Cafe Allez! believes that together with our customers, we can all enjoy fabulous drinks and food ‘on the go’ whilst minimising the impact on our environment.

Here’s how we do it today – and we’d welcome your suggestions and ideas for the future  …

1. Our cups, lids, plates, knives etc. are from Vegware.  So – they’re fully compostable, being made from plants, not plastic.  The cups (pictured below) are made with a PLA (plant based) lining and have 72% less carbon than plastic.  We’ve just sourced Vegware plates made from Bagasse (recycled sugarcane) with 99% less carbon than polystyrene and paper.
2. We make efforts to segregate waste during each event (with separate bins provided), then we physically sort and segregate the waste post-event.  Not a fun task, but worthwhile.  Compostable disposables can be recycled with food waste.
3. Reusable cups?  Bring your own to Cafe Allez! and we’ll give you a 10p discount on your drink, even if your cup says “Starbucks” on it!  Or buy one from Cafe Allez! – we offer a stylish mug made from bamboo fibre (pictured below), with a silicone lid to keep your drink hot and matching silicone soft grip.  Top-rack dishwasher and mircowave safe, BPA free, 350ml capacity and only £10!
4. We only use wooden stirrers and don’t offer plastic drinking straws.
5. Starting this weekend, we’re going to segregate our waste coffee grounds… these make good fertiliser so they’re available for free for anyone who asks, subject to availability!
6. The “Queen of Awesomeness” mug pictured is sadly only for Claire’s use:  Henri and Mark think she’s earned it, having successfully juggled co-founding Cafe Allez! with a full time “other” job…!  Kudos is due.