Can This City Banish Single-Use Coffee Cups?

Thanks to “reverse vending machines” and environmentally conscious youth, an effort to reduce plastic waste in Aarhus has taken off.

By Aishwarya Jagani
August 10, 2026
Can This City Banish Single-Use Coffee Cups?
Courtesy of TOMRA / Municipality of Aarhus 
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Aishwarya Jagani

Aishwarya Jagani is a freelance journalist based in Denmark. 

 
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