Lisbon Becomes First European Capital with City-Wide Reusable Cup System - Waste Advantage Magazine

Lisbon Becomes First European Capital with City-Wide Reusable Cup System - Waste Advantage Magazine

Lisbon is making history as the first European capital to roll out a city-wide reusable cup system backed by a local deposit-return model. The initiative – driven by a collaboration […]

Lisbon becomes first European capital to introduce city-wide reusable cup system

Lisbon has become the first European capital to roll out a city-wide reusable cup system backed by a local deposit-return model.

Lisbon becomes first European capital with city-wide reusable cup system - RECYCLING magazine

From Friday 27 June, the first Tomra-operated return points went live at two historical kiosks, in Portuguese quiosques, in Praça de São Paulo and Praça do Príncipe Real. Customers purchasing drinks receive them in reusable cups, paying a deposit that is fully refunded upon return – simply by tapping their card or phone at the collection point. Full roll-out of the reusable cup system is planned for October 2025. The project is powered by Tomra’…