Events venues in Belfast are to eliminate single-use plastic cups in a first for Ireland and the UK.
Major and grassroots venues including the Waterfront Hall, Ulster Hall, SSE Arena, Oh Yeah Centre, Black Box, Voodoo and The MAC will all introduce reusable cups in the coming months as part of a 12-month pilot.
Other venues are lined up to join the next phase of the multi-venue reusable cup rollout.
As part of the scheme, North Down Marquees will deliver the reusable cups to the venues and pick up used ones, which will then be washed in a central washing facility in Carryduff before being redistributed.
The SSE Arena will be the first participating venue to…