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Plastic cups runneth over at Cambodia's Rubbish Cafe

Published 07/18/2019, 08:30 AM
Plastic cups runneth over at Cambodia's Rubbish Cafe

KOMPONG SPEU, Cambodia, July 18 (Reuters) - As Southeast
Asia grapples with massive tides of rubbish hitting its beaches,
a Cambodian coffee shop owner is looking to build a business out
of some of this waste as a way to promote sustainability.
Ouk Vanday runs "Rubbish Cafe", a small wooden structure on
the outskirts of Phnom Penh reinforced with walls made out of
beer and plastic water bottles. The cafe spells its name with
dead leaves on its signboard.
"This sends a message to other shop owners to think beyond
just making a profit, but to look at the big impact caused by
trash to their communities and the world - how it affects nature
and how it worsens nature, how it affects the younger
generation," said Vanday, a 32-year-old former hotel manager.
Customers can buy a cup of coffee for either 6,000 riels
($1.50) or 100 plastic cups, which go towards the cafe's
construction and other projects.
About 8 million tonnes of plastic make their way to the
ocean each year, with Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and
Thailand counting among the worst offenders, according to a 2015
report co-authored by environmental campaigner Ocean
Conservancy.

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