Picture:s Eamonn Keogh
Santa Claus and the Mayor of Killarney have joined forces in the lead-up to Christmas to highlight the importance of supporting the innovative local coffee cup project during the festive season.
Shoppers who will be enjoying coffee on the go in the coming weeks have been urged to support the campaign to banish single-use cups and there is a great determination in the town that not even the mischievous Grinch will be allowed to steal the festive spirit and spoil the great work that has been done.
The coffee cup project has eliminated over one million single-use coffee cups – equating to 18.5 tonnes of waste – per year thanks to the huge effort being made by local coffee shops and hotels.
Mayor of Killarney Maura Healy-Rae and Killarney Tidy Towns Chairman Michael Gleeson in the Deck The Halls store in Killarney
In the absence of a long promised latte levy, the reusable cup takeaway system in operation has sparked a very noticeable reduction in litter throughout the town and the national park and Killarney is setting a great example for every other town, city and village to try to emulate.
Mayor of Killarney, Cllr Maura Healy-Rae, noted that the reusable system removed an estimated 23,000 single-use cups from the town every week and the results are very obvious on the streets and along the nature trails and public amenities.
This Christmas also there will be a novel scheme in operation encouraging people to declutter their home or office by donating a stash of reusable coffee cups for charity.
There will be a charity return station at the Christmas in Killarney Christmas Markets which will be in place in the Fair Hill car park on weekends in the lead up to the festive season.
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