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Air New Zealand trials edible coffee cups to reduce waste

4 Dec, 2019 2:19pm 2 minutes to read Air New Zealand has begun trialling vanilla-flavoured edible coffee cups for customers in the air in a bid to reduce waste. Video / Air New Zealand NZ Herald

Air New Zealand has begun trialling vanilla-flavoured edible coffee cups for customers in the air in a bid to reduce waste.

Customers both on flights and on the ground will be served their coffee in the leakproof cups that double as an edible dessert bowl.

The airline currently serves more than eight million cups of coffee each year, and so far the cups have been a hit with the customers, according to Air New Zealand customer experience manager Niki Chave.

“We’ve been working in partnership with innovative New Zealand company ‘twiice’ to explore the future of edible coffee cups, which are vanilla flavoured and leakproof.

“The cups have been a big hit with the customers who have used these and we’ve also been using the cups as dessert bowls.”

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Air New Zealand is trialling vanilla-flavoured edible cups in place of throw-away ones in a bid to reduce its waste.

Air New Zealand’s trialling edible cups to reduce waste. Source: Air New Zealand

The airline serves more than eight million cups of coffee each year, and while their current cups are compostable, Air New Zealand senior manager customer experience Niki Chave said the ultimate goal would be to rid them from landfills all together.

The twiice edible cup trial backs up Air New Zealand’s recent switch to plant-based cups on board all aircraft and in lounges.

The plant-based cups are made from paper and corn instead of plastic, which enables the cup to break down in a commercial composter.

Switching to plant-based cups is expected to prevent around 15 million cups from going to landfill annually.

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Air New Zealand also encourages customers to bring their own reusable cups on flights and into its lounges.

According to its 2019 sustainability report, Air New Zealand emits around 3.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, making it one of the country’s largest emitters. 

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