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Major Backflip on Reusable Cup Laws After Small Businesses Lash Out

Cafes can still use recyclable disposable cups for dine-in service as the government drops a planned reusable cup mandate after business objections.

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An Australian state government has revised its single-use waste laws announced earlier this month.

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NSW government backflips on brand-new coffee cup law

Cafes will be allowed to serve dine-in coffee drinkers in disposable cups in changes to new plastics laws.

·North Sydney, Australia
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On October 28, the New South Wales government announced the withdrawal of its plan to mandate that coffee shops provide customers with ceramic or glass cups, and that participation in the reusable coffee cup program would be entirely up to the businesses themselves.

·New York, United States
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nswnationals.org.au broke the news on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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