Stories Behind The Grind

#40 Keeping The Planet Clean With Green Caffeen

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With over 2.7 million coffee cups going to landfill every day in Australia. Something had to be done. Enter Damien and Martin, founders of Green Caffeen who have designed reusable swap-and-go coffee cups which are being used in over 150 cafés across NSW and QLD. So far they have saved over 10k cups from going to landfill!! We discuss: How Damien and Martin got to know each other and how they came up with the idea for Green Caffeen The challenges they faced since launching Green Caffeen The misconception of the recyclability of coffee cups Alternatives to the takeaway coffee cup. Common excuses people have why they don’t use reusable cups How the Green Caffeen system works Benefits for participating cafes   What unintended consequences Damien and Martin experienced after launching Green Caffeen   Links: Green Caffeen on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/greencaffeen/ Green Caffeen on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/greencaffeen/ Green Caffeen on Twitter - https://twitter.com/greencaffeen Gre