Dedicated On-Demand Cup Cleaning Station to Enable Reusable Use

杯子浪费是英国政府处理可避免浪费的优先事项。2.5在英国，每年有10亿个一次性杯子被丢弃，其中99%被送往垃圾填埋场。管理这些废物的90%的成本由政府和纳税人承担。近年来，人们一直在共同努力，将消费者的行为转变为重复使用，比如征收25便士的拿铁税，可重复使用的杯子折扣高达50便士。尽管这种可重复使用的杯子只占咖啡销售额的5%。苏格兰政府认识到，为了改变文化，必须提高可重复使用杯子的便利性。过去两年的独立研究和WashR研究一致发现，可重复使用杯子的主要障碍是在使用之间清洁杯子。由于缺乏方便的地方在旅途中清洗杯子，阻碍了重复使用行为的改变。此外，COVID-19导致对卫生的担忧加剧，导致包括星巴克和Costa在内的组织恢复一次性使用，可能会破坏再利用的任何进展。正在为该项目开发的拟议解决方案是WashR。WashR将通过开发一种按需卫生的杯子清洁解决方案，消除习惯性使用可重复使用杯子的障碍，使用户能够在旅途中开发一种循环饮用方法。

Cup waste a priority item for the UK Government in tackling avoidable waste. 2.5 billion single-use cups are disposed of each year in the UK with 99% sent to landfill. 90% of the cost in managing this waste is burdened on the government and taxpayers. In recent years there has been a concerted effort to shift consumer behaviours towards reuse, with initiatives such as a 25p latte levy and reusable cup discounts of up to 50p. Despite this reusable cup use only accounts for 5% of coffee sales. The Scottish Government recognise that the convenience of reusable cups must be improved in order for a cultural change to occur. Independent and WashR research over the last two years consistently found the main barrier to reusable cup use is cleaning the cup between uses. A lack of convenient places for cup cleaning on the go is preventing a change in behaviour towards reuse. In addition, heightened concerns over hygiene due to COVID-19 has resulted in organisations including Starbucks and Costa, reverting to single-use, potentially undoing any progress towards reuse. The proposed solution being developed for this project is WashR. WashR will remove the barriers to habitual use of reusable cups by developing an on-demand, hygienic cup cleaning solution, enabling users to develop a circular approach to drinking on the go.