Toronto cafes under pressure to stop using black coffee cup lids
As the push to ban black plastic continues, Torontonians are slowly realizing that black takeout containers aren't the only problem: black coffee lids are just as bad.
Soooo, I had no idea that black plastic isn't recyclable in Toronto. And now I am horrified thinking about all the black coffee lids and takeout containers I have rinsed and recycled thinking it was okay! This is awful. 😳 https://t.co/GH3nGpyUrK
— Sarah Israel (@sarahisrael) March 31, 2018
It seems like people are only now picking up on the fact that – just like the rest of black plastic materials – those lids aren't recyclable, no matter how much you rinse them.
@SecondCupCanada super upset to find out that black lids aren’t recyleable in toronto. Make this change. #earth #environment #recycling
— Alyssa Hurst (@alyssahurst) March 30, 2018
Many people are taking to Twitter to demand that coffee shops stop using black lids and switch them out for recyclable white ones instead.
@darkhorsecafe Black plastic is a problem in Toronto as it is non-recyclable. Is the company planning to change the colour of your lids? https://t.co/ATkdb3jFe0
— Jacob Armstrong (@jakeparmstrong1) April 13, 2018
Cafes like Dark Horse and Second Cup have already been called out for their use of black coffee lids, and the pressure is on for other cafes in the city.
Businesses like the Tempered Room in Parkdale and Leslieville's Tango Palace have all switched over to eco-friendly lids since the beginning of the year.
And with more than 80 restaurants going straw-less in Toronto, it looks like the city's slowly making some moves to eventually go plastic – at least, black plastic – free.
