When customers switched to reusable cups, one Sydney café saved about A$140 a week on packaging. The café is Morning Glory in Coogee, and the figure comes from the owner’s till records during a three-week trial.
- Authors / organisation
- New South Wales Environment Protection Authority
- Year
- 2024
- Study type
- Institutional report
- Evidence strength
- Evidence: Low
- Sample / scope
- One café, three-week trial
- Key finding
- When customers switched to reusable cups, Morning Glory Café saved about A$140 a week on packaging during a three-week trial.
- Headline number
- A$140 a week saved on packaging
- Caveats / how it is misquoted
- Owner-reported from till records, over a short trial at one café. The figure is before the café's discount for customers who bring a cup.
- Open access
- Yes
- Verified on
- 24 September 2026
Morning Glory Café in Coogee, Sydney, took part in the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority’s reusable café project. Over a three-week trial, customers were encouraged to bring or borrow reusable cups instead of taking a disposable one.
When customers switched to reusable cups, the café saved about A$140 a week on packaging during the trial, according to the owner. That figure is before the discount the café gives customers who bring their own cup.
The saving comes from buying fewer single-use cups and lids: nothing new had to be bought to get it.
