Events venues in Belfast are to eliminate single-use plastic cups in a first for Ireland and the UK.

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Belfast venues to get rid of single-use plastic cups

The 12-month pilot is being driven by the Venue Sustainability Forum and supported by Visit Belfast.

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Single-use plastic cups: Venues to pilot year-long ban

The rollout of reusable cups across multiple entertainment venues is  the first of its kind across Ireland or the UK.

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Belfast venues to get rid of single-use plastic cups in innovative pilot

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It’s set to be the first multi-venue scheme of this kind in the UK and Ireland

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Belfast’s venues join together to stop single-use plastic cups at gigs 2025

The scheme aims to remove two million single-use plastic cups and 40 tons of plastic waste a year from Belfast nights out.

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Belfast venues to get rid of single-use plastic cups in city-wide scheme

The initiative will last 12 months and is being led by the Venue Sustainability Forum and is supported by Visit Belfast. Waterfront Hall, Ulster Hall, SSE Arena, Oh Yeah Centre, Black Box, Voodoo and The MAC have all committed to the scheme and as a result will introduce reusable cups over the coming months. “The switch from glass to plastic remains an important health and safety concern for gigs and entertainment venues, so this is a very posit…

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Belfast venues to ban single-use plastic cups

The rollout of reusable cups across multiple entertainment venues is the first of its kind across Ireland or the UK.  Events venues in Belfast are to eliminate single-use plastic cups in a first for Ireland and the UK. Major and grassroots venues including the Waterfront Hall, Ulster Hall, SSE Arena, Oh Yeah Centre, Black Box, Voodoo and The MAC will all introduce reusable cups in the coming months as part of a 12-month pilot. Other venues are l…

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Entertainment venues around Belfast have joined a new scheme to eradicate single use plastic amongst public guests, with the aim of removing around 2 million plastic cups and 40 tons of plastic waste from Belfast’s nightlife economy per year.   The scheme will see Waterfront Hall, Ulster Hall, SSE Arena, Oh Yeah Centre, Black Box, Voodoo, and The MAC introduce reusable cups. The scheme will run, initially, as a 12-month pilot project.

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