Testing a scalable Deposit Return Scheme to remove single-use plastic cups from clubs and venues in the UK

夜生活经济每年为英国经济贡献6%的GDP，但在减少该行业对环境的影响和改善其不必要的废物需求方面做得很少。在英国，平均每年有8500万人参加现场活动，这导致超过1亿个一次性塑料杯被浪费。ECODISCO为场馆和俱乐部创建了一个循环计划，以支持在夜生活经济中减少塑料废物。在IUK的支持下，ECODISCO将设计和测试三种不同的商业模式：可重复使用杯子的押金保留计划（DRS）、收费计划和网络共享计划；我们会把研究结果纳入循环计划的最终设计。ECODISCO免去了场馆向可重复使用的杯子过渡的所有努力，这往往迫使他们使用一次性塑料杯。ECODISCO将提供、收集、清洁和返回可重复使用的杯子，以满足场地的容量。这克服了在场馆内储存、清洁和干燥可重复使用杯子的痛点。这个项目结合了现实世界的试点项目，最初在伦敦市中心有5个场馆。随着夜生活经济从COVID-19中复苏，ECODISCO将通过无痛和低成本的解决方案来减少塑料废物，成为重建该行业的支持者。现在采取行动可以防止“回归商业”的态度，这种态度会延长不可持续的浪费行为。根据每个场馆每晚使用1500个可重复使用的杯子，我们估计ECODISCO的循环计划将：每年每个伦敦场馆避免高达3.12吨的塑料垃圾。每年每个伦敦场馆可节省约1.5吨碳排放。每年为场地节省高达10万英镑的SUP费用。

The night-life economy contributes 6% to the GDP of the UK economy annually, yet very little has been done to reduce the industry's environmental impacts and improve its unnecessary appetite for waste. On average, 85m people attend live events in the UK annually and this results in over 100 million single-use plastic cups being wasted.ECODISCO has created a Circularity Scheme for venues and clubs to support the reduction of plastic waste in the night-life economy. With the support of IUK, ECODISCO will design and test three different business models: a deposit retention scheme (DRS), levy scheme and network sharing scheme for reusable cups; we will incorporate findings into the final design of the Circularity Scheme.ECODISCO removes all of the effort for venues to transition to reusable cups, which frequently drive them to use single-use plastic cups. ECODISCO will supply, collect, clean and return reusable cups weighted to the capacity of the venue. This overcomes the pain points of storing, cleaning and drying reusable cups in-venue. This project incorporates real-world pilots with an initial 5 Central London venues.As the night-life economy recovers from COVID-19, ECODISCO will be a proponent of building back the industry with a pain-free and low-cost solution to reducing plastic waste. Acting now prevents a 'back to business' attitude that prolongs unsustainable, wasteful behaviours. Based on each venue using 1500 reusable cups per 500 cap venue, per night, we estimate ECODISCO's Circularity Scheme will:1. Avoid up to 3.12 tonnes of plastic waste per London venue annually.2. Save ~1.5 tonnes of carbon per London venue annually.3. Save a venue up to £100,000 in SUP per year.