Anti-poverty charity Oxfam's Second-Hand September campaign is an annual event designed to reduce waste, take a stance against climate change and help people in need by encouraging shoppers to only buy pre-owned clothes for a month.
At Cafe2U, we like to do our bit for future generations by helping protect the environment wherever possible and, as a result, we're on course to become the UK's first carbon neutral coffee company. So what exactly makes us so environmentally-friendly? Here are the top three reasons!
We have a fleet of electric vans
100% electric and 100% emission-free, with lithium-ion batteries instead of diesel generators, our electric vans have very few moving parts and more effective brakes. This means fewer replacement parts need manufacturing which, in turn, reduces our greenhouse gas emissions even further.
When we switched from petrol to electric-powered vans, we significantly reduced our CO² emissions in an instant, and we're determined to find more opportunities to reduce our company's emissions even more over the coming years.
We're big on recycling
All our franchisees offer their customers the opportunity to recycle their paper cups to slow the rate at which new disposable cups are produced.
They also provide a coffee grounds recycling service, which helps counteract the 1.8 million tonnes of carbon emissions which are generated by the 500,000 tonnes of coffee waste that is disposed of in the UK annually. The initiative sees waste coffee grounds being recycled into biofuel pellets to power biomass boilers, significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping keep the air cleaner.
All our food products come in 100% recyclable packaging too!
We're a digital franchise
One thing you won't find much of around Cafe2U HQ and our franchisees' vans is paper. Operations at our head office are completely digitised and we no longer offer traditional loyalty cards or physical pamphlets - we have our own app which allows our customers to receive news, offers and updates digitally instead. By using less paper, we're keeping more trees in the ground where they can help remove harmful pollutants from the atmosphere.
Help reduce waste with Cafe2U
While it's great to see more and more people becoming aware of the issue of waste reduction and trying to do something about it, a huge amount of work still needs to be done if the UK is going to eradicate the problem permanently.
If you're interested in investing in a clean, 100% emission-free franchise like Cafe2U, click here to find out more.
