched single-use coffee cups that are both biodegradable and edible. Twiice director Jamie Cashmore said it took four years to create the product and the company only felt ready to launch it to the public recently. They are now offering pre-orders on their website and have stocked one […]

Retail Asia08/06/2016

Visitors at the “Taste of Amsterdam” annual culinary promotion event in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, sampled Indonesian coffee, noted a press release from the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague, the Netherlands, received by ANTARA News here, Tuesday. At the annual event, some 5,314 people were able to sample coffee in a booth themed “Indonesia Coffee House.” […]

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Cleaning the oceans one cup at a time

South Korea introducing disposable cup deposits

Disposable cups transformed into photographic paper

Animal rights activists condemn Taylor Swift for accepting Melbourne Cup offer

Twiice launches edible coffee cups

Thousands of visitors sample Indonesian coffee in Amsterdam