Sustainability - Doing more with less 

Our latest project - the Keep Cup Campaign 
A Keep Cup campaign is underway whereby everyone bringing a reusable cup can enter a free draw to win €200 worth of Monaghan Town vouchers. A number of convenience stores and restaurants have agreed to assist in this campaign. 5 outlets are taking part.
We have also made a branded keep cup available at  a reduced price for customers. 

Monaghan Tidy Towns Launches New Keep Cup Campaign

​Monaghan Tidy Towns Committee has launched a new “Keep Cup” campaign in the town with the aim of encouraging more people to use a reusable cup for take away coffees rather than wasteful disposable options. Approximately 22,000 disposable coffee and tea cups are used every hour in Ireland producing a huge amount of waste, a considerable amount of which ends up as litter.
The campaign has been launched in five outlets across the town, Neighbourhood, Sam’s Bridge/Maxol, Dinkin’s Restaurant, the Screaming Bean and Mc Connon’s Londis. Every person using a keep cup is welcome to enter their name for a free draw for €200 in Monaghan Town vouchers. Monaghan Tidy Towns branded keep cups are also available at the discounted price of €5.
This campaign is about incentivising people to use a keep cup instead of a disposable cup. Every time a customer brings a keep cup for a refill they can enter the draw by entering just their name and contact number. The draw will take place in three weeks.
The recent IBAL (Irish Business Against Litter) report pointed to increasing levels of litter from arising from discarded coffee cups and has backed recent calls for a possible levy on drinks containers. It said that we must discourage the use of paper cups – even compostable or recyclable ones – as too many of them are ending up on the ground. The IBAL report said that their survey shows that the Government’s planned move towards a levy makes a lot of sense.
Monaghan Tidy Towns is delighted to have the support of the businesses involved in the campaign and the support of Monaghan County Council in this endeavour.