AustraliaThe Guardian‘I use disposable cups’: Chris Minns backflips on takeaway coffee cups after media and business backlash
The NSW government has scrapped its plan to force cafes to offer mugs instead of takeaway cups, reversing course just a week after the law passed parliament.
Legislation requiring mugs to be offered when people drink at cafes to be scrapped, with environment minister stating ‘we need to clear this up’
The Minns government reversed its law requiring cafes to offer mugs or glasses to dine-in customers, just one week after it passed parliament.
The backflip also scraps a potential fine of up to $110,000 for businesses that did not join a reusable cup scheme, following pressure from small businesses and News Corp.
Cafes still must accept customers' own reusable cups and use recyclable single-use cups by 2028, but the mug mandate will be repealed after the March 2027 election.
Cafes still must accept customers' own clean reusable cups, and single-use takeaway cups must be recyclable by 2028, so those rules remain in place.
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