{"id":64757,"date":"2025-04-04T09:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T09:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=64757"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:36:27","slug":"calls-for-resuable-cups-at-tramlines-fringe-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/calls-for-resuable-cups-at-tramlines-fringe-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls for resusable cups at Tramlines Fringe Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A petition<\/a> has been set up to ban single-use plastic cups at this year’s Tramlines Fringe Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greg Hewitt, founder of local environmental volunteer group Sheffield Action on Plastic,<\/a> said: \u201cWhen I started going to Tramline Fringe [fest] and visiting the venues that take part, I noticed that they all were using single-use plastic cups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf there’s 30 venues or something, and they’re all using a couple of thousand cups each, you really start adding it all up and you think, wow, the impact of this event through the Fringe Fest has a huge, huge impact on the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillor Kurtis Crossland, Chair of communities, parks and leisure committee, said: \u201cRecycling cups is definitely something we have to look into and make sure we’re doing the right thing, as things evolve over time without us even thinking about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the petition makes us stop and think as decision makers, it’s a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheffield Action on Plastic offers pint, half-pint and coffee cups, as well as wine goblets, all for hire and donated by various businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loadhog<\/a>, a Sheffield sustainability packaging company, have donated about 300 cups to the cause, alongside corporations like ReUz and Swag Box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rental costs 10p per cup, or 25p if people want to fund the organisation further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n